Archive for 'Brazilian News'
“No Smoking” Law Finally Arrives in Rio Posted by Transparent Language on May 14, 2008
After smoking was banned in bars, restaurants, and clubs in major U.S., European, and some Latin American cities, the city government of Rio de Janeiro has finally caught on. The law, which goes into effect this month, prohibits smoking in enclosed spaces, both private and public. This means not only bars, clubs, and restaurants, but…
In the news: Surgery gone wrong Posted by Transparent Language on May 12, 2008
Globo reported this past week on a woman in São Paulo state who discovered a 15 centimeter pinça (tweezers) floating around in her abdomen for 25 years. After having terrible stomach pain for a quarter of a century, she finally had the appropriate tests done and surmised that the instrument had been left by a…
A Brazilian in Bollywood Posted by Transparent Language on May 7, 2008
Who knew that a Brazilian model could become a Bollywood muse? Bruna Abdalah, 21, of Guaíba, Rio Grande do Sul, became a Ford model at age 15 and decided to pursue her career in order to buy her parents a house. She then went on to model in Japan, Thailand, and the Philippines, and was…
Daredevil Priest’s Balloon Flight Cut Short Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 23, 2008
This past Sunday, Brazilian priest Adelir de Carli set off on a mission to set a record for the most hours flown using just balloons in order to raise money for constructing a rest stop in his town of Paranagua, Santa Catarina. He strapped himself to 1,000 helium balloons, hoping to exceed the 19 hour…
Let’s go shopping! Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 10, 2008
This week, the São Paulo Jockey Club was the host of a major bazaar and auction — the sale of the worldly goods of one of the world’s most infamous drug traffickers, a Colombian by the name of Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia. He was arrested in Brazil last year, and is currently convicted to thirty…
Rio de Janeiro to open largest aquarium in Latin America Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 10, 2008
Globo reported that plans are underway to build AquaRio, the largest aquarium in Latin America, one year from now. The construction will take about 20 months. The aquarium will contain 5.4 million liters of water, which is 0.4 million more liters of water than the current largest aquarium in the region, in Mexico. The institution…
Coming in the Near Future: Bullet Train Between Rio and São Paulo Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 1, 2008
Globo News announced that only in 2009 will the Ministry of Transportation open the bidding for companies interested in constructing a bullet train railway between the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. (In Portuguese, this bidding process is known as a leilão de licença. Leilão also means auction). A viability plan will be…