Since 2010, a group in Minas Gerais made up of foundations, media outlets and business people has been handing out an annual award to people who act to improve the communities they live in. …
The Questions that Brazilians Always Ask Foreigners
Being a foreigner in Brazil is going to invoke a certain curiosity from everybody that you meet. Especially in places where it is not common for foreigners to go you can expect that people will be …
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For a Safer Brazil
In late June of 2012, the Brazilian Federal government, in conjunction with the State government of Alagoas, launched the Safer Brazil Program (Programa Brasil Mais Seguro) which aimed at lowering …
How Brazil Celebrates Easter – Feliz Páscoa!
Despite the 25% drop in proclaiming oneself Catholic since the 1970s, Brazil boasts the largest Roman Catholic population in the world (with 123 million followers). Easter, as one of the main Catholic …
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How I Learned Portuguese in Two Months
As a gringo living in Brazil, there is a list of questions that pretty much every Brazilian will ask you. The first one is, “What are you doing here?” the second “Do you like it here?” and the third …
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Capoeira: Check out this Interactive Picture with Info and Videos
If you are interested in Brazil and the Portuguese language, you must have heard about Capoeira, the Brazilian Martial Art that mixes music, dance, fight movements, culture, and is an exercise in …
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