Author: NEWSPAPER The Brasilians
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Shall We Go to Miami?
Miami, Miami Beach or Miami Dade? It is with great pleasure that I start my column from this edition, unveiling in detail this “little corner” of the world known for its beautiful beaches, splendid restaurants, and a mecca of consumption. Miami is a city full of magnificent buildings and shopping centers housing important global companies,…
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The Best Surfing Destinations in Brazil
Summer brings life to beaches all over Brazil with locals and tourists seeking to cool off and enjoy the beauty of the coastline. For surfing enthusiasts, it is also a favorable time for the sport. However, those who think that sand, sea, and waves only go together with sunny days of the hottest season are…
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Ecological Attractions of Brazil
Ensuring environmental preservation through tourism is one of the United Nations’ premises for the year 2017, declared by the UN as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. In Porto de Pedras (AL), the work of the Peixe-boi Association, which carries out activities and services involving the community in the protection of the animal…
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Douglas Malharo: The New Voice of MPB
In these 24 years of music, DM played at night in many bars, shopping malls, and nightclubs before arriving in Rio de Janeiro. He is definitely a “mineiroca” (MG + RJ). He was born in the city of Barra Mansa but lived in Volta Redonda for almost 20 years, though his most flavorful memories are…
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Art of Love Brings Together Rubem Alves and Artist Colleen Hennessy
A new book published by New London Librarium, Art of Love: Paintings by Colleen Hennessy, Thoughts from Rubem Alves, brings the sensitivity of a cherished Brazilian writer, as well as the images of a respected American painter. The words and images are all focused on the theme of love. Rubem Alves, philosopher, theologian, and psychoanalyst,…
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Ten Musical World Curiosities
For music lovers, here are 10 curiosities from the musical world, listed by UOL’s “Curious Guide”: 1. The Department of Press and Propaganda (DIP) imposed censorship on Brazilian cultural production since 1937. Only in 1940 were 370 lyrics of popular songs banned for having references considered negative. 2. The Canarinhos de Petropolis is the oldest…
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Fashion: The Eternal Houndstooth Pattern
Synonyms of elegance, houndstooth and houndstooth are a classic. Black and white and in various sizes, these patterns originated in the 1930s with the revolutionary Coco Chanel. “She fell in love with what she saw in the men’s suits of the time,” explains personal stylist Roberta Carlucci. She adds: “In 1947, Christian Dior launched his…
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Remembering Al Jarreau
Al Jarreau, one of the greatest singers in the world and a stylist of songs who challenged the category for decades, passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 76. The seven-time GRAMMY winner had recently announced his retirement from the entertainment business after being hospitalized for exhaustion. Jarreau had struggled with respiratory and…
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How Do You Say?
• Para bom entendedor meia palavra basta. – A WORD TO THE WISE IS SUFFICIENT. • Cavalo dado não se olha o dente. – NEVER LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH. • A esperança é a última que morre. – WHERE THERE IS LIFE, THERE IS HOPE. • A pressa é inimiga da perfeição. – HASTE MAKES WASTE. • A…
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Brazilian Recipes with American Ingredients
Tell me: how can we not get confused with so many options? Here’s a simplified way of understanding each of the “creams” used in Brazilian cuisine and their names in English. The origin of all of them is the cream (fresh cream) which is the layer of fat that rises from milk. The difference between…