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Airport Reform in São Paulo – Congonhas Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 19, 2007
Following the disastrous plane crash in São Paulo Tuesday night, the Federação Internacional de Associações de Pilotos de Linhas Aéreas (Ifalpa in English) has asked for safety reform in Brazilian airports. (full article in Portuguese) Though perhaps an oversimplification, it seems that the organization is primarily concerned with insufficient runway length and lack of standard…
Brazilian Radio on the Internet Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 26, 2007
click on the image to hear the live broadcast! MPB, Música Popular Brasileira, is a sort of ‘super-genre’ of music that has it’s roots in the post-Bossa Nova era of the mid- to late-60’s. MPB encompasses many different styles of music, ranging from those with jazzy bossa-nova influences to rock and pop music very…