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Losing One's Mind in the Amazon

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: Imagine getting an infection and having your mind taken over, at which point you find yourself in an … more →

Tags: Animals & Bugs, Articles 2, Non-Fiction, cordyceps, fungus, Infection, Mind Control, zombie ants

Paving The Way for People Who Matter1 comment

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: The picture above is of Cidade de Deus in Rio de Janeiro where municipal workers are working quickly … more →

Tags: Articles 2, Non-Fiction, Barack Obama, Brazil visit, cidade de deus, March 19th, obama, potholes, Rio de Janeiro

Bruna Surfistinha: A Review of Sorts4 comments

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: I read a piece in Folha today which basically said the sky is blue a prostitute’s life is far … more →

Tags: Articles 2, Non-Fiction, bruna surfistinha, Film Review, Prostitution, raquel pacheco

When Capoeira Would Land You In Prison

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: (Source, click to see more visual references) Between 1890, after the proclamation of the Republic o … more →

Tags: Articles 2, etymology, Non-Fiction, Calabouço prison, capoeira, Government Decree, illegality, malandragem, maltas

Forgive me avid viewers of Big Brother Brazil2 comments

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: Not that I wish to go against my new plan of just publishing my own articles, but someone sent me a … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, Big Brother Brasil, English translation, Luiz Fernando Verissimo

A Juxtaposition of Traditions - Christmas in Brazil2 comments

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: This post is a bit oddly placed since it’s obviously past X-mas. I guess I’ll re-referen … more →

Tags: Articles 2, Non-Fiction, Religion & Folklore, Brazilian holidays, Christmas, Christmas in Brazil, papai-noel, Traditions, X-Mas

Escola do Frevo - Pernambuco

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: In the comments of my recent article on Carnival and Frevo in Recife (you can find a link to it a fe … more →

Tags: made in brazil, Film & TV, Dances & Instruments, Recife/Olinda, Pernambuco, New York, Escola do Frevo, dance contest

Foreign companies flooding Brazil1 comment

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: My next article Milking Brazil is already up at SSB. This one is on how Brazil has been flooded with … more →

Tags: Business, Editorial News, buy brazil, flooding brazilian market, Foreign Companies, status

Brazil's Beverly Hills - Jurerê Int'l

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: Looks like Beverly Hills but beachside (unfortunately, the video won’t embed). … more →

Tags: Film & TV, Floripa, Beverly Hills of Brazil, Floripa, Jurerê Internacional, Santa Catarina

FT launches BrazilConfidential1 comment

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: It seems the mini-magazine/insert Brazil Preview that was launched last year in the US now has compe … more →

Tags: Editorial News, BrazilConfidential, Financial Times, Magazine, newspaper insert

Link to footage of uncontacted Amazon tribe2 comments

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: Deep Brazil has high-quality footage of the uncontacted Amazon tribe recently (re-)revealed to the m … more →

Tags: Film & TV, Editorial News, Indigenous, videos, lost amazon tribe, high-quality footage

Living & Learning (Portuguese)1 comment

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: (some of the books I went through) I read technology news every morning and this morning I read abou … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, Editorial News, Techniques, Articles 2, learning portuguese, Self Taught

The biggest Carnival bloco in the world6 comments

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: In case you will be making your way to Carnival in Brazil this year, and if you find yourself in Rec … more →

Tags: Editorial News, Recife/Olinda, recife, galo da madrugada, Frevo, passo

Panty Chat - Danielle in Brazil4 comments

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: Over at Danielle’s blog, she discusses Panty Chat, a show from Globo where young women sit aro … more →

Tags: Editorial News, Papo de calcinha, Amor e Sexo, Globo shows, female chauvinist pig

Wish - Drummond2 comments

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: Wish/Synthesis of Happiness by Carlos Drummond de Andrade* I wish for you … Fruit from the jun … more →

Tags: Literature, Translations, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, English translation, desejo, brazilian poetry

Minha Mulher Não Deixa, Não - Reginho2 comments

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: At the risk of being a slight hypocrite (by saying I’m allergic to BS), I’d like to … more →

Tags: Dances & Instruments, Editorial News, tecnobrega, reginho, minha mulher não deixa não, Carnival song 2011

"Olha o Globo!" - Brothers, Biscuits & Beaches

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: (with Two Brothers in the background) Ask any beach-going Brazilian that has been to Rio de Janeiro … more →

Tags: Food & Drinks, made in brazil, Non-Fiction, Business, Rio de Janeiro, Articles 2, History, Two Brothers, Rio de Janeiro

Through the Brazilian Wilderness

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: Just a note before you begin. Interesting the ideas of conquering the ‘unknown’, of prim … more →

Tags: History, Film & TV, Through the Brazilian Wilderness, Theodore Roosevelt, River of Doubt, Expedition

Tal Phrases3 comments

tudobeleza wrote 2 years ago: A seguir, umas frases e tal ; ) Below, some phrases and stuff Tal - Such, Like (or Said) Ex. Falam q … more →

Tags: Phrases, Portuguese language, portuguese phrases with tal


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