Category: Brazil Spotlight

Why do Brazilians Wear White on New Year’s Eve?

December 31 in Brazil is synonymous with wearing white as a tradition for the New Year, but do you know why? It all started, officially, in the mid-1950s, but in fact this habit has been around for much longer in some countries of Africa.

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Pelé, o Rei do futebol, nos deixa aos 82 anos

Nesta quinta-feira, 29 de dezembro, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, o Rei do futebol nos deixou, Pelé estava internado a 30 dias no Hospital Albert Einstein. O eterno melhor do mundo estava lutando contra uma doença respiratória causada pelas sequelas do Covid-19 e para tratar seu tumor de cólon, conforme nota do hospital. Infelizmente a doença progrediu causando falência múltipla de órgãos

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ALL TIME POPULAR NATIONAL FOOD PREFERENCES

Feijão or “Beans” is with no doubt a popular national preference on the tables of Brazilian families, especially for lunch, which is the principal meal of the day. The Feijao Mulatinho is very popular in the states of Central Brazil

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THE “MADE IN BRAZIL” SUCCESS

Brazil has the largest economy in Latin America, its economy is also among the largest in the world. It has a growing domestic economy that has brought up the “status” of the country at the international level

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AMAZON RIVER ADVENTURE

One of the many natural peculiarities of Brazil is the confluence of the Solimões River and the Negro River, a meeting of waters after which the Amazon river is called by its own name until it reaches its mouth.

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Reflections on Brazil

I can still smell Brazil in my clothes… I am reluctant to wash them. Their scent reminds me of the salt air, of shrimp vended on crowded beaches along with sun lotions and all nature of other items, of Brazilian night sounds, sensuous and smooth guitar riffs.

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