Posted in CITIES: Brasília, ECON STUFF, tagged Brazil, economic classes, economy, family income, middle class, poorest class, upper class on 25 September, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
25 Sept. 09 US$ = R$1.80 EURO = R$2.64
This is a summary of an article written by CIRILO JUNIOR in Folha Online
Fundação Getúlio Vargas criteria for the economic classes in Brazil are as follow:
(family income per month)
AB: income exceeding R$ 4,807
C: between R$ 1,115 and R$ 4,806
D: between R$ 768 to R$ 1,114
E: [...]
Posted in CITIES: Brasília, HOLIDAYS:, tagged 1st Lady, Brazil, HOLIDAYS:, independence, Lula, Marisa, parade, september on 7 September, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today, the 7th of September, is Independence Day in Brazil.
Brazil declared its independence from Portugal in 1822. It became a Republic in 1889.
This year many of the celebrations have been cancelled due to the H1N1 virus. However, Brasília will have its normal Independence Day parade with President Sarkozy of France as a special guest. An [...]
Posted in BLOG STUFF, CITIES: Brasília, tagged Blog, Brasilia, Brazil on 12 July, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Brasília is the most unBrazilian city in Brazil. Liked by some; disliked by many. I lived there for three months when I returned to Brazil in 1986. I liked it.
Click here to go the Brasília Blog.
Posted in CITIES: Brasília, POLITICS:, tagged Amabassador, Brazil, Foreign Service, Thomas A. Shannon, US Ambassador to Brazil, US Government, US State Department on 29 May, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Term of Appointment: 10/07/2005 to present
Read the Assistant Secretary’s remarks.
Thomas A. Shannon was confirmed as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs on October 7, 2005.
A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Mr. Shannon served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the National Security Council [...]
Posted in CITIES: Belo Horizonte, CITIES: Brasília, CITIES: Manaus, CITIES: Natal, CITIES: Recife, CITIES: Rio, CITIES: Salvador, CITIES: São Paulo, WORLD CUP 2014:, tagged 2014, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Brazil, cities, Cuiaba