 Around Brazil
Around Brazil: Hang-Gliding Over Rio
By Marilyn Diggs
May 8, 2007
One morning while strolling to Praia do Pepino in Rio de Janeiro, I looked up to see colorful wings circling in the sky. Under the two delta-shaped ...
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Article
Understanding Brazil: Mosquitoes
By Ricky Skelton
May 8, 2007
I guess it isn't a problem exclusive to Brazil, or exclusive to me for that matter, but the fact that most beds in the country don't have mosquito ...
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Article
Brazil Underfoot
By Bernard Morris
May 7, 2007
Walking is not the sport of kings, but it should be, and the walking kings should visit Brazil often. I have been going there once or twice ...
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Article
Brazil: Surviving The Air Traffic Controllers Strike Part 2
By James Denison
May 7, 2007
Here is the second and final part of James‘ article about how he was affected by the air traffic controllers strike. To read part 1 click ...
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Around Brazil
São Paulo Part 1: My Overall Observations
By Gary Bembridge
May 7, 2007
Depending on whom you listen to, or where you are reading, São Paulo is either the 3rd biggest city on the world, or the 5th based on population. ...
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Article
Where is the Biodiesel in Brazil?
By Tim Cowman
May 7, 2007
Biofuels are in the news and Brazil is consequently taking centre stage. As Lula flirts with both Bush and his fellow South American leaders the ...
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Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
May 4, 2007
Meet David McLoughlin, from Ireland, who has lived in Brazil for around fifteen years. Read the following interview where he tells us about some of his most memorable experiences ...
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Article
Brazil: Weekly News Roundup
May 4, 2007
Rio / São Paulo Rail Link Investigated
Feasibility studies have begun to investigate a potential R$20bn rail link between Rio and São Paulo. Flight traffic between ...
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Around Brazil
Around Brazil: São Luis
By Ricky Skelton
April 26, 2007
São Luis is a city that I'd never heard about before arriving in Brazil. Now it is probably my favourite one (after Rio obviously) and I'm ...
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Article
Navel Gazing in Brasilia - Largesse in São Paulo
By John Fitzpatrick
April 29, 2007
One of the most depressing aspects of Brazilian politics is the way many - if not most - of issues being dealt with at official level ...
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Arts
Brecht, Weill & Buarque: The Brazilian Play‘s the Thing! Part 3
Here is the third and final part of Joe's article. To read the previous parts please click the relevant link at the end of the article.
First of all, the German word Morität ...
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Language
Popular Brazilian Expressions Part 3
By Tamashin
Here is part 3 of Tamashin‘s article on popular expressions in Brazilian Portuguese that he has been collecting. To read the previous parts click the relevant ...
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Article
Brazil: A Trip to the Pharmacy
By Pat Moraes
April 26, 2007
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS - In Brazil there seems to be a pharmacy on every corner, and in our downtown area there are often three at a busy ...
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Article
Teaching English in Brazil
By Ricky Skelton
Like many gringoes who come to Brazil, I was hoping to find an exotic job in an exotic place and improve my language skills (or develop some) along the way by ...
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Article
Brazil: Surviving The Air Traffic Controllers Strike Part 1
By James Denison
My wife Cassia and I had the most challenging trip of our lives over the past couple of weeks in Brazil. First, we were planning on staying in Lima, Peru for three ...
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Article
Brazil: The Curmudgeon and Competition Law
By The Curmudgeon
The Ides of March have come and gone, but the end of the month has brought about 3 news stories involving household words in Brazil. On March 22, Petrobras (and ...
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Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
Meet Pat Moraes, from the USA, who has travelled in Brazil for many years. Read the following interview where she tells us about some of her most memorable experiences from Brazil and gives ...
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Article
Brazil: Weekly News Roundup
Lula Grants Land to Indians
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva granted around 978,000 hectares (2.4 million acres) of land to Indians this Thursday, National Indian Day. The land ...
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Language
Popular Brazilian Expressions Part 2
By Tamashin
Here is part 2 of Tamashin‘s article on popular expressions in Brazilian Portuguese that he has been collecting. To read part 1 click the relevant link at the ...
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