http://deepbrazil.com Culture, Music, Environment, Economy, Society Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:49:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://deepbrazil.com/2012/02/02/the-day-of-iemanja-the-sea-orixa/ http://deepbrazil.com/2012/02/02/the-day-of-iemanja-the-sea-orixa/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:26:29 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=15950

These two videos were posted in honor of Iemanjá (or Yemanjá), the orixá/ goddess of the oceans in the African-Brazilian religions, whose day is celebrated today. First a beautiful 16 minute documentary about the celebrations ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2012/02/02/the-day-of-iemanja-the-sea-orixa/feed/ 0 http://deepbrazil.com/2012/02/02/the-country-seen-through-parkour/ http://deepbrazil.com/2012/02/02/the-country-seen-through-parkour/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:48:41 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=15788

Parkour is an extreme sport, a race that uses the obstacles common in the urban landscape – playground equipment, buildings, walls – in all sorts of manoeuvrings. Now, what does parkour tells us about the ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2012/02/02/the-country-seen-through-parkour/feed/ 0 http://deepbrazil.com/2012/02/01/best-moments-of-brazilian-soccer-with-canal-100/ http://deepbrazil.com/2012/02/01/best-moments-of-brazilian-soccer-with-canal-100/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:24:27 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=15212

During over four decades, all movies screened in the country were preceded by two video magazines, normally many months old – Cinejornal, created by documentarist Primo Carbonari, and Canal 100, produced by Carlos Niemeyer. The ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2012/02/01/best-moments-of-brazilian-soccer-with-canal-100/feed/ 0 http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/22/six-out-of-ten-brazilians-belong-to-the-middle-class/ http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/22/six-out-of-ten-brazilians-belong-to-the-middle-class/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:32:33 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=15848

Three studies released this week indicate that there is a considerable upwards social movement going on in the country. According to a poll conducted by daily Folha de S. Paulo: 90 million people – 6 out 10 ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/22/six-out-of-ten-brazilians-belong-to-the-middle-class/feed/ 0 http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/19/the-50-names-more-common-in-brazil/ http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/19/the-50-names-more-common-in-brazil/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:05:36 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=15694

proScore, a company specialized in the analysis of credit information, ran through 165 million CPF documents – the Brazilian Social Security number – and produced a list of the 50 names more frequent in the ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/19/the-50-names-more-common-in-brazil/feed/ 0 http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/18/the-best-of-f1-pilot-rubens-barrichello/ http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/18/the-best-of-f1-pilot-rubens-barrichello/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:35:08 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=15765

As Williams team announces that Brazilian pilot Bruno Senna will replace fellow countryman Bruno Barrichello in the next Formula One season it becomes apparent that the latter will (have to) retire after a 19-year career. ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/18/the-best-of-f1-pilot-rubens-barrichello/feed/ 0 http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/18/lesbian-life-in-brazil-2/ http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/18/lesbian-life-in-brazil-2/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:37:12 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=15481

Carolina Derivi is an Environmental journalist based in São Paulo, where she lives with her partner of six years, Mariana. In this interview she offers a vivid and passionate portrait of the challenges and pleasures ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/18/lesbian-life-in-brazil-2/feed/ 3 http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/17/ayauasca-the-amazon-religious-hallucinogen-gains-the-media/ http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/17/ayauasca-the-amazon-religious-hallucinogen-gains-the-media/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:09:53 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=15597

Ayahuasca, the psychoactive concoction of vines and other plants, is used in ritual ceremonies of a series of different groups in the Amazonian countries, including Brazil. One of the main spiritual practices involving ayahuasca drinking ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/17/ayauasca-the-amazon-religious-hallucinogen-gains-the-media/feed/ 0 http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/16/the-10-bestseller-cars-in-brazil/ http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/16/the-10-bestseller-cars-in-brazil/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:05:12 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=15584

Gol -  293,454 units sold Uno - 273,537 Celta – 149,044 Corsa Sedan - 125,777 Palio – 105.794 Fox - 102,826 Siena – 90,167 Voyage – 87,210 Fiesta - 86,204 Sandero – 81,780   Sources: Blog Lista 10 and Fenabrave, the federation of car industries.   ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/16/the-10-bestseller-cars-in-brazil/feed/ 2 http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/12/photo-of-president-dilma-trespassed-by-sword-is-awarded/ http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/12/photo-of-president-dilma-trespassed-by-sword-is-awarded/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:53:01 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=15574

Wilton de Souza Júnior, photographer that works for daily O Estado de S. Paulo, was awarded today the King of Spain International Journalism Award for an image taken in August, when president Dilma Rousseff was ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/12/photo-of-president-dilma-trespassed-by-sword-is-awarded/feed/ 3