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20-21 Feb: Carnival
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 Around Brazil
Great Things To Do In Brazil: Swimming with Amazon River Dolphins
By Steven Nelson
May 7, 2012
One of the most rewarding activities that you can do in Brazil is to swim with dolphins. Getting so close to such wonderful, friendly aquatic ...
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Culture
Brazil Real Estate and Home Building
By Joe Naab
May 7, 2012
For most Americans today, we have long forgotten the era when people bought a residencial lot and then designed and built their own home. Today, ...
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Culture
Brazil: Arrivals
By Our Man in Sao Paulo
May 7, 2012
On one side, large plasma screens showing Barcelona v Santos, on the other a coffee bar selling refreshments. This did not feel at all ...
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Around Brazil
Brazil: Hidden Pousadas - B&B O Veleiro Bed and Breakfast, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
By Alison McGowan
May 7, 2012
O Veleiro B&B is probably one of the most hidden of all the hidden places we recommend but it is most definitely worth finding! Located in ...
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Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
April 17, 2012
Meet Rob McDonell who first visited Brazil 3 years and is now living here. Read the following interview in which he tells us about some of his most memorable experiences ...
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Around Brazil
Great Things To Do In Brazil: Favela Tour
By Steven Nelson
April 17, 2012
There are other cities in Brazil where you can visit the favelas, but of course Rio de Janeiro has the most famous and most visited favelas. ...
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Culture
Graduation Parties that Rock, Brazilian Style
By Carl Venzke
April 17, 2012
You can forget about proms in Brazil. The serious party is reserved for graduation. Graduates invite family, friends and significant others ...
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Culture
Ask a Brazilian: Tourism and Gestures
April 17, 2012
This is our regular column called "Ask a Brazilian", the idea being that you can quite literally ask a question of a Brazilian - for those issues you aren‘t ...
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Shows
Brazil: The Damned in Barra Funda
By Mark Hillary
April 12, 2012
Now and then a legendary band stops by in Brazil and this week for one night only The Damned are in town before heading off to Argentina. ...
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Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
March 28, 2012
Meet Jennifer Souza who moved to Brazil last year. Read the following interview in which he tells us about some of his most memorable experiences and gives some useful ...
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Article
USA to Review Tourist Visa for Brazilian Citizens
By Steven Nelson
March 28, 2012
The USA is making moves to simplify the process for citizens of Brazil visiting the States, so that they receive 90-day Tourist Visas on ...
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Sports
Sao Paulo: Football Society - 31st March & 21st April
March 28, 2012
Futebol Society is a night football tournament taking place in Sao Paulo, from 22h to 05h on both 31st March and 21st April. There will be 24 teams of 7 players competing ...
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Arts
The Starr Sisters in Brazil, Argentina and MIT
By Sol Biderman
March 28, 2012
Barbara Wolf (Born Starr) and her sister Carole Starr Schein are familiar figures in the Latin American art world. Barbara for decades has ...
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Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
February 28, 2012
Meet Scott Hudson who has visited Brazil, and is planning to move soon. Read the following interview in which he tells us about some of his most memorable experiences ...
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Culture
Ask a Brazilian: Manners and Jealousy
February 28, 2012
This is our regular column called "Ask a Brazilian", the idea being that you can quite literally ask a question of a Brazilian - for those issues you aren't sure ...
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