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Originally, I was going to write about the mini skirt debacle, the attack on Caetano, or why Madonna in Brazil terrifies me, but all that will have to wait until tomorrow.Last night, a massive blackout hit south and central Brazil, including the states...
I noticed that there are quite a few Brazilians, at least ones born there or with a Brazilian parent, who have made it to the big time in the U.S., but not many Americans know about their roots. Here is a little collection of some of them; if you can...
As a reminder, here's where you can find me around the interwebs when there's not a post up here, or to connect with other readers and/or Brazilians and Brazilophiles:
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Awhile back, when I went to Floripa on my first totally solo vacation, an idea came to me for a fiction book. It wasn't much, but I started forming some concepts as I sat alone on the beach. For some reason, I didn't do anything with them, even as more...
I've kept in touch with the Ballet de Santa Teresa, where I was a volunteer while I lived in Rio. They send me updates and keep former volunteers in the loop, which is nice to be able to see how things are going. But last night I received really bad...
I am a Brazilian anthropologist, Jewish too, living in the U.S.: I just LOVED this Gringa's blog, absolutely fascinating! Gringa, you should undertake graduate studies in anthropology (Museu Nacional/UFRJ has an excellent program). You could use your own experiences, and also the feed-back to this blog. Girl, go for it!!!
Sonia
Very interesting, insightful, well-written, good use of multimedia. A slice of life in Rio, seen through the eyes of an intelligent young woman raised in the US.
A funny, witty, informative look at what it's like for an American to live in Rio. Most of the time, it makes you want to hop on a plane and go there right NOW!