Article
American Favorite: Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookies
By David Persons August 25, 2010
Everybody loves Nestlé's Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookies. My family has a little history that goes with that famous cookie as it originated ... more>>
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Interview
Foreigners Through Brazilian Eyes
August 23, 2010
This week in our continuing Foreigners Through Brazilian Eyes series we have an interview with Daniel Bertorelli. Read on as Daniel tells us about his impressions ... more>>
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Around Brazil
Brazil: Hidden Pousadas - Hotel Spa Casinha Branca, Bananal, nr. Paraty, Rio de Janeiro
By Alison McGowan August 23, 2010
The Hotel Spa Casinha Branca definitely gets the prize for the most hidden pousada of the hidden group - and we nearly didn't make it. ... more>>
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Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
August 3, 2010
Meet Jan Hillen who has been running a travel agency in Brazil for several years. Read the following interview in which he tells us about some of his most memorable ... more>>
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Around Brazil
Brazil: Hidden Pousadas - Eco-Rio Lodge, Bahia
By Alison McGowan August 3, 2010
The Eco-Rio lodge was the last pousada I visited before returning from Salvador, and it was planned that way on purpose - not only because ... more>>
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Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
August 3, 2010
Meet Jeff Eddington who first came to Brazil over 20 years ago, and continues to visit. Read the following interview in which he tells us about some of his most memorable ... more>>
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Article
The Brazilian Dream 20 Years in the Making
By David Persons August 3, 2010
I fell in love in Brazil and with Brazil in 1990. It was love at first sight in both cases.
It all began as I started my college studies ... more>>
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Events
Calling all Ex-pats for New Fantasy Football League in Sao Paulo
By Bob Moser July 14, 2010
For American ex-pats who still ache inside on Sunday afternoons for our brand of football, I'm offering the best remedy possible while living ... more>>
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Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
July 9, 2010
Meet Arne Rasmussen who has lived in Brazil for over 5 years. Read the following interview in which he tells us about some of his most memorable experiences and gives ... more>>
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Around Brazil
Brazil: Hidden Pousadas - Castelinho 38, Rio de Janeiro
By Alison McGowan July 9th, 2010
I had already passed the Castelinho several times on visits to Santa Teresa but it was friends of mine who stayed there that said it really ... more>>
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Events
Sao Paulo: Football Society - 24th July
Futebol Society is a night football tournament taking place in Sao Paulo, from 22h to 6h on July 24th. There will be 32 teams of 7 players competing all night. There is more information ... more>>
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Events
Ladies Circle/ROTARY Brazil
Ladies Circle is a vibrant International service organization part of Rotary Club for young dynamic women under the age of 45. This organization was started by the wives of Round Table in ... more>>
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Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
June 23, 2010
Meet Rod Saunders who recently visited Brazil. Read the following interview in which he tells us about some of his most memorable experiences and gives some useful advice ... more>>
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Around Brazil
Brazil: Hidden Pousadas - Amazon Tupana Lodge, Manaus, Amazonas
By Alison McGowan June 23, 2010
I had heard good recommendations for the Amazon Tupana before I even came to the Amazon, so I knew it would be excellent, but having never ... more>>
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Culture
Brazil: Head for the Hills for an Authentic Festa Junina
By Marilyn Diggs June 14, 2010
June will be here before you can say, "pé de moleque" (peanut brittle) and with it comes the lively folkloric parties called Festa ... more>>
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Article
Brazil: Sao Paulo Metro
By James Turner June 14, 2010
Maybe theres hope yet for São Paulos suffering drivers, perpetually trapped in anguished gridlock. The first two stations of the ... more>>
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Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
May 30, 2010
Meet Don Fenstermaker who has lived in Brazil for 5 years. Read the following interview in which he tells us about some of his most memorable experiences and gives some ... more>>
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Culture
Ask a Brazilian: Jealousy
May 30, 2010
This is our regular column called "Ask a Brazilian", the idea being that you can quite literally ask a question of a Brazilian - for those issues you aren't sure about ... more>>
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Article
Brazil: Paradise Still Unexplored
By Regina Scharf May 30, 2010
Brazil is still very far from fulfilling its touristic potential. Despite its 7,500 kilometers (4,300 miles) of coast, the Amazon rainforest, ... more>>
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