Starting 2010 with Brazilian music
In the last day of 2009, a gift to rock your New Year Party: a list of cool podcasts of Brazilian music. Sure, the hosts do a lot of talking, but […]
Month: December 2009
The day I saw Mengele
It was the mid-seventies and the military rule was beginning to decline in Brazil. I was nine, traveling with my parents from Rio to São […]
Brazilian colonial beauties
Paço Imperial, Rio The Portuguese colonial style is very consistent – you find its characteristics in houses and churches constructed between the 16th and the […]
How to talk to a Brazilian
Whenever you deal with foreigners – for business or pleasure – it is wise to match your tone to their cultures and habits. There are countless […]
What´s in a Brazilian name?
Raimundo, Maicól, Paola – what can you learn from Brazilian names? Of course, they tell a lot about the family´s background and beliefs. Name trends […]
Unconventional Brazilian beauty
The girl who´s on the cover of Playboy´s Brazilian edition sat today by my side at the theatre – she took her three daughters to watch a […]
José Padilha, the hottest documentarist around
Keep your eyes on José Padilha, the director whose movies dissect the social mechanisms that perpetuate violence and poverty. His latest work, “Garapa” (the sugar […]