Blogs about: Northeast Brazil

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The Best Mother's Day Gift2 comments

Rosaliene Bacchus wrote 6 days ago: My Sons – Fortaleza – Ceará – Brazil – 1992 When my two sons were kids, my best Mother’s Day g … more →

Tags: Brazil, Family Life, united states, courageous mothers, Dona Lindu – Mother of Lula, Lula O Filho do Brasil, MOTHERS DAY, struggling mothers

Back From Vacation1 comment

BeWhatWeLove wrote 1 week ago: We’re finally back from a well deserved quick vacation to visit our family down in Brazil. It … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Travel, Brazil, pirate birthday, recife, @ vacation

Man assaulted by neo-Nazis in Niterói (metro Rio area); researcher shows that neo-Nazism has grown dramatically in Brazil

gatasnegrasbrasileiras wrote 2 weeks ago: “Map of Intolerance: south region concentrates majority of the neo-Nazi groups in Brazil … more →

Tags: racism, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasilia, Paraná, Federal District, Santa Catarina, neo nazis

Saturday Memory from Brazil .... and a wish1 comment

helen1950 wrote 1 month ago: During the final week of our stay in Rio, we visited the National Museum of Folklore and Popular Cul … more →

Tags: Books and libraries, Rio de Janeiro, brazilian literature, museum, Brazilian culture, writer, woodcuts, printing, Carnival

Rewards of Brazil’s Market for Perfumes, Toiletries & Cosmetics2 comments

Rosaliene Bacchus wrote 1 month ago: Perfumes Natura – Brazil Source: naturavendas.wordpress.com Brazilians adore perfume. In North … more →

Tags: Brazil, working life, ABIHPEC, ANVISA, Brazil Imports, Cosmetics, Perfumes, toiletries

The Cashew Tree: Lessons in Facing Adversity12 comments

Rosaliene Bacchus wrote 1 month ago: World’s Largest Cashew Tree – Natal – Northeast Brazil Source: braziltravelbuddy.com Trees hav … more →

Tags: Brazil, Nature and the Environment, Cashew Nuts, cashew tree, facing adversity, Fortaleza/Ceará

Worst drought in decades hits Brazil's northeast

Brazil Institute wrote 4 months ago: Caroline Stauffer – Reuters, 01/04/2013 Brazil’s Northeast is suffering its worst drough … more →

Tags: Nation, brazil economic growth, brazil environment, Crops, Drought, Economy, Sugarcane

When Our Job Threatens Our Marriage5 comments

Rosaliene Bacchus wrote 5 months ago: The Sertão or Backlands – Northeast Brazil Source: “Northeast Brazil reels from worst drought in 30 … more →

Tags: Brazil, working life, Family Life, Sertão/Backlands, Caatinga vegetation, Alcoholic Anonymous, marriage on the rocks, Demanding Jobs

Wednesday's Wise Woman ... Maria dos Reis Firmina

helen1950 wrote 6 months ago: Maria dos Reis Firmina (1825-1917) ‘They put me myself and another three hundred companions in … more →

Tags: Wednesday's Wise women, Education, Slavery, Abolition, Maranhão, Novelist

Architecture in Olinda

oglesandobservations wrote 1 year ago: Olinda is the little town near Recife that is full of history, artisans, and architecture. We go the … more →

Tags: living in brazil, observations, Olinda, Travel, brazil history, carved wood flower, churches in olinda, foreign service blog, gilded altar

Working in a Family-owned Firm in Brazil4 comments

Rosaliene Bacchus wrote 1 year ago:   Castro Brothers: Laying the foundation for my career in international trade Fortaleza – Ceará … more →

Tags: Brazil, working life, Relationships, Calor humano brasileiro, Family-owned firm, people who care, Laid-back way of doing business, Harmonious workplace, Friendship in the Workplace

Seahorses in Maracaipe, Brazil3 comments

oglesandobservations wrote 1 year ago: We were so fortunate to have a visit from grandparents over the holidays. While we focused most of o … more →

Tags: Nature, living in brazil, Travel, Holidays, Porto de Galinhas, travel in brazil, Travel (2), foreign service blog, maracaipe brazil

Brazil's BNDES to loan $966 million for northeast wind farms

Brazil Institute wrote 1 year ago: Stephan Nielsen, Fabiola Moura – Bloomberg, 12/13/2011 Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econo … more →

Tags: Environment & Science, Energy Biofuels, Business, Environment, Energy, BNDES, wind farms

Carnaval Brazil 2011: Samba School Tucuruvi (São Paulo)

adrianoantoine wrote 1 year ago: Carnaval 2011: Samba School Tucuruvi . Tucuruvi Samba school Tucuruvi presented the theme São Paulo … more →

Tags: Brazil, Carnival, Video, Music, São Paulo - city (SP), Carnaval 2011, Brazil 2, Migrants, carnaval

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil2 comments

thewanderer2436 wrote 1 year ago: Traveling to the northern part of the country has truly showed me how diverse Brazil is. From Novemb … more →

Tags: bahia, Beaches, Catholic, Faith, pelourinho, polytheistic, Salvador, Slavery, Tourism

Industrial-port complex fuels growth in desolate Northeast

Brazil Institute wrote 1 year ago: Mario Osava – IPS News, 08/24/2011 The port of Pecém in Brazil’s impoverished Northeast … more →

Tags: Trade Economy and Development, Business, Suape Port, Pecém port, Industrial and Port Complex of Pecém, Transnordestina railway, Ceará

Always with us: violence continues, but in different places

Brazil Institute wrote 1 year ago: The Economist, 06/09/2011 The road from Maceió, the capital of Alagoas state, to its airport passes … more →

Tags: Nation, Security, Rio de Janeiro, brazil violence, Unemployment

Zoellick: Brazil to receive up to $6B World Bank financing in fiscal 2012

Brazil Institute wrote 1 year ago: Gerald Jeffris – Dow Jones/WSJ, 06/01/2011 The World Bank is set to nearly double its financin … more →

Tags: Trade Economy and Development, World Bank, Robert Zoellick, equitable financing, commodity boom, World Bank presidency

Transportation - Horse Drawn Wagon3 comments

oglesandobservations wrote 2 years ago: The northeast of Brazil is the least developed area of the country, and we live in Recife, a city th … more →

Tags: observations, Transportation, horse drawn wagon, horse in recife, Recife Brazil, transportation in brazil, travel in brazil, wagon in brazil, wagon in recife


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