 Sports
Brazilian World Cup Debacle: Just Wait Till 2010! Part 2
By Joe Lopes
Here is the second part of Joe's article on the world cup. To read the first part click the relevant link at the end of the article.
Fat-Boy Slim, ...
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Brazil: The First Insight - Top sportsman "In the zone" a state of Nirvana?
By Tim Cowman
Witnessing Zidane glide around the field last weekend in a serene manner, one trick and thought ahead of his alleged peers, for me was like watching the moves of ...
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Sports
Brazilian World Cup Debacle: Just Wait Till 2010! Part 1
By Joe Lopes
No doubt the headlines said it better than I ever could: "France Bids Brazil Adieu," "2002 Champs Caught Off Guard by Loss," "Parreira Accepts Blame for Brazil De...
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Brazil: Taking Flight on Florencia‘s Fragile Wings Part 3
By Joe Lopes
We continue with part 3 of Joe‘s article. To read the previous parts click the relevant link at the end of the article.
Discounting the strictly ...
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Sports
Brazil: Enlightenment - The Way of the FIFA World Cup
By Tim Cowman
It wasn't what I was expecting but a final traumatic weekend of losing World Cup football led me on a path of enlightenment here in Brazil. It might sound strange, ...
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Brazil: The Family from Rio, Culture shock!
By Bob McCulley
Although I don't have a lot of experience in these matters, I suspect that my experience with the family from Rio is typical of the migration of Brazilians into ...
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Brazil's World Cup Defeat Party
By Mark Taylor
A quick scan of the world press's headlines, and you would get the feeling that most of Brazil is in deep depression after the World Cup defeat at the hands of France. ...
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Brazil: A Fever Called Corinthians Part 2
By Joe Lopes
We continue with part 2 of Joe‘s article on the famous São Paulo football club. To read part 1 click the relevant link at the bottom of the article....
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Brazil: A Recycled City Part 4
By Mark Taylor
We continue with part 4 of Mark‘s article, about a recent programme in the National Geographic series Megacities focused on São Paulo, and some of the surprising ...
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Notices
Article Writers
Are you a "Gringo" (foreigner) living in or travelling around Brazil with experiences you would like to write about, or with advice to offer? Are you a Brazilian who would like to explain ...
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Brazil‘s Fainthearts Let the Nation Down
By John Fitzpatrick
"These guys don‘t play with their hearts. They only play for money", was the comment made by one disappointed fan on TV Bandeirantes news after Brazil were ...
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Entertainment
Brazil: São Paulo Entertainment Guide
This week‘s entertainment guide for São Paulo features a restaurant in Itaim, an exhibition at the Tomie Ohtake Institute, this week‘s recommended film release, and a roundup of ...
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Sports
Brazil: World Cup Blog Part 4
By Tim Cowman
Thoughts from the Streets
So Brazil won again, this time to the tune of 3-0 against a good Ghanaian side who did themselves proud. Once again this country ...
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Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
Meet Steven Engler, from Canada, who has been travelling to and working in Brazil during the last 20 years. Read the following interview where he tells us about his most memorable experiences ...
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Brazil: Japanese Standard Chosen for Digital TV
By Mark Taylor
After discussions between the government and various represesnative bodies during the last few months, the way forward for the new terrestrial digital TV standard ...
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Brazil: NET Petition Feedback
By Mark Taylor
A big thanks from Ciara and us at Gringoes.com to all those who asked to be added to the petition for NET to reinstate BBC World, TV5 and TVE on their analog service ...
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Brazil: Taking Flight on Florencia's Fragile Wings Part 2
By Joe Lopes
We continue with part 2 of Joe‘s article. To read part 1 click the relevant link at the end of the article.
In recounting the "liberating effect" ...
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Illegal Brazilians in the USA
By Bob McCulley
I travel to Brazil often on business and most of my travels are in Amazonia where very few people speak English. Even in the hotels and shops in Manaus very few ...
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Brazilians in the USA Part 7
(The Adventures of 2 Brazilian Students at American Universities)
By Rita Shannon Koeser
"Going Home"
Hugging and kissing everyone all the time, rice and beans ...
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