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 Culture
Reinforcing Stereotypes of Brazilians
By Stephen Thompson
May 30, 2010

An interesting article appeared in last week's China
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 Article
Brazil: The New Real Estate Rental Law
By Jose Santiago
May 30, 2010

The new real estate rental law, known in Brazil as "Nova Lei do Inquilinato" came into effect on January 25, 2010 and since then it must be
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 Culture
Ask a Brazilian: Waxing and Electronics
May 10, 2010

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
San Francisco International Film Festival - Part 2
By Lance Belville
May 10, 2010

The San Francisco International Film Festival‘s Founder‘s Directing Award, annually awarded to a master of world cinema, went to Brazil‘s
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 Sports
The Lula Football Curse and the Lula Olympic Nightmare
By Stephen Thompson
May 10, 2010

It's World Cup time again and we're getting ready for some fun. The Brazilian team has been playing well and should play entertaining football,
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 Around Brazil
Brazil: Hidden Pousadas - Pousada Luar do Rosario, Milho Verde, Minas Gerais
By Alison McGowan
May 10, 2010

What a wonderful surprise! The Pousada Luar do Rosario already came highly recommended by pousada owners and travellers alike, but we were
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 Politics
Are China and Brazil Ganging up on Google?
By Stephen Thompson
May 10, 2010

This January, Google decided that it had had enough of censorship in China after endless and increasing requests to censor its search results,
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 Arts
Brazilian Baroque
By Regina Scharf
May 10, 2010

When you think of Baroque, you probably remember the curvy, exaggerated, passionate form of art that blossomed in Europe since the 17th century.
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 Review
San Francisco Film Festival Features Six Brazilian Films - Part 1
By Lance Belville
May 4, 2010

Here at America's longest-running film festival film buffs can watch 176 films from 52 participating countries. Six Latin American countries
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 Politics
China-Brazil Relations: Amnesia or Ingratitude?
By Stephen Thompson
April 20, 2010

Nothing is stranger and more remarkable in the world of international relations and alliances than the recent cosying up of Brazil‘s
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 Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
April 20, 2010

Meet Ken van Zyl who has lived in Brazil for almost 20 years. Read the following interview in which he tells us about some of his most memorable experiences and gives
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 Around Brazil
Brazil: Hidden Pousadas - Pousada d‘Oleo de Guignard, Tiradentes, Minas Gerais
By Alison McGowan
April 20, 2010

Although the Pousada D‘Oleo de Guignard looks as if it has been here forever, it was actually built only a few years ago - and is a
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 Culture
Ask a Brazilian: Nails and Spanish
April 20, 2010

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
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 Culture
Beautiful Songbirds of Brazil
By Patti Beckert
April 20, 2010

My first encounter with the custom of raising singing birds in Brazil came as my husband and I were on our way out from the home we were
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 Article
Brazil: The 2010 Income Tax Return Rule Changes
By Jose Santiago
April 16, 2010

The period for the individual tax returns have begun and expire on April 30, 2010. Here are the major changes for this year. Who must file
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 Around Brazil
Fazenda Capoava: Tourism - Brazilian Style
By Marilyn Diggs
March 29, 2010

My ideal getaway is one that combines nature, culture and comfort all in one package. Even better if it's within a historical Brazilian setting,
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 Culture
Ask a Brazilian: Easter and Surnames
March 29, 2010

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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 Article
How to Get Divorced in Brazil
By Jose Santiago
March 29, 2010

In Brazil, a divorce can only be filed after one year of the Judgment or the Public Deed of "Separação" or Separation of the couple, meaning
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 Around Brazil
Brazil: Hidden Pousadas - Pousada Chalé Oasis, Galinhos, Rio Grande do Norte
By Alison McGowan
March 29, 2010

On first sight the Pousada Chalé Oasis looks like a collection of hippy-like doll‘s houses set in a multicoloured school playing ground,
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