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Islands of Guanabara Bay. A historical tour of some of the 500 forgotten islands in Rio de Janeiro's bay. There have quite a few changes, mostly in the last 100 years in the form of landfills. At one time the islands of Guanabara Bay were little tropical paradises, each one more idyllic than the next. This page also has a few lines about the "Island of Brazil" theory and the lost lake of Xarapes.
Corruption. A historical tour of some of the 500 forgotten islands in Rio de Janeiro's bay. There have quite a few changes, mostly in the last 100 years in the form of landfills. At one time the islands of Guanabara Bay were little tropical paradises, each one more idyllic than the next. This page also has a few lines about the "Island of Brazil" theory and the lost lake of Xarapes.
Asylum - Fleeing to Brazil.
Crime. This is the one essay I didn't want to write, but I must. Brazil has a crime problem. Don't worry, though, it is not everybody and it will probably not affect you, even if you visit there. The fact is that crime is basically a middle class and poor people problem. As far as I'm concerned, the politicians, the Brazilian judiciary, the legal profession and the so-called "human rights" community have innocent blood on their hands - lots of it.
Jews in Brazil. History of the Chosen People and their influence in Brazil, from Marianos til the present. Interesting stuff.
The Japanese in Brazil. So I get this letter: My new girlfriend here in Florida, is from Sao Paulo and is of Brazilian and Japanese descent. I want to impress her with some knowledge about her origins, but I can't find anything in your history of how and when Japanese involvement came to Brazil. Can you help w/info? Well, I can. And since I'm writing about the Jews, I might as well do ther Japanese, too. This is for Gloria, Keiko and Yaeko.
Sex in Brazil. Sensuality in Brazil. The name says it all! Almost don't know where to start. Not porno!!.
Wars of Brazil. Paraguay Tri-Alliance war, Emboadas, Canudos, Farrapilhos, etc...
Dixie goes South. The story of Confederate colonies in Brazil.
Santos Dumont and Aviation. About a pioneer and aviation in Brazil.
Nazis. A few words about the Nazis in Brazil and my experience with a mass murder.
Crentes, the Believers. Help, the evangelical Christians are coming.
Castelo Hill.
Rio Branco Avenue.
Ilha Fiscal.
Racism.
Praca VX.
Sugarloaf Mountain Pao de Acucar
Panoramas. Wide angle panoramas of Rio - mostly old paintings and photographs
Cupid me! Sentimental bureau. Love letters and intergalatic marriage.
Trials of Life! Some of the trials and tribulations of life in Brazil: floods, traffic, shortages, corruption, blackouts, public health issues, taxes, crime and so on. This is about those daily challenges that drive people nuts and how Brazilians face them with humor and resignment(?).
Letters I receive. Standard answers for standard, common questions in English. I get 3 or 4 emails a day, not including 100 junk spam emails. Many people ask the same questions, so here are the usual answers.
Cartas - Letters in Portuguese. Letters and answers in Portuguese. Cartas de pessoal no Brasil, respondidas em Portugues.Como muitas das perguntas sao as mesmas, resolvi publicar algumas delas aqui.
Favela - The slums. About the shanty towns of Rio de janeiro. About 20% of Cariocas live on the hill sides, in the shacks and houses of the "favelas". Standard answers for standard, common questions. I get 3 or 4 emails a day, not including 100 junk spam emails. Many people ask the same questions, so here are the usual answers.
Caudilhos. About some of Brazil's leaders. brizola is dead, the last of the caudilhos, or want-to-be dictators. Standard answers for standard, common questions. I get 3 or 4 emails a day, not including 100 junk spam emails. Many people ask the same questions, so here are the usual answers.
FEB - The Brazilian Expeditionary Force in WW2 Most people don't know, but 25 thousand Brazilian soldiers fought in Italy
Big Words And we are not talking "Anticonstitucionalisimamente". Actually a "big word" in Brazil (called a palavrao) is nothing but foul language. This is a page about different degrees of obscenity in Brazil. I don't use this type of language, in either Portuguese or English, but it is common and I will reluctantly give it a try.
Blacks in Brazil Take down the crosses, throw out the communion table, tear up the Bible, for Marx and Stalin are moving in. This is about the Reds in the Catholic Church and their difficult, unhappy relationship with a Polish Pope.
The Brazilian Flag Old pictures from an auction.
The Year of 1922 Old pictures from an auction.
Documents Oh yes, death, taxes and documents. Brazilians have more official documents than anybody, and there are few things than loosing them....
Cartas Intimas The Intimate Letters of the Marques de Santos..
Futebol, or Soccer to you This is mostly about Brazilian soccer teams.
Why? About Latin America's problems .
Rice and Beans. .
Indio. .
marriage. .
Capoeira. Art or martial art? Dance or .
Lula. Art or martial art? Dance or .
globo. .
