Pífanos or pifes, the Brazilian flutes, are a product of the cultural fusions so typical in the country. On one hand, they are made of bamboo, just like the instruments used by several Native groups, but …
In the early eighties, when the beautiful dunes of Canoa Quebrada, in the Northeastern state of Ceará, where still ignored by the masses and the media, you would see the local ladies spread beautiful lace …
We, Brazilians have a love/hate relationship with ourselves and our country. Sometimes this is revealed in a bitter comment, but other times the comment is so witty and funny that it is almost irresistible, even …
by Julia Oeseburg, the Brazilian Guru
The village of Jericoacoara, located in the northern tip of the Ceará, is one of those “nature little secrets” that will blow you away from the minute you get there …
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