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Monthly Archives: September 2015
September 26, 2013
Teachers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – on strike since early August over proposed wage cuts and loss of job security – occupy the City Council chambers before a vote on the proposed plan. A series of further actions led … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, history, labor, labor history, Strike, teachers, union, working class
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Using Cognates to Expand English Language Learners’ Vocabulary
Originally posted on Pencils, Post-Its, and Patience:
As part of my RETELL training (see more about this here), we have been discussing different ideas and techniques for making academic content more accessible for English language learners (ELLs). Recently, in response to…
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Animals | Saffron Toucanet
Follow Us On Twitter Description from photographer if any: http://ift.tt/1tJsznn By andreinidio Source: 500px.com https://thepicturesshow.wordpress.com/2015/09/25/animals-saffron-toucanet-6/
Gal Costa and tropicalismo
When tropicalismo erupted on the horizon of Brazilian popular music in the late 1960s, the Brazilian military dictatorship was in full swing. Not surprisingly, resistance, irreverence, and political confrontation became defining features of the movement, which in turn led the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Gal Costa, Performers, Popular music, Tropicalia, Tropicalismo
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Brazilian Wood Sculptures
“Buíque, Pernambuco – Brazil. September 19, 2015 – Works of José Bezerra, Catimbau Valley sculptor.” Photo By: Tiago Henrique © RoverImages, 2015 Photo Set on RI: http://bit.ly/1OwNUco http://blog.roverimages.com/2015/09/25/brazilian-wood-sculptures/
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Tagged Art, artistic, Brazil, Catimbau Valley, Creative, photography, roverimages, sculptures, valley, wood, world
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Sex in the City… in São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in the Southern Hemisphere and third largest in the world. It is often referred to as the ‘New York’ of Souh America and we could easily see why. São Paulo has an impressive metro … Continue reading
Some interesting facts!
There is Ronaldo da Silva prison in Santa Rita Do Sapucai, Brazil allows inmates to pedal stationary bicycles that power street lights in a nearby city in exchange for reduced sentences. In another program, prisons is Brazil offer their prisoners … Continue reading
Black Lives Matter: Brazilian Police Kill Citizens 6 Times More Than U.S.
By Chelcee Johns | August 31, 2015 One protestor holds a sign reading “I support the 3rd international march against the genocide of Black people.” Facebook.com/ReajaOuSeraMorto Last Monday, over 5,000 Brazilians took to the streets of Salvador da Bahia to … Continue reading
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Tagged afro-brazilian, Black lives matter, Brazil, police brutality, police killing, protest, racial divide, racism
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#Itsnotgrimupnorth Street Life
“People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.” Banksy, Wall and Piece I love taking photographs of street art and sharing them on Instagram (embobs85 – come say hi!). For me, its not … Continue reading
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Tagged berlin, bloggers, Blogging, brussels, city life, cologne, el capo, Manchester, Melbourne, mexican food, Northern Quarter, Street Art, Sydney, Travelling
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