Brazilian animated GIFs
As we say in Portuguese, today I decided to “enfiar o pé na jaca” – literally, put your foot inside a gluey jackfruit. In other […]
Month: October 2010
Futevôlei or takraw?
Rio de Janeiro is the proud birthplace of futevôlei, that could be described as beach volleyball played with the feet (and eventually the head and […]
Brazilian TV on the internet
You live abroad and want to watch Brazilian TV from time to time – because it allows you to dive into the country’s culture, you […]
The Halloween wars
The spooky American tradition of carving pumpkins and dressing as witches or vampires was totally ignored by Brazilians till five or ten years ago. But […]
Tolerant neighbors (sort of)
Brazilians have prejudices, but are among the most tolerant populations of the world. This is one of the conclusions you can draw from the graphs […]
Who’s black?
Machado de Assis, the greatest Brazilian novelist of all times, was born black and poor, in one of the hills of Rio de Janeiro, the […]