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Ask a Brazilian: Leather and Telephones
March 20, 2009
This is our regular column called "Ask a Brazilian", the idea being that you can quite literally ask a question of a Brazilian - for those issues you aren't sure ...
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Business
Hold the Front Page - Brazil´s Interest Rates Head for Single Digits
By John Fitzpatrick
March 20, 2009
Sky-high interest rates are as much a feature of Brazilian life as samba, football and television soap operas and the media constantly ...
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St Patrick's Day in Sao Paulo
March 6, 2009
Brazil may not seem the likeliest of venues for a St Patrick's Day knees-up, but the sounds of samba and Irish fiddlers collide to celebrate all things Irish on March ...
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Events
Brazil: Cara Irlanda
March 6, 2009
The first full festival to celebrate Irish culture will be held in São Paulo (and other cities too) from 17 to 27 March.
It will begin on St. Patrick‘s Day, ...
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Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
March 6, 2009
Meet Ruby Souza who first travelled to Brazil in 2001. Read the following interview in which she tells us about some of her most memorable experiences and gives some ...
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I‘m an Alien: A Kiwi Boy in Sao Paulo
By Jake Howie
March 6, 2009
Flying into a metropolis like Sao Paulo can be overwhelming, to say the least.
It seems like you´re flying for another hour after you ...
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Brazil‘s Carnal Carnival and the Triumph of Beauty
By Marc Burleigh
March 6, 2009
Beauty is a core value in Brazil. And nowhere is that more evident than during the annual Carnival parades that took place this week.
When ...
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Cultural Insights On Brazil
By Simone Costa Eriksson
February 28, 2009
The experience of living 13 years abroad in four different countries (USA, Sweden, Poland & Italy), and having an intercultural ...
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Around Brazil
Brazil: Hidden Pousadas - Pousada Beijamar, Bahia
By Alison McGowan
February 25, 2009
Pousada Beijamar was one of the very few pousadas chosen from the internet, rather than a personal recommendation, and we definitely ...
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Ask a Brazilian: Lacking Change and I Touch Myself
February 24, 2009
This is our regular column called "Ask a Brazilian", the idea being that you can quite literally ask a question of a Brazilian - for those issues you aren't sure ...
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Arts
Brazil: "Tristeza Não Tem Fim" ("Sadness Has No End") Part 17
By Joe Lopes
February 24, 2009
The Play's the Thing!
Nostalgia and the fog of remembrance often blind us to the reality of what life was like for the poor of the ...
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Changes to Investment Visa Law
By Jose Santiago
February 24, 2009
The Law Number 60/2004 of the National Immigration Council which garanteed foreign individuals the right to legal residency throughout ...
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Brazilian Wines
By Jeni Bonorino
February 24, 2009
Recently I asked a group of people, "What comes to mind when you think of Brazil?" It is no surprise that the words "beach, coffee, Brahma ...
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If God is a Brazilian...
By Stephen Thompson
February 24, 2009
Sometimes I think back nostalgically to the days that I lived in Brazil, when I thought that battling Brazilian bureaucracy was my ...
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Visa Amnesty Bill Moves On To The Senate
February 19, 2009
Brazil's equivalent of the House of Representatives (Câmara dos Deputados) yesterday approved the bill for the visa amnesty programme for illegal immigrants. The ...
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Events
The Brains of São Paulo Quiz Night
February 16, 2009
It is once again time to find out who will call themselves the most knowledgeable person in São Paulo for the rest of this year, via the Annual Brains of São Paulo ...
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Sweet Home São Paulo Classic Rock Carnival Kick-Off
February 16, 2009
Sweet Home São Paulo features the musicians Raul Lima, Rodrigo Veloso, Caetano Scatena, and Jason Bermingham. They are kicking off Carnival weekend with classic ...
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Brazil: "Tristeza Não Tem Fim" ("Sadness Has No End") Part 16
By Joe Lopes
February 16, 2009
Requiem for Some Brazilian Heavyweights
Aware of the transitory nature of fame in the artistic universe, "The Master" Tom Jobim ...
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Amazon Exhibition in Tokyo
By Stephen Thompson
February 16, 2009
I have just been to see the Amazon exhibition in Tokyo. It was a colourful, multimedia event with lots of beautiful photos as well ...
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