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How do they manage to have such clear water, Val?
There’s a national misconception that Brazilian movies are crap. And there is some fairness to this, because the most talked about and advertised movies are in fact the brainless comedies that, however, fill up the movie theaters for weeks on … Continue reading
Shrimp Cocktail Paraíba (Camarão ao Vinagrete)
Shrimp Cocktail Paraíba (Camarão ao Vinagrete) For the vinagrete: 1 medium red or white onion, chipped 2 ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped 1 medium green pepper, seeded and chopped 1 Tbsp cilantro, chopped 1 Tbsp green onion, green part only, … Continue reading
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Tagged Brasil, Brazil, camaro ao vinagrete, paraiba, shrimp cocktail
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A Bavarian at Oktoberfest in Brazil and Germany for the first time
About six years ago somebody told me that the second biggest Oktoberfest is in Blumenau in Brazil and I knew that I had to go one day. Finally this year the time has come and of course I also had … Continue reading
Welcome to the jungle
We arrived in Manaus at 8 o’clock in the evening greeted by 30C/92F heat, which felt like 300 with the humidity. I pointed this out to the taxi driver, who proceeded to tell us how cool of a day it … Continue reading
“London, London”: Brazil’s Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil in exile – Part 1
In 1969 the young singer-songwriters Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil were expelled from military-ruled Brazil. They made their way to London – then the global capital of youth culture – where they spent the next two and a half years … Continue reading
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Tagged Bahia, Brazil, Caetano Veloso, England, exile, Gilberto Gil, London, music
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The people’s market
A house for the selling of people Slaughter house again The smiling tourist sees only colour History is buried six feet under Model market for the model citizen None the wiser. I scream from aching heart Black children stretched along … Continue reading
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Tagged #blacklivesmatter, #colonialism, #contemplations, #nationalpoetryday, #poems, #tourism, #travels, backpacking, Brazil, poem, Poetry, Salvador, slavery, travel, Travelling
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On a Test of Resistors
I’m not sure I can do this. Write a blog or a review on Marília Garcia’s um teste de resistores (a test of resistors). She’s one of the Brazilian poets whose work I most admire. Can I do this justice? … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, brazilian poetry, gertrude stein, giorgio agamben, jean-luc godard, marília garcia, um teste de resistores
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Is the global economy heading for recession?
Troubles in emerging markets are beginning to affect the developed world. http://fortune.com/2015/10/10/global-recession/
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Tagged Brazil, China, Commodities, Economy, Emerging Markets, Global Economy, Growth, jobs, Larry Summers, Recession, United States
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There’s a Major Global Coffee Crisis Brewing
Demand is growing but it’s getting harder to grow coffee beans http://time.com/4057420/coffee-crisis/
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Tagged Brazil, Coffee, farming, Food and Beverage, pubdesk, shortage
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The Fight Against Uber Is Getting Violent In Brazil
Uber has over 5,000 drivers and 500,000 users since launching in Brazil a year ago, and aggression by politicians and taxi drivers alike has been mounting in lockstep with its growth. http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/01/the-fight-against-uber-is-getting-violent-in-brazil/
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