7 Brazilian comfort foods
When a Brazilian lacks energy and is depressed (which happens sometimes, believe me), he/she reaches instinctively for some jewels of comfort cuisine. Here is my […]
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Meet Emicida, ascending Brazilian rapper
Emicida, a growing star in the Brazilian rap landscape, is known for his prodigious capacity of winning rap improvisation duels and for his shameless mix […]
Gaúchos and their horses
The image of a gaúcho – the cattle rancher, or his employee, wrangling in the vast fields of the state of Rio Grande do Sul […]
80 years of “Limite”, the best Brazilian silent film
“Limite”, the experimental silent feature that some consider the best film ever made in the country, is celebrating its 80th anniversary. Shot in Mangaratiba, close […]
7 things you didn’t know about Deep Brazil
1 – TodayDB has almost 9 thousand pageviews a month – 48% from the US, 16% from Brazil, 6% from Great Britain, followed by Canada, […]
Cachaça labels: the funny, the ugly and the frankly x-rated
Brazilians consume 1.4 billion liters of cachaça a year. The national spirit, made of sugar cane, seems to have seduced the American president in his […]
Xote, Brazilian version of a Scottish/German dance
Normally, when a Brazilian refers to xote, he is talking about a dance fairly common in the Northeast region, similar to forró. Curiously, the word […]
20 best tips if you are visiting or moving to Brazil
Diving into another culture is an exercise of patience, curiosity and common sense. If you plan to spend some time in another country, there is […]
Boimate – a fruit perfect for pasta sauce
It happens everywhere and Brazil is no exception – every year, on the 1st of April , a distracted journalist believes in a lie told […]
The Sweet Venom of the Silver Screen: Bruna Surfistinha
by Thaddeus Blanchette* A week before Carnaval, Ana Paula and I had an opportunity to see “Bruna Surfistinha“, the new film by director Marcus Baldini, […]