Navy v. Army: A Brazilian Rivalry
This week the naval school here in Vitoria celebrated it’s 50th birthday. They marked the occasion with a series of events culminating in the unveiling [...]
Human Development Index Brazil & US
This past week the 2010 Human Development Index (HDI) came out and marked its 20th anniversary. The idea behind the HDI report is that a [...]
Brazil’s Hiroshima
In his book, , British journalist Alex Bellos quotes the Brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues, “Everywhere has its irremediable national catastrophe, something like a Hiroshima. Our [...]
Faking It: A Brazilian Success Story
Brazil is certainly getting its play in the international press lately. Electing a possibly illiterate clown to congress by a landslide will do that for [...]
Suggestions for Lula’s Second Career
The results are in and we’re headed toward a runoff. In Brazil, you cannot be elected with a mere plurality. Because no presidential candidate managed [...]
Election Day in Brazil
Tomorrow is election day in Brazil. Thank God! If I hear one more election jingle being blasted from the propaganda cars driving through the city, [...]
Happy Birthday, Vitoria!
Today, the city of Vitoria turns 459 years old. A long time ago, September 8, 1551 to be exact, the Portuguese fought and won a [...]
World Cup Trivia
Americans are embracing soccer as never before. According to FIFA, Americans bought more tickets to the World Cup than any nation other than South Africa. [...]
The World Cup aka The Single, Most Exciting & Greatest Event Ever
In case you’ve recently emerged from a cave or live in the United States, the World Cup, the global soccer tournament which occurs once every [...]