These are some of the best posts published in April 2011.
Boimate – a fruit perfect for pasta sauce
20 best tips if you are visiting or moving to Brazil
Xote, Brazilian version of a Scottish/German dance
Cachaça labels: …
Every few months I publish a list of top songs that Brazilian radios are playing. To see the previous lists, click here. …
A few days ago, a São Paulo bus driver had a heart attack, lost control and hit a couple of cars and motorcycles.
You may question the narration and its predictable cliches and prejudices, but these historic footages are true gems.
What happens when you mix artists with very different musical backgrounds? Some are outraged, but most are smitten.
No exaggeration: São Paulo holds more surprises than Batman’s utility belt. Just spent a few days in town that never rests, camera in hand.
“Vertigo”, the Hitchcock masterpiece with James Stuart and Kim Novak, had its title translated as “A Mulher que Viveu Duas Vezes” (The Woman that Lived Twice) in Portugal – a massive, humongous spoiler.
Time for some political incorrectness, folks.
Is there a way of cursing, of insulting someone in Brazil without losing your elegance? If you are a classy fellow, why don’t you promote one of these fine, vaguely …
The daily The New York Times offers in its portal some interesting short documentaries, including a few shot in Brazil. Below you will find my favorites:
Balancing Brazil’s Forests
Cracking Down on Illegal Logging
Taming the City of …
These pre-Carnival days, turn your eyes and ears to Bahia and discover the music that inspired Rio’s Carnival. Samba de Roda, considered by Unesco an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, was brought by slaves from …
You have mere 24 hours to explore São Paulo and no clue on how to squeeze the many options in such a small stay? The itineraries suggested by these guys can be a great inspiration:
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