Computer and Internet in Brazil. .
Drinks.Cachaca, Water, Coffee and Guanana.
Brasilia.Cachaca, Water, Coffee and Guanana.
Religion, faiths and beliefs.Cachaca, Water, Coffee and Guanana.
Planes. .
Gringos - Anti-Americanism. .
Health and Medicine. .
The Image of BrazilThe initial reason from this page is a stupid movie called Turistas. Actually, this is about how Brazil is perceived abroad. Bananas, crime, naked women, burning forests, Corcovado, coffee, soccer, football, samba, beautiful beaches, dead indians, more crime, Pele, Sugarloaf, and so on - take your pick. All of these are common images of Brazil in both North America and around the world. What is the real Brazil? Do the images and stories in the media about Brazil reflect reality? Is Brazil good or bad, fun or scary, rich or poor, beautiful or ugly? Those are really hard questions!
Morro de Sao Paulo
Z_2Use - Stuff to use in the future. .
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FEB - The Brazilian Expeditionary Force in WW2 Most people don't know, but 25 thousand Brazilian soldiers fought in Italy |
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SAO PAULO, THE LOCOMOTIVE THAT DRIVES BRAZIL Doing businesss? Finance? Need something? There is only one plave to go then. |
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COMMIES, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE POLITICAL SCENE Communists and Socialists have been a big part of political history. |
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GESTURES, SIGN LANGUAGE FOR EMPHASIS OK is not OK! Hands and body movements for more effective communication. |
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FOOD - The ESSENCE OF LIFE A section about something the Brazilians do very, very well. Here we have info about food and drnks, including feijoada, churracso, guarana, cachaca, fruits, etc... |
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AMAZON - THE GREEN PLANET IN BRAZIL There is no place on earth life the Amazon. It is the biggest rainforest on earth. And there is no river like the Amazonas. Makes the Mississippi look like a backyard stream. |
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ALEIJADINHO - AGONY IN STONE Brazil's greatest sculpturer. In the churches of colonial Minas Gerais (1700s), the Little Cripple transformed stone into art. Here is a page dedicated to |
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SLAVERY - EVIL AMONG US The story of slavery in Brazil from 1500s to 1889. In many ways, it parallels the US experience, but there are differences, too. |
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PARTY ANIMALS - HUMOR IN BRAZIL This is an attempt to capture the fun and joyfulness of the Brazilian people. No matter how bad things are, people will find something to smile about. |
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CHURRASCO - MEAT, MEAT and MORE MEAT A tribute to my favorite food. If you haven't gone to a rodizio restaurant and ate until you burst, you haven't lived. |
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QUILOMBO - LIBERTY OR DEATH This is the story of settlements established by run-away slaves in Brazil. They built there own cities in the mountains and fought to remain free. A tragic ending. There was nothing like this in US history. |
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CORDEL - LITERATURE ON A SHOE-STRING This is about a type of verse and poetry popular in the Northeast of Brazil. Cordel literature is usually printed on cheap paper and sold in market places by ministrels. It sounds like Rap music in someways, has been around for a long, long time. |
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FRUITS AND VEGGIES Not just bananas!! Brazil has a wonderful selection of tropical fruits and veggies, many of them unknown in the US and Europe. Never let a jaca fall on your head. It can weigh 50 pounds and grown on a stem on the tree trunk. |
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PORTUGUESE X SPANISH This is a common question. What is the difference? How close are they? Why do most experts say that Portuguese speakers can understand more Spanish than vice-versa? |
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Jeri ... - NOT JUST A BEACH IN CEARA'. Another place where heaven comes down and touches earth. This is a small remote area on Ceara' in the northern part of Brazil, far from the maddening crowds. |
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OLGA and PAGU - TWO REAL WOMEN The ladies deserve a site each, not just a page. Olga, a German-born communist jewess, married to a very historic Brazilian figure, killed by Hitler; and Pagu, a modest young woman who found herself in the heart of a literary and social revolution. She had courage and insight. |
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THE DENTIST WHO TRIED TO FREE A NATION The story of Tiradentes. The only hero of the aborted Brazilian revolution of 1795? Ater the American and French Revolutions, a group in colonial Minas Gerais tries to throw off the yoke of Portugal. Good idea, bad ending |
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MPB - Popular Brazilian Music Great names in music. Next to America, Brazil's music has had the greatest impact on the world. |
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AUTOMOBILES in BRAZIL Some of our favorite wildlife - and we are not talking about night life in Rio. |
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GOOD and BAD Some of our favorite wildlife - and we are not talking about night life in Rio. |
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ANIMALS Some of our favorite wildlife - and we are not talking about night life in Rio. |
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CANNIBALS AMONGST US A very delicate and tasty subject here. The story and concept of cannibalism in Brazil. From the discovery to 1999 and beyond. |
