Tag Archives: interactive
Favorite Brazilian Dance Posted by Rachel on Sep 23, 2009
For today’s interactive feature, the question is: what’s your favorite Brazilian dance? Personally, my favorite kind of dance to do is lambada, which is sometimes referred to as zouk. It’s a ton of fun to dance, though it takes a bit of practice, and is a great workout. I also really enjoy forró from Salvador…
Brazilian Industry Posted by Rachel on Sep 16, 2009
As we’ve seen in the blog, Brazil’s economy is booming, and the Economist reported yesterday that it has emerged from the recession. So for today’s interactive feature, the question is: What do you think is Brazil’s most promising industry? The most obvious answer would be petroleum, given the amount of press and political hoopla, but…
Favorite Brazilian Restaurant in the U.S. Posted by Rachel on Sep 2, 2009
For today’s interactive feature, the question is: What’s your favorite Brazilian restaurant in the U.S.? Though there are now quite a few excellent Brazilian restaurants in New York, like Porcão and Plataforma, my personal favorite is Fogo do Chão. Fogo has a fantastic meat rodizio and a huge salad bar in a very luxurious setting…
Name that jaguar Posted by Rachel on Aug 26, 2009
For today’s interactive feature, I’ve combined another interactive game online. A baby jaguar between three and four months old was rescued in Amazonas state recently, and was turned over to authorities in Manaus. The baby lost his mother, most likely to hunters. Globo Amazonia is now holding a naming contest for the little jaguar (onça-pintada)…
Language Level Skills: Portuguese Posted by Rachel on Aug 19, 2009
For today’s interactive feature, I have an important question for all of our Portuguese Blog readers, which I’m hoping you will all answer, since it will help make a better blog. The question is: What is your skill level of Portuguese? Beginner, low intermediate, mid intermediate, high intermediate, advanced, fluent? Are you able to speak?…
Favorite Brazil Guide Book Posted by Rachel on Aug 12, 2009
There are dozens of guide books about travel in Brazil, but they’re not one size fits all.Some focus on the big cities, while others don’t always have up-to-date information. So today’s interactive question is: what’s your preferred guide book for Brazil? My personal favorite guide book is Lonely Planet Brazil. My copy is a little…
Favorite Pizza Rodizio Posted by Rachel on Aug 5, 2009
Churrascarias (steakhouses) are very popular in Brazil, especially rodízios, which are all you can eat, when the waiters bring all kinds of different cuts of meat. But not as many people know that there are other types of rodízio restaurants, including Chinese food, sushi, appetizers, beer, crepes, and pizza. So for today’s interactive feature, the…