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15-17 Feb: Carnival
2 Apr: Paixão de Cristo
4 Apr: Easter
21 Apr: Tiradentes‘ Day
1 May: Labor Day
3 Jun: Corpus Christi
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Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
September 28, 2007
Meet Mike Stricklin, from the USA, who has both worked and lived in Brazil. Read the following interview where he tells us about some of his most memorable experiences ...
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Around Brazil
Around Brazil: A Clean (but Sandy) Break From Life Part 1
By Katie O‘Hara
September 27, 2007
A desert oasis on the shore of northern Brazil‘s warm turquoise waters, Jericoacoara is the place to be in Brazil-to relax, enjoy ...
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Arts
Brazil: "Opera" in the Amazon - Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo, or The Madness of Foreign Men Part 1
By Joe Lopes
September 27, 2007
There is an old adage your mother may once have taught you about the neighborhood weirdo - commonly referred to in English Literature as ...
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Brazil: Arriving in São Paulo
By Simon Tarmo
September 25, 2007
I have arrived. I have packed up my life and now I'm in one of the biggest, craziest cities in the world - São Paulo.
Actually, ...
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China is Quite Popular in Brazil These Days
By Stephen Thompson
September 25, 2007
China is quite popular in Brazil these days, and there are lots of opportunities for business and employment in this bilateral trade, ...
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Brazil: Finding the Money to Find a Job Part 1
By Matthew Ward
September 24, 2007
One of the hardest lessons many of us foreigners learn here in Brazil is that there is always a disorderly queue of individuals happy ...
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Around Brazil
Around Brazil: The Amazon
By Ricky Skelton
September 24, 2007
It‘s just one of those names, isn‘t it. You hear the word ‘Amazon‘ and immediately think of all kinds of dramatic scenery, ...
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Portuguese Tip: Pretérito Imperfeito - Verbos Irregulares
By Celisa Canto
September 24, 2007
This is the second in a series of online Portuguese classes for intermediate level students. Lessons will be written in Portuguese, ...
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Trips
The Brazilian Beat Goes On: My Own "Best-Of" List of Present-Day Bossa Nova Classics Part 5
By Joe Lopes
September 21, 2007
Here is the fifth and final part of Joe's article, covering his top ten favourite tracks that reflect the pervasive influence of the classic ...
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Ask a Brazilian: Tolerance
September 21, 2007
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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Senate Spits in the Face of the Brazilian People
By John Fitzpatrick
September 19, 2007
Brazil´s Senators showed their contempt for the people who elected them by spitting in their faces when they absolved the chairman, ...
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Brazil: Investment Opportunity
Looking for a safe, hands-free, environmentally friendly investment in Brazil with limited risk and significant upside potential? If you also share a passion for trees, then this could ...
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Notices
Gringoes.com Site Issues
September 18, 2007
Dear Readers,
Our apologies again for a variety of issues over the last couple of weeks. The first was the site being off the air around September 4th. When ...
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Events
Brazil: Caledonian Ball - São Paulo
September 18, 2007
Dear Society members and friends,
The 2007 Caledonian Ball will be held on Saturday 29th September, at the Hyatt Hotel in São Paulo city.
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Brazil: São Paulo - The Forgotten City
By Mark Taylor
A couple of examples recently highlighted something that has been obvious to me a while now - many foreigners (media especially) think Brazil boils down to just ...
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Brazil: What is a Typical Gringo?
By Stephen Thompson
September 4, 2007
What is a typical gringo? What is a typical Brazilian? and do they make a good match? (Can they ever get a long, in fact)
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Brazil: Crabtree Moments
By Zoe Fitzgerald
September 3, 2007
Fans of the British comedy, "Allo, Allo", will remember secret agent, Officer Crabtree, who attempted to pose as a local policeman. However ...
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Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
August 31, 2007
Meet Edward Gowing, from Australia, who has travelled to Brazil and is currently trying to spend as much time there as possible. Read the following interview where ...
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Notices
Brazil: Press Release
September 3, 2007
Brazil is in a "comfortable" position in relation to the financial crisis but is still vulnerable, says Itaú´s Malaga
Brazil has ridden out the storm of ...
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