Articles in Society
A bunch of new states
The upper half of Brazil may get 11 new states, which are under discussion by the Congress. The state of Pará, in the Amazon, might be sliced in three: Pará, Tapajós and Carajás. Neighboring Amazonas …
Honoring Saint John
Saint John’s festival, celebrated today, is a delicious fake celebration of rural lifestyle, with all the surreal stereotypes that this entitles.
It has, almost inevitably, the following elements:
1 – A mock wedding of a shy pregnant …
Street golf
The population of Ji-paraná, in the Amazonian state of Rondonia, has been planting banana trees in the big holes opened by the rain in highway RO-125, to expose the awful road conditions in the region, according to …
Gipsies in Brazil
The Roma people – popularly known by the semi-derogative name of gypsies – have been living in Brazil for ever. In 1574, only a few decades after the Portuguese landed in the country, João Torres …
BBC documentary about Brazilian slavery
Brazil received ten times more slaves than the US. This is their story, told in 2000 by the BBC. It displays all sorts of original documents, plus interviews with historians João José Reis, Cya Teixeira, …
Violin made of trash
David Rocha, 20 years old, scavenges for old quality wood in the landfills of Sao Paulo. Then he transforms old wardrobes and tables into violins and other musical instruments. In this video interview for daily …
