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March 10 2012
Last Monday, 30 dolphins got stranded and were immediately rescued by people in a beach in Rio.
March 06 2012
Old man shrugs off lightning.
March 03 2012
March 01 2012
Color Makes Everything Better: Brazilian Suburb Gets Perspective Typography Murals.
Sao Paulo was made a little more colorful when artist collective Boa Mistura added his touch.
Beauty
Beauty
Pride
Pride
Pride
Sweetness
Sweetness
Sweetness
Firmness
Firmness
Firmness
Love
Love
February 29 2012
1) A dilapidated UPP banner at the entrance to Sao Carlos flaps in the wind. 2) One of many bullet-riddled homes in Sao Carlos, the sight of an unknown number of fatalities. 3) A UPP policeman attends to a domestic dispute. 4) Assisted by an American graduate student and a UPP officer, a woman leaves the home she shared with her abusive husband after he threatened to kill her. (photos by Michael Wolff…and a policeman)
February 28 2012
It seems that the geek takeover of Carnaval is becoming a trend.
Man in Recife caught with false national I.D. card while trying to open a bank account.
I wonder if being caught was somehow related to the picture he has chosen.
An Explanation for the Box-office Flop of Oscar-winner The Artist in Brazil: Ticket Shock
Silent movie The Artist may have won five Oscars last night, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor, but in Brazil - a country of almost 200 million people - only 144,840 people in 51 theatres have paid to watch it, according to Brazzil Magazine.
February 23 2012
meanwhile in rio de janeiro… [via]
jack, jill and blue screen. makes total sense to me.
Happens to me every time I pick an Adam Sandler’s flick on cable TV.
February 22 2012
retratos pintados (“painted portraits”)
My dad had one of himself, taken during the late 60’s. For him, the process was less complicated than stated in the article. In larger cities, painted photographs were offered as a service at regular photography shops.
Brazil's Maúcha Adnet: The Jobim Alumna Sings the Global Stage
There are many musicians who cite late maestro Antonio Carlos Jobim as an influence and inspiration, but there are few who can claim to have performed with him. Even fewer can boast having worked alongside him for as much as ten continuous years.
February 15 2012
In Brazil, When Things Go Wrong They Just Blame the Press
Salvador, Bahia, commemoration event of the Holocaust organized by the Brazilian Jewish community in the Bahian capital. The press is squeezed in a small area at about 20-30 meters from the stand where president Dilma Rousseff is staying. After the event the president flies away. No questions from the press.
February 10 2012
The Story of Higher Education in Brazil: Too Many Openings, Too Few Good Schools
Instead of the consumption of classes, education is a process of knowledge accumulation. But our university classrooms seem like restaurants where classes are consumed. Due to the students' poor preparation, the increase in higher-education admission slots will not bring about the desired results. The classes will fail as builders of high-level knowledge.
The Story of Higher Education in Brazil: Too Many Openings, Too Few Good Schools
Instead of the consumption of classes, education is a process of knowledge accumulation. But our university classrooms seem like restaurants where classes are consumed. Due to the students' poor preparation, the increase in higher-education admission slots will not bring about the desired results. The classes will fail as builders of high-level knowledge.
Brazil: Bahia's Failed Strike Taught Policemen They Cannot Terrorize and Blackmail Anymore
"I am going to burn cars, I am going to burn trucks and shut the access of the Rio-Bahia road, a federal road." "Shut the access my brother. Shut the BR". This conversation shown on Brazilian national TV did not take place between criminals but between policemen, between a policeman and Marco Prisco, the head of Bahia's police trade union.
Brazil: Bahia's Failed Strike Taught Policemen They Cannot Terrorize and Blackmail Anymore
"I am going to burn cars, I am going to burn trucks and shut the access of the Rio-Bahia road, a federal road." "Shut the access my brother. Shut the BR". This conversation shown on Brazilian national TV did not take place between criminals but between policemen, between a policeman and Marco Prisco, the head of Bahia's police trade union.
February 09 2012
Koostella - Sardine
Brazil Can't Become World Player Sitting on the Fence While World Clamors Against Syrian Regime
Amidst the clamor of international outrage in the wake of the failed United Nations Security Council vote for regime change in Syria, Brazil has remained conspicuously silent. While the United States closed its embassy in Damascus, and while the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, called the vote "a great disappointment," the dominant economic and political force in Latin America was not inclined to take action.
Brazil Can't Become World Player Sitting on the Fence While World Clamors Against Syrian Regime
Amidst the clamor of international outrage in the wake of the failed United Nations Security Council vote for regime change in Syria, Brazil has remained conspicuously silent. While the United States closed its embassy in Damascus, and while the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, called the vote "a great disappointment," the dominant economic and political force in Latin America was not inclined to take action.
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