Category: Literature
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“Nourish”: Gisele Bundchen Launches Healthy Recipe Book
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The world-renowned model and advocate for a healthy lifestyle, Gisele Bündchen, presents in “Nourish,” her first book, 100 delicious and accessible recipes made with everyday ingredients. Gisele believes that well-being starts with food. At home, she chooses lean and healthy proteins and nutrient-rich vegetables; she also believes in eating with flexibility (pizza night with the…
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Nourish: Gisele Bündchen Launches Healthy Recipe Book
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The world-famous model and wellness advocate Gisele Bündchen presents in “Nourish,” her first book, 100 delicious and accessible recipes based on everyday ingredients. Gisele believes that well-being starts with food. At home, she chooses lean, healthy proteins and nutrient-rich vegetables; she also believes in eating with flexibility (pizza night with the kids!). This means gluten-free…
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Afrotourism: Afro-Brazilian culture is a defining part of Brazil’s identity
In the main cultural expressions, rhythms and dances, gastronomy, visual arts, architecture, religiosity, and the construction of our history, the historical influence of the black population is present throughout Brazil. Want to know more? Explore some destinations that preserve the memory of the African heritage of the past and that will surprise you with the…
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Discovery of Brazil, the History Behind April 22, 1500
In addition to Earth Day, April 22 is celebrated as the supposed ‘discovery’ of Brazil. On this date in 1500, Portuguese explorers arrived in Brazil. Under the command of Pedro Álvares Cabral, they claimed the new land. However, it is estimated that five million inhabitants, whom the Portuguese referred to as Indians, were already living…
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MONTEIRO LOBATO – A country is made with men and books
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José Bento Renato Monteiro Lobato was born on April 18, 1882, in Taubaté, São Paulo. He was the son of José Bento Marcondes Lobato and Olímpia Monteiro Lobato. He was taught to read by his mother and soon developed a taste for reading, discovering the books of his maternal grandfather, the Viscount of Tremembé, who…
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How about chatting with a 19th-century Brazilian writer?
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The Brazilian Academy of Letters launched a digital avatar of Machado de Assis that interacts with the public using artificial intelligence, aiming to modernize the institution and attract young readers.
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Domício Coutinho, Founder of the Brazilian Library in NY, Passes Away at 93
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Brazilian literature in the United States lost its greatest supporter and promoter on Thursday, March 7, Mr. Domício Coutinho. Based in New York for many years, he was well-loved in the local community and admired for his tireless efforts to promote Brazilian culture abroad. I met Domício in 2005 when I learned about a union…
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How St. Patrick’s Day Gained New Life in America
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Every March 17, the U.S. transforms into an emerald country for a day. Americans wear green clothes and drink green beer. Green milkshakes, bagels, and grits appear on menus. In a trick worthy of a leprechaun, Chicago even dyes its river green. Revellers from coast to coast celebrate all things Irish by raising pints of…
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Francisco Cândido Xavier
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The greatest medium of all time is not only admired by Spiritists but also by people from all religious, political, and social segments—both national and international—who recognized the seriousness of the postulates he embraced and exemplified during his 92 years of life. He was even nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1981 and was…
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Chica da Silva, The Freed Brazilian Slave
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In some works, she has been portrayed as a seductive woman who was able to enchant one of the most powerful men of the mining era. On the other hand, she was said to be an exemplary mother and a woman who broke the paradigms of her time. Chica da Silva is one of the…