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Thousands of protesters in Brazil are overtaking the streets of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro lashing out at the Brazilian government as frustrations rise over poor transportation, health services, education, and security despite recent tax hikes. All this as billions in public money are being spent in preparation for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Read More
Weekend news for the Monday Blues Authorities in Brazil are looking for a man who stole a gold-plated vibrator worth $4,000 from a luxury sex shop. Women around the world are now planning trips to this luxury sex shop. Recent unemployment numbers show that the jobless rate among Latinos has jumped back up to 11 Read More
A controversial ruling by the highest criminal court in Brazil has effectively legitimized child prostitution in the country with the second worst child sex-trafficking record, behind only Thailand. The March 27 ruling absolved a man accused of statutory rape because the three 12-year-old girls he had sex with in 2002 were engaged in prostitution. There Read More
Finding a best friend isn’t easy. But best friends really do complete a person. Bert had Ernie. Big Pun had Fat Joe. Frida Kahlo had that freaky uni-brow. Our best friend can help us in ways that nobody else can. Last week, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff visited the United States and had a formal meeting Read More
Story Behind the Anthem The history of Brazil’s national anthem is complex. Before 1831, an anthem celebrating Brazil’s independence had already been created by the first Brazilian emperor, Pedro I. On April 7,1831, Pedro I renounced the throne and left his son, Pedro II, as the five-year-old new emperor. After Pedro I renounced, his anthem Read More
Evil doers and ne’er-do-well beware – the Dark Knight himself is patrolling the streets of Brazil. No, the caped crusader hasn’t left foggy Gotham City for the sunny sands of Sao Paolo, but the residents of Taubaté, Brazil have a new ally in the face of increased crime and violence. The mayor of Taubaté, faced Read More
What do you think of when you hear the words: Brazilian beauty? Many of us think of a slender but well-endowed woman lying facedown on the beach in a tangita roja. But not everyone in Brazil fits that description. So, in the gordinha to do? Fortunately, a few bikini manufacturers have finally opened their eyes Read More
Friday Night Cocktails Caipirinha is Brazil’s national cocktail. It’s made with cachaça, sugar and limes. A variation of the cocktail, Caipifruta, is a very popular caipirinha drink in Brazil, consisting of cachaça, crushed fresh fruits (either singly or in combination), sometimes condensed milk and crushed ice. The most popular fresh fruits used to create Caipifrutas are tangerine, lime, kiwi fruit, passion fruit, pineapple, lemon, grapes,mango, Read More