Category Archives: General

Originally posted on Gaijin Adventures:
Okay, summer vacation is over at last, and I suppose it’s time to quit slacking off on these blog posts. Or at least it’s time to try. We’ll see how that goes. Today, though, I’m…

Originally posted on Ode to Mnemosyne's Symphony:
The acquisition of a language can profoundly alter the way you view the world. It’s not simply learning new linguistic signs, but a new culture and novel way of expressing thoughts and…

Originally posted on Bad Beekeeping Blog:
This week, we should celebrate Warwick Estevam Kerr, the man who made the killer bees. September 9th is his 95th birthday. Just like his bees, Kerr comes from hot, tropical Brazil. And just like…

Originally posted on Adriano Antoine:
A personal selection of photographs with their stories. 308: Fishing boat on land In 2011, I was invited for a guest lecture at a private university in the state of Espírito Santo. It was in…

Originally posted on POLLEN:
Authors: Jos Barlow, Alexander C. Lees, Erika Berenguer, James Angus Fraser, Joice Ferreira The Brazilian government has earmarked a vast tract of Amazonian land for mining. The so-called “Renca” reserve sits in the last great wilderness…

Originally posted on UK Constitutional Law Association:
In an interim report on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has said that the “political, legal and constitutional significance of the Bill is unparalleled”. In this post,…

Originally posted on Nations & States:
On August 2, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies narrowly decided against placing President Michel Temer on trial before the Supreme Court on corruption charges. In a recorded conversation with Joesley Batista, owner of meatpacking…