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Favorite Brazilian Drink Posted by Rachel on Jul 17, 2009
Brazil has some of the most amazing juices, smoothies, and drinks in the Americas that you can usually get on every street anywhere in the country. By day, there are fresh coconut waters, tropical fruit juices, and açaí smoothies, and by night, the famous caipirinha and hundreds of locally brewed beers. So for today’s interactive…
GM to Invest US$1 Billion in Brazil Posted by Rachel on Jul 16, 2009
Despite the fact that GM declared bankruptcy and is now partially owned by the US government, it will invest US$1 billion to create two new models of cars in Brazil, which will help create 1,000 jobs. The Brazilian government recently reduced taxes on automobiles, which lowered the price of GM cars and led to a…
Grammar Review: Something/Someone Posted by Rachel on Jul 15, 2009
Today we’re going to do a little review of the “some” words in Portuguese. something = algo Você tem algo nos dentes. You have something in your teeth. Ela queria algo mais barato. She wants something cheaper. some = algum/alguma Eles compraram algum tipo de madeira, mas não sei qual. They bought some type of…
Wacky Art Exhibit in Rio de Janeiro Posted by Rachel on Jul 14, 2009
Two Carioca brothers, Tiago and Gabriel Primo, designed an interactive installation exhibit in Rio de Janeiro’s historic downtown. They built a small room on the side of a painted wall 33 feet above the ground, including a bed, table, chair, and hammock. The artists spend twelve hours a day in the room, eating, reading and…
New Music: Mula Manca Posted by Rachel on Jul 13, 2009
The Recife-based band “Mula Manca e a Fabulosa Figura” mixes samba, MPB, and influences from the Northeast to create smooth, easy listening music in Portuguese. Formed five years ago, the band has released two CDs: “O circo da Solidão” and “Amor e pastel.” Their name, which means lame mule, is based on the character from…
Lula Teases Obama about Soccer Posted by Rachel on Jul 10, 2009
At this week’s G-8 summit in Italy, President Lula of Brazil gave President Obama an official Brazil soccer jersey signed by members of the national team. The signatures included those of “Edmílson, Gomes, Lúcio, Vágner Love, Daniel Carvalho, Gilberto Silva, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Elano, Robinho, Júlio Baptista, Alex and Dida.” President Lula also teased President Obama…
Favorite Brazilian Athlete Posted by Rachel on Jul 9, 2009
Though Brazil is best known for its outstanding soccer players, it has produced amazing athletes in other sports as well, like volleyball, Formula 1 racing, and track and field. For today’s interactive feature, the question is: who is your favorite Brazilian athlete? Though there are many soccer players to chose from, my favorite athlete of…