Martinho da Vila, Carnival king
Forget Momo, the fat guy that, every year, is crowned Carnival King. The real sovereign of the giant feast that begins in a few weeks […]
Month: February 2011
Earthquakes in Brazil
Compared to some of his neighboring countries, Brazil is practically immune to natural disasters. All Brazilians volcanoes have been extinct for several million years (more […]
10 memorable soap operas
You may hate soap operas – but you cannot deny they are a great representation of the Brazilian people’s creativity and state of mind at […]
Marta, world’s best soccer player
Forget Kaká (midfielder now playing for Real Madrid). This week’s Newsweek magazine brings an article by Mac Margolis glorifying another Brazilian soccer player: Marta Vieira […]
Where to find Brazilian academic studies
A few Brazilian repositories of scientifical papers are among the most complete in the world. One – Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo) – even ranks […]
All you need to know about violence in Rio
“Notícias de uma Guerra Particular” (News of a Private War) is a brilliant documentary with English subtitles by documentarist João Moreira Salles (brother of Walter […]
Elizabeth Bishop in Brazil
Elizabeth Bishop, the American poet that would be a 100 this week, arrived in Rio when she was 40. And Rio changed her life. She […]
10 classic Brazilian commercials
One year ago I published a post with some of the Best Brazilian ads. Lots of readers loved it – and one complained that none […]
Five needle masters
Virtual daily The Business of Fashion, a radar of what is going on in fashion industry, used the latest São Paulo Fashion Week (covered here […]
Brazilians only adopt healthy, white babies
Brazilian adopting parents impose many more restrictions than foreigners, according to an article published this week by Agência Estado. Quoting data from the Tribunal of […]