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Samba master class

July 15, 2011 rescharf 0

This is the closest you will get to learning samba without leaving your desk. The one-hour special “Dance the World“, that premiered on  The Travel […]

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Beloved criminals

April 19, 2010 rescharf 2

Brazilians have a somewhat disturbing tenderness for certain types of criminals. Let me drop some names that will prove my point: Meneghetti, Adhemar de Barros, […]

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Gorgeous Rio Carnival

February 16, 2010 rescharf 1

A little aftertaste of Carnival: the Havaiana flipflops add currently on TV shows a lady criticizing a bunch of guys (including actor Marcos Palmeira) who […]

Street Carnival

February 6, 2010 rescharf 4

There are several ways of celebrating Carnival in Rio, if you are lucky enough to be there on February 13th, when the festival begins. You […]