Brazil’s Billionaires Posted by Rachel on Mar 14, 2012
Given Brazil’s growing economy, the country is producing more millionaires and billionaires. Forbes released its global billionaire list last week, and it had a record number of Brazilians – 36 in total. The richest man in Brazil is Eike Batista, at number 7 on the list overall. He made his fortune in oil and mining…
Income tax time in Brazil Posted by Adir on Mar 12, 2012
Today let’s talk a bit about income taxes in Brazil. First, let me tell you that we have two official “persons” in Brazil: pessoa física and pessoa jurídica. The pessoa física is the average Joe, like myself. Each pessoa física has a CPF, cadastro de pessoa física, which is an official national number, like a…
Feliz Dia da Mulher! Posted by polyana on Mar 9, 2012
Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and here in Brazil, it’s widely celebrated. I even got perks at work from the guys, like a paid lunch, and hugs congratulating me on my day! And then my mother and I popped open a bottle of wine to celebrate us 🙂 So here are a few classic MPB…
Ai Se Eu Te Pego Posted by Rachel on Mar 8, 2012
Adir shared this song on our Facebook page awhile back, but when I realized we’d never written about it, I thought it was about time. Michel Teló, a Brazilian sertanejo and pop singer, came out with a song recently that is so unbearably catchy that it began an instant hit in Brazil. When soccer players…
Xingu The Movie Posted by Rachel on Mar 6, 2012
Acclaimed Brazilian director Cao Hamburger has a new film coming out in April called Xingu, a movie based on a true story of three brothers that helped create the first indigenous reservation in Brazil. Here’s a little about the movie: Quem assina a direção é Cao Hamburger, do filme O Ano em que Meus Pais…
Cearensês – Speaking Like Ceará Natives Posted by polyana on Mar 5, 2012
This past week, my mother and I travelled to Jericoacoara, a small beach town, about 400 km west of Fortaleza, in the northeastern state of Ceará. While there, I realized I hadn’t written a post on “Cearensês,” as I have done with many Brazilian accents and sayings from different states, in the past, on this…
Beth’s Tuna Patê! Posted by Adir on Mar 5, 2012
A patê is a kind of paste of puree and you can make it with virtually anything. Here in Brazil we use a solid ingredient, ranging from vegetables, cooked meat, fish, and also use mayonnaise or creme de leite (fresh milk cream) to mix it all up. Early in January I was at a friend’s…