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São Paulo Restaurant Week Posted by on Mar 3, 2009

Inspired by New York Restaurant Week, São Paulo began its own restaurant week four years ago. It begins today and runs through March 15th. Over one hundred restaurants are participating, offering R$25 lunches, R$39 dinners or both. To see the full list of restaurants, see the official site and the Globo guide. This year’s edition…

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Carnival in Brazil: São Paulo Posted by on Feb 24, 2009

This week, we’re looking at different Carnival celebrations throughout Brazil. Today, we’re going to look at Carnival in São Paulo. Carnival in São Paulo is very similar to Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Percussion bands leading parades of revelers through the streets called blocos are common, which began in the early 1900s. Samba schools first…

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NGO Focus: Projeto Beija-Flor Posted by on Jan 27, 2009

Today, we’re starting a new series where we look at grassroots NGOs operating in Brazil. The Projeto Beija-Flor, or the Hummingbird Project, is a part of the Children at Risk Foundation, created by Gregory Smith in 1993 in São Paulo. The purpose of the organization is to defend street children’s rights, to give street children…

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National Soccer Museum Opens in São Paulo Posted by on Oct 12, 2008

Last week, the official Brazilian National Soccer Museum opened in São Paulo, in a ceremony attended by soccer legend Pelé and the governors of São Paulo and Rio, amongst others. Maracana Stadium in Rio used to have a soccer museum, but poor attendance led to its closing, and the new museum hopes to attract domestic…

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