Brazilians have a phenominal sense of dark humor (and sarcasm). There are a few websites that I peruse once in a while, all great Brazilian humor sites. Here’s the list: 1. Não Salvo 2. Chongas 3. Jacaré Banguela 4. Não Intendo 5. Te Dou um Dado?
Presenting: Bizarre Moments From Brazil’s Google Street View
March 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Street View Brazil When Google Street View launched in Brazil in October of 2010, it seemed as if it revealed so much about life in one of the world’s most vibrant and fastest-growing countries. Images of four dead bodies, in Rio and Belo Horizonte, were, for some, stunning and, for others, sadly normal. A Tumblr feed called [...]
Comedy Central is Coming To Brazil, How Will American Humor Translate?
August 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Comedy Central Set To Air In Brazil in January 2012! I was very excited to read this New York Times article about Comedy Central coming to Brazil. It will be interesting to see what shows will do well there, since they seem set on importing a lot of the American shows, at least at first, [...]
Pérolas do Orkut – Brazilian Self-Deprecating Humor
July 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Brazilian Sense of Humor I have often thought that I prefer the dry sarcasm and irreverence of American humor to Brazilian humor, which in popular Brazilian culture is often quite obvious, banal and lacking depth (I frequently use the movie “se eu fosse voce” as an example of everything I dislike about Brazilian humor for the masses.) However, if you search deeper, [...]
