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Gringoes.com Brazil FAQ
Are you moving to Brazil and have a 101 questions, or are you travelling to Brazil and want to know something about where you're visiting, or do you just want to learn some more about Portuguese? ...
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Brazil Blog: Goodbye Brazil
By Gringo Blogger
By way of introduction I‘m a foreigner who‘s lived in São Paulo city for a few years. I came here for romantic reasons with the hopes of finding a ...
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Gringoes.com Brazil FAQ
Are you moving to Brazil and have a 101 questions, or are you travelling to Brazil and want to know something about where you‘re visiting, or do you just want to learn some more about ...
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Arts
Heitor Villa-Lobos: The Brazilian Bach Part 2
By Joe Lopes
Here is part 2 of Joe's article about the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. To read the previous part click the relevant link at the end of the article....
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Newsletter Archive
This is an archive of our email newsletter, typically sent out on a weekly basis. If you've not signed up already you can register here.
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Understanding Brazil: The Workmen
By Ricky Skelton
Much as you can tell a British workman by his hands (they're always in his pockets), so you can always spot Brazilian workmen: they're always watching somebody ...
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Understanding Brazil: Sense of Humour
By Mark Taylor
I‘ve often heard it said that when you understand the sense of humour of a nation, then you understand it completely, as if it were the final piece in a puzzle. ...
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Interview
Weight Loss Surgery in Brazil
While Brazilians are renown for their beautiful figures, recent studies have shown that the number of overweight people in this country is increasing. In this interview we speak to Dr. Roberto ...
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Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
Meet Bryan Thomas Schmidt, from the USA, who regularly travels to and from Brazil with work. Read the following interview where he tells us about some of his most memorable experiences from ...
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Brazil: Weekly News Roundup
YouTube Denied Then Accessible Again
The story from last week, of the YouTube video of Brazilian actress Daniella Cicarelli having sex on the beach in Ibiza, has been the headliner ...
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Brazil Blog: Visas and Marriage Part 5
By Gringo Blogger
Here is the fifth and final part of the Gringo Blogger's blog about visas and getting married in Brazil. To read the previous parts click the relevant link ...
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Language
Portuguese Tip: Infinitives and Gerunds Part 1
By Teacher Claudia
Happy 2007, dear readers! Thank you for your encouraging emails, interesting suggestions and useful critique on my work.
My foreign students sometimes ...
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Arts
Heitor Villa-Lobos: The Brazilian Bach Part 1
By Joe Lopes
The standard contract for many visiting vocal artists to Brazil allowed them to appear in a work of their own choosing, while it stipulated for others that they perform ...
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Trips
Thinking of Bringing Your Dog to Brazil? Don't!
By Lee & Mariuza Safian
January 10, 2007
In July 2005, our niece brought a six month old miniature Schnauzer to my wife and me. This past December we decided to bring the ...
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Brazil Waits for Lula to Return from Holiday
By John Fitzpatrick
No-one could accuse Brazil´s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of being greedy for power. When he was elected to his first term of office he suggested delaying ...
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Around Brazil
Around Brazil: Praça Pateo do Colegio
By Ricky Skelton
When I did a presentation course at college, a fellow student bravely stood up in front of his peers and announced in a camp voice ‘Today, I‘m going to ...
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Brazil: The "Turistas" Storm in a Teacup
By Mark Taylor
The film Turistas, which was on general release last month in the USA, has been causing a big stir in Brazil‘s media. This started with a web site designed to ...
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Around Brazil
Around Brazil: Santana de Parnaiba
By John Fitzpatrick
If you live in São Paulo or are spending some time in the city and fancy a short trip to a pleasant, interesting and safe place then Santana de Parnaiba is ...
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Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
Meet Emile Myburgh, from South Africa, who regularly travels to and from Brazil with work. Read the following interview where he tells us about some of his most memorable experiences from ...
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