Articles tagged with: Women
Three Brazilian bad(ass) girls
Three generations of irreverent, revolutionary ladies united in one song. In this duo, rockers Rita Lee (former Mutantes lead singer) …
Understand Brazil through statistics: new data from the latest Census
The Brazilian statistics bureau, IBGE, is progressively releasing information about its latest Census – a marathon where 191,000 interviewers visited 67.6 …
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 …
Brazil gets more urban, feminine and old
Brazilian population is growing slower. According to the latest Census, just published by IBGE, the federal statistics bureau, during the …
Getting to know Brazil – a reading tour
By Jim Shattuck*
When I travel I like to do a bit of reading before I leave to give me a …
Brazilian cities under the microscope
People don’t live in countries or states – they live in cities. Ultimately, it’s the local government, infrastructure and cultural …
