Harper’s Bazaar Brazil Launches Its First Issue Harper’s Bazaar Brazil launches its first issue this week…and who else would be on the cover? …none other than Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen. The cover photo was shot by Terry Richardson.
Halloween in Brazil: The Day Of “Saci”
October 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Brazilian Halloween Instead of pumpkins and brooms, there will be pipes and red pants in Brazil this Halloween, (well, at least in the city of São Luiz do Paraitinga). That’s because on October 31st, this Brazilian city will celebrate the day of Saci, “O dia do Saci.” (Remember that article I wrote about frightening Brazilian [...]
Why Brazilian Women Love Ankle Weights
October 28, 2011 by 8 Comments
BRAZILIAN WOMEN LOVE ANKLE WEIGHTS If you are a women going to the gym in Brazil, you might feel like you have been transported back to the ’80s. First of all, women in Brazil still love to use ankle weights (called caneleiras). To get that famous Brazilian booty, it’s all about weight training. That’s right….prepare [...]
Portuguese Vocabulary List For The Gym
October 28, 2011 by 1 Comment
How do You Say “Work Out” In Portuguese? For those of you who are living in Brazil right now, especially if you live near the beach such as in Rio de Janiero, you will know how important hitting the gym is to us Brazilians. The routine for many of those living in Brazilian towns is: [...]
Traveling To Brazil: What to Bring and What to Wait to Buy There
October 24, 2011 by 3 Comments
Going to Brazil: What to Bring & What to Buy If you are planning a trip to Brazil, here’s a guide of what you should bring with you, and the things you should wait to buy in Brazil. BRING 1. Bug Spray. It is overpriced in Brazil and you will absolutely need it. Lots of [...]
Brazilian Entrance Exams: What is the Vestibular? What is the ENEM?
October 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Brazilian SAT In Brazil, the closest thing to the national U.S. college entrance exam is the ENEM, or the Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio. In order to study at a university, students must take the vestibular, an entrance exam. But the vestibular varies from one university to another, so the Brazilian government implemented a unified exam, the ENEM, [...]
Portuguese Poker Vocabulary
October 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
HOW TO LEARN PORTUGUESE The best way to learn Brazilian Portuguese (or any language) is to expand your vocabulary by gradually memorizing lists of related words. This technique will help orient your mind to making connections between words in a certain category or taxonomy, which will facilitate your retrieval of the newly learned words later [...]
The Best Plastic Surgeons in Brazil
October 22, 2011 by 16 Comments
PLASTIC SURGERY IN BRAZIL According to the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgeons (Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica), Brazilians get more plastic surgery than any other country in the world. I read yesterday that in Brazil today, around 630 thousand plastic surgeries are performed per year. No other country has so many plastic surgeons per capita; [...]
Portuguese Word of the Day: What does “Manchete” Mean?
October 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Manchete, n. – headline Example: “Manchetes dos principais jornais do Brasil e do mundo, atualizado diariamente.” – “Headlines from the top newspapers of Brazil and of the world, updated daily. “
Brazilian Fruit: What is Jaca?
October 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
What is The Brazilian Fruit Jaca? This big lady is not originally from Brazil, but it loved the climate there when it was brought from India. The word jackfruit comes from its Portuguese name, “jaca.” Jaca is a hefty fruit. A medium one is bigger than a watermelon, and heavier. It’s the largest cultivated [...]
Brazilian Fruit: What is a Pitanga?
October 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
What is a Pitanga? Pitanga is tangy. Very tangy. You know that taste of quinine, the stuff they use in tonic water? Well, pitanga has its own “ine,” “pitanguine” (I am not kidding). It’s sort of easy to evoke pitanga’s taste even afters years not eating it. Sweet, juicy, tart, marvellous. The texture is [...]
Portuguese Word of The Day: What Does “Direito” Mean?
October 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Thanks Tony, for your question! How do you translate direito into English? The word “direito,” which most people know as meaning “right” also has a few other meanings in Portuguese. Let me explain the meanings of “direito” in Portuguese: 1. As an adjective, it refers to “something that goes in a straight line, doesn’t curve, [...]
LA Times Reports on The Revival of Sao Paulo’s Rua Agusta
October 16, 2011 by 1 Comment
The article talks about Sao Paulo’s Rua Augusta, an area that in the last five years has transformed into a cultural hot spot. Via LA Times: Reporting from Sao Paulo, Brazil— Clubs with live music have woken up Rua Augusta, where rich and poor mingle and party into the morning hours. But you probably won’t [...]
Documentary “Rio Breaks” Explores Two Unlikely Worlds: Surfing & Slum-life In Rio de Janeiro.
October 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
“Rio Breaks” Documentary The DVD for the fantastic documentary “Rio Breaks” just went on sale in the US. Here is the trailer, and also part of the review of the film by The Economist: The film follows a year in the lives of two best friends, Fabio and Naama. They live in “Vietnam”, a particularly [...]
Snoop Dogg Invites Paulo Coelho to His Show in Brazil
October 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
“i wanna see if my game and your game can come together, in brazil” Snoop Dogg has made a series of videos on youtube to promote his South American Tour. He will perform in Sao Paulo on November 12, 2011.
New Novela “Fina Estampa” Has The Highest Ratings Of Any Show in Brazil
October 16, 2011 by 3 Comments
Brazilian Novela “Fina Estampa” Watching Brazilian novelas is an excellent way to work on your listening comprehension skills, as well as to build your Portuguese vocabulary. Luckily, many novelas are now available online, and you can even watch entire episodes. One of the big novelas in Brazil right now is called “Fina Estampa,” which translates to ”fine pattern” [...]
Brazilian Novelas
October 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Brazilian Novela Titles I was reading an article today on F5 about the words that are most used in the titles of Brazilian novelas (“Nomes de Novelas”) and this reminded me that I still haven’t talked about Novelas yet on this blog! Apparently brazilian networks Globo, Record, SBT and Band are not very creative when [...]
Brazilian Fashion Designers: Neon
October 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
BRAZILIAN FASHION: NEON The Brazilian brand Neon made its debut on international runway yesterday. The brand, which is inspired on brightly colored pieces has become a huge hit in Brazil, and now has progressed onto the Vienna Fashion Week in Austria. Neon, designed by Dudu Bertholini and Rita Comparato, established its trademark in 2003 with brightly colored swimsuits and bikinis. The small hand crafted [...]
The Best Places To Scuba Dive in Brazil
October 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Brazil’s incredibly diverse coastline caters to all types of water sports. The country is especially known for having ideal conditions for wind sports, beach sports and also scuba diving! Since the Brazilian coastline is so extensive, there are many diverse diving locations to choose from. Here I have summed up the best dive spots in the country…this list [...]
