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30 amazing panoramic Brazilian photos

March 7, 2012
30 amazing panoramic Brazilian photos

Giselle Bündchen on the catwalk? A trip in the Amazon jungle? A high society wedding in Rio? A Zen Monastery in Espírito Santo? A thrilling soccer match? A bus set in fire by drug dealers? …

10 most inovative Brazilian corporations according to Fast Company magazine

February 29, 2012
10 most inovative Brazilian corporations according to Fast Company magazine

Fast Company magazine just published their annual list of the world’s 50 most innovative companies – among them, two Brazilian groups, biological control experts Bug Agentes Biológicos (33rd position) and social media marketing maven Boo-box …

Brazil X Brazil, the soccer match of the century

February 28, 2012
Brazil X Brazil, the soccer match of the century

This fun Nike commercial, just released, imagines what would be like to have the Brazilian selection facing .. itself. Pretty Freudian, if you think about it.

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Orelhão, the giant public phone in its final days

February 27, 2012
Orelhão, the giant public phone in its final days

Public phones are getting rarer everywhere thanks to the cell phone boom – and Brazil is no exception. Known as orelhões for their giant-ear shape, Brazilian public phones are photogenic, in a bizarre way. Check …

A 1930 beauty contest in Rio

February 23, 2012
A 1930 beauty contest in Rio

This is a really fun collage of photos of the Brazilian and foreign girls that participated in an international beauty pageant in Rio in 1930. Interesting how the beauty ideal changed since (more about this …

Brazil Blog List – 60 websites about the country in English

February 15, 2012 31 Comments
Brazil Blog List – 60 websites about the country in English

Blogs are a great source of curated content with diverse points of view. They map what is going on in the country, giving hints on the daily lives of foreigners that married Brazilians, missionaries that …