Category Archives: General

Upfest: Enter the matrix

Originally posted on Diff Graff:
The yearly street art and graffiti festival ‘Upfest’ held in Bristol attracts a whole wealth of talent from across the UK and from across the whole world too. Born in Sao Paulo artist L7M or…

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Brazil 101: The Causes of the Current Conflicts in Brazil

Originally posted on Best of Brazil Blog:
Here at the Best of Brazil Blog one of the things we try to do is keep you updated on the current situation in Brazil. But if you are just joining us, things…

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Carribean vibe in the Low Lands

Originally posted on Chez Lorraine:
Every year on the last weekend of July there is a summer carnival in Rotterdam. This carribean style carnival starts on Tuesday and ends on Saturday with a parade through downtown Rotterdam. Last Saturday, 28…

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Picture Gallery: Creative Improvisations

Originally posted on Best of Brazil Blog:
If Brazilians are known for anything, it is for their ability to improvise. A Brazilian reader sent us these pictures of some quite amazing improvisations. We cannot guarantee that all of them come…

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Take your little horse out of the rain and other Brazilian proverbs

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Day trip to Blackburn (yes, you heard, Blackburn)

Originally posted on FREE Days Out in Lancashire:
Tourism and Blackburn is a combination about as comfortable as a honeymoon in Mogadishu. But if you’re looking for a free day out, especially somewhere to take your kids in the summer…

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Jackdaw And The Magpie; My Life And Death Struggle

Originally posted on City Jackdaw:
So, the saga of the life-and-death struggle began at 6.30 in the morning. First up, I showered and came downstairs, opening the blinds to see this in our front garden: If you look carefully, you…

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Mandatory stop: São Paulo Municipal Market

Originally posted on World Cuisine:
I’m in São Paulo and whenever I visit the city I have to go to “Mercadão” (the way native call the Municipal Market). It is literally a mandatory stop in the city and has transcended…

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Developers are turning our heritage into profit, and we’re paying them for the pleasure of it

Originally posted on Missing in Metropolis:
Flats at Crusader Works, one of the largest surviving textile mills and new luxury property venture by Capital & Centric where one bedroom apartments are going for heady sums upwards of £189,000, are on…

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It’s buzzing in Manchester, on the trail of the bees

Originally posted on Parkslife:
Now I don’t want to alarm anyone, but a swarm of giant bees has descended on the Greater Manchester area.  OK I might be being a touch dramatic but it is true that over 100 giant…

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