Tag Archives: Technology
Facebook Tries to Beat Orkut in Brazil Posted by Rachel on Oct 19, 2009
Recently, tech website Mashable reported that Facebook is seeking to beat Orkut to dominate the Brazilian social media market. While Orkut has long been the leader in Brazil, Facebook has created new ways to lure Brazilians to its site. First, Facebook is now available in Portuguese, making access easier. Second, Facebook recently installed a new…
Brazil Leads World Google Usage Posted by Rachel on Sep 15, 2009
According to an article from the New York Times technology blog, Brazil and India use Google and Google services more than any other countries in the world, including the United States. While American Internet users spend about 9 percent of their online time on Google, users in Brazil spend about 30 percent of their time…
Listening Comp: Chief Almir Surui Posted by Rachel on Sep 8, 2009
Today, we’re going to watch a video about the Amazon and an indigenous tribe there, and the work the tribe’s chief has done to combat deforestation and to use technology to connect his tribe to the world and to protect the environment. Part of the video is in Portuguese with English subtitles, and the other…
Technology Vocabulary Posted by Rachel on Jan 7, 2009
Today we’re going to take a look at some important technology vocabulary, useful for the Internet café or the copy store. Internet café = lanhouse [lahn-howz] copy store = copiadora copy = Xerox [sher-ocks] page/sheet = folha computer = computador printer = impressora to print = imprimir Internet = Internet [een-ter-neh-chee] mouse = mouse [mawz]…
Foreign Business in Brazil: Part II Posted by Rachel on Oct 22, 2008
Expat American engineer Hunter Hagewood lives in Brazil where he works for a major IT company, Nevoa Networks. But you won’t find him in Rio or São Paulo, but rather in a more unlikely place: Campina Grande, Paraíba, in the sertão (desert) region of the Northeast. At only 33 years old, Hunter helps run a…
Foreign Business in Brazil: New Series Posted by Rachel on Oct 15, 2008
This is the first of a new series about foreigners doing business in Brazil, since the economy has grown and diversified in the last few years. Today we’re going to look at James Crane-Baker, the founder and CEO of a start-up based in Rio de Janeiro. After working on Wall Street for ten years, James…