Tag Archives: Brazil

Postcard: where two rivers meet

For a very long time, since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated by nature, this thing and concept that was largely out of reach for me. Sure, I went to the park all the time, and when I was growing … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Quote of the Day- September 1, 2015

“It’s one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it’s another to think that yours is the only path.” – Paulo Coelho https://killkennynow.wordpress.com/2015/09/01/quote-of-the-day-september-1-2015/

Posted in General | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

[Video] American Kids Try Breakfasts From Around the World

Video courtesy of www.kitchenbowl.com http://aboveandbeyondtravelcc.com/2015/08/28/video-american-kids-try-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/

Posted in General | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Clashes break out as residents are evicted from a Brazilian slum

On Thursday, violence erupted in Sao Paulo, Brazil when police were sent to evict an estimated eighty families from government owned land from a slum district.   Residents protesting threw rocks and torched ten cars and one bus to prevent … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

For Brazil’s 1 Percenters, The Land Stays In The Family Forever – Lourdes Garcia-Navarro AUGUST 25, 2015 4:49 AM ET

Almost everyone who owns a home in the city of Petropolis — where the Brazilian royal family once had a summer palace — still pays tax to the descendants of the former rulers. Amadeu Júnior via Flickr Here is a … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Brazil has tallest environmental research tower in Latin America

Brazil and Germany have opened the tallest environmental observation tower in Latin America, a 325-meter (1,065-foot) structure that will allow scientists to study the effects of climate change on the Amazon jungle, officials said. The Amazonian Tall Tower Observatory, or … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Secret Brazil – Part 2

https://kevinswildside.wordpress.com/2015/08/22/secret-brazil-part-2/

Posted in General | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

“The kitchen” at Mangueira’s Technical Rehearsal/Mangueira 2015 – Bateria (1º recuo) – Ensaio técnico

Posted in Brazil | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

MSS play Acoustic Amnesty!

We are playing this next week (despite the fact they can’t get our name right)!

Posted in Brazil, Dance, Drumming, Future Events, Manchester, MSS, Salford | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Caveirão

Posted in General | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Carnival In Rio 1955

A tour of Rio de Janeiro and the annual carnival in the 1950s. Good POV aerial PANs over Rio De Janeiro. Pan American four engine clipper landing at airport, people deplaning, President Vargas exits limo. Various, crowded streets filled with … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged | Leave a comment

Amazônia: manauara

Posted in General | Tagged | Leave a comment