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Brazil: Alckmin Hits Lula but Lands No Killer Blow
By John Fitzpatrick
It was good to see President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva facing some tough questioning by his opponent, Geraldo Alckmin, in the first debate between the two candidates ...
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Entertainment
Brazil: São Paulo Entertainment Guide
This week‘s entertainment guide for São Paulo features a Greek restaurant in Bom Retiro, a modern art exhibition in Ibirapuera Park, this week‘s recommended film release, and a roundup ...
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Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
Meet Carmen Naidoo, from South Africa, who has been teaching English in Rio de Janeiro for the last few months. Read the following interview where she tells us about her most memorable experiences ...
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Language
Brazil: Portuguese Tip - Tudo vs. Todo
By Teacher Claudia
Dear students, first of all, thanks to your comments on my last tip regarding Independence Day. One of them was particularly interesting because of its content ...
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Brazil: The House of Coffee Comes Home
By Mark Taylor
There‘s often the complaint by foreigners visiting the "home of coffee" as to where all those big comfy-armchaired coffee houses are? Presumably it‘s the ...
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Brazil: Annual Procedures to Keep Your CPF Number Valid
By Jose Santiago
Every person who holds a CPF number, regardless of whether they are living in Brazil or not, and was dispensed from presenting the regular Income Tax or "Declaracao ...
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Teaching English In Brazil Part 19
By Joe Lopes
Continuing from last week here‘s part 19 of Joe‘s excellent guide to teaching English in Brazil. To read the previous parts click the relevant links at ...
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Doing Business In Brazil: Part 5 - Acquisitions, Investments and Joint Ventures
By Robert Eugene DiPaolo
Up to this point in our discussion about doing business in Brazil, we have focused on organizing a new company through which you can operate a business, ...
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Postcards from Brazil Part 6
By Stephen Latham
This is a series of articles written by Stephen which date back to May 2005, and recount the transition of his life from the UK to Belo Horizonte, Brazil. ...
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Around Brazil
Brazil: Boats on the Amazon
By Ricky Skelton
Everything is relative. Nothing is ever a complete truth. People say that when travelling on the passenger boats up "The Big River", the best place to sleep is ...
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Entertainment
Brazil: Film Review
By Mark Taylor
I recently watched Eu Tu Eles (Me You Them), directed by Andrucha Waddington (who had the recent hit Casa de Areia, House of Sand), written by Elena Soarez, ...
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Events
10 Years of the Brooklinfest
October 7th and 8th sees the annual celebration of the Brooklinfest, in the Brooklin area of São Paulo. This year is a particularly big celebration as it‘s the tenth year of the fes...
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Brazil: Lula Pays the Penalty for Complacency
By John Fitzpatrick
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva´s failure to win the election in the first round by a mere 1.5% was a welcome sign from the Brazilian electorate that there ...
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Brazil: The Love Motel
By James Turner
In feverish, exciting Brazil, the word "motel" conjures up many images, but a good night‘s sleep is rarely among them. Though definitely not the familiar, utilitarian ...
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Business
Doing Business In Brazil: Part 4 - The Despachante
By Robert Eugene DiPaolo
In the previous articles in our series about doing business in Brazil we‘ve discussed Brazil‘s legal system, the various types of Brazilian business ...
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Brazil: Up a Piece of Mountain to See a Batch of Theatre
By Lance Belville
Guaramiranga, Ceará, 109 kilometers up the mountainside from beach-hugging Fortaleza, may seem a strange place to be seeing approximately 200 actors from 43 different ...
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Brazil: The Portuguese Language Museum
By Mark Taylor
Recently I visited the Museu da Língua Portuguesa (The Portuguese Language Museum) here in São Paulo. The museum itself is relatively new, having opened in ...
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Brazil: Understanding Novelas
By Ricky Skelton
One of the first things you learn about Brazil from your Brazilian friends is how much everybody loves their novelas (the soap operas). But they don't really ...
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Brazil Offers Fascinating Glimpse into Little Seen Jewish History
By Dr. Richard L. Benkin
If one were to ask most Americans to describe the images and ethnic qualities of Jews, almost all of them would respond with characteristics associated ...
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