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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Rain prophets
This amazing video was produced by Michael Silvers, an American ethnomusicologist that spent some time in Brazil with a Fulbright scholarship to study the relationship […]
Brazil in 10 Google doodles
From the obvious (the flag and a profusion of green and yellow) to the creative, see how Google refers to the country in its logos:
Brazilian Babel
by Sylvia Estrella* You may be under the impression – like most people – that Portuguese is the only language spoken in Brazil. In fact, […]
Brasília, half a century later
The most graphic city in the world becomes middle aged today. Fifty years later, Brasília’s curves, ramps, wide avenues and huge open spaces keep their freshness. […]