 Around Brazil
Around Brazil: A Guide to Rio de Janeiro
By Karen Austin
Just mentioning the name Rio de Janeiro conjures up romantic images of the Pão de Açucar and Corcovado, the beautiful bodies of Ipanema and Copacabana, the samba ...
more>>
|
| |
Article
Understanding Brazil: Dogs Part 2
By Ricky Skelton
Of course, not all dogs in Brazil are pampered city dogs. In Brazil there are plenty of beach dogs too. And who wouldn‘t want to live on a Brazilian beach ...
more>>
|
| |
Around Brazil
Around Brazil: A Guide to Fernando de Noronha Part 2
By Mark Taylor
Here is the second part of Mark‘s guide to Fernando de Noronha. To read previous parts click the relevant link at the end of the article.
H...
more>>
|
| |
Entertainment
Brazil: São Paulo Entertainment Guide
This week‘s entertainment guide for São Paulo features an Asian restaurant in Jardins, an exhibition at Pinacoteca, this week‘s recommended film, and a roundup of some other upcoming ...
more>>
|
| |
Interview
Brazil: An Interview with Marcia Loebick
By Mark Taylor
In my previous article, Single Gringo Beware, I covered the sad story of Raymond Merrill (pictured ...
more>>
|
| |
Language
Brazil: Portuguese Tips - Tips on Using "de"
By Ana Luiza Bergamini
Hello everybody! One student recently asked me for clarification on the little word de, and I thought I‘d share the answers here. De is a ...
more>>
|
| |
Article
Two Brazilian Charmers Part 6
By Joe Lopes
Here is part 6 of Joe's article about two famous personalities from Brazil, Bidu Sayão and Carmen Miranda. To read the previous parts click the relevant links at ...
more>>
|
| |
Article
Brazil´s Strange Idea of Democracy
By John Fitzpatrick
Brazil had a new president for a day on November 13, 2006, Brazil - a Communist called Aldo Rebelo (pictured to the right) who is chairman of the House of ...
more>>
|
| |
Article
Brazil: 14 Bis Centenary Part 2
By Mark Taylor
This is the second and final part of Mark‘s article about the 14 Bis and Santos Dumont. To read the first part click the relevant link at the end of the ...
more>>
|
| |
Around Brazil
Around Brazil: An Introduction to Curitiba
By Simon Steele
"A cross between former Eastern Europe and the United States" is how a friend of mine described Curitiba after his first visit. Rather apt I thought!
The ...
more>>
|
| |
Around Brazil
Around Brazil: Buzios
By Rodrigo Matos
Just 105 miles from Rio de Janeiro, a pleasant 2-hour trip takes you to the peninsula of Búzios, with more than 20 magnificent beaches and crystal-clear water...
more>>
|
| |
Article
Understanding Brazil: The CPF
By Volker Ruther
This is one in a series of helpful articles by Volker which are a collection of information and experiences about how and where to get documents and permissions, ...
more>>
|
| |
Article
Brazil: Google Maps Gets an Upgrade
By Mark Taylor
Those of you keeping a weather eye on Google Maps may well have spotted in the last few weeks that road data has been added, ...
more>>
|
| |
Events
Brazil: Thanksgiving at the Grand Hyatt
To commemorate Thanksgiving the chef Vincent Pellegrini has prepared a special buffet, with both hot and cold options and desserts, served on the 23rd November in the Hyatt‘s Grand Caffé ...
more>>
|
| |
Article
Brazil: A Lie-In in Downtown São Paulo?
By Ricky Skelton
The main problem with house-sitting downtown in The House of Horror (and I mean proper downtown) is not the traffic or the violence or the pollution, it's the ...
more>>
|
| |
Article
Brazil: John Pizzarelli - the Boy from Ipanema
By John Fitzpatrick
Just before Christmas I was surfing the local TV stations and had a pleasant surprise - a program which was actually worth watching. Amidst the usual imbecilic ...
more>>
|
| |
Around Brazil
Around Brazil: A Guide to Fernando de Noronha Part 1
By Mark Taylor
When you tell someone that you're going to Fernando de Noronha, at least to someone who knows roughly what and where it is, it's often greeted with a "wow" or some ...
more>>
|
| |
Entertainment
Brazil: São Paulo Entertainment Guide
This week's entertainment guide for São Paulo features an Italian restaurant in Bela Vista, an exhibition at Itau Cultura, this week's recommended film, and a roundup of some other upcoming ...
more>>
|
| |
Events
Gringoes.com December Meet Up (São Paulo)
We've now set a date for our second meet up, on December 1st (Friday) at 8pm, at Drake's Bar in Pinheiros. Drake's is a popular meeting ...
more>>
|
| |
