The best of Brazilian counterculture
Last year, the Rolling Stone magazine Brazilian edition asked a group of experts which were the 100 best albums ever produced in the country. “Acabou […]
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Botecos, pé-sujos and other bars around the country
Boteco, botequim, bar, pé-sujo or sujinho – the names can vary but the irreverent, relaxed spirit is always there. Continue to read for a great […]
Brazilian butterflies
Brazil has at least 3,500 species of butterflies – 57 of which are menaced (most of them over hunted for the production of those decorated […]
7 things you should know before cruising a Brazilian city
Sales of private vehicles grew 10% in 2010 and Brazilians get more and more addicted to their cars. In a way, it is a pity […]
Zeppelin over the tropics
Rio, early thirties. “We ran upstairs to the open porch and saw the colossal Graf Zeppelin float by above us, sunshine reflecting from its silver […]
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 […]
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 […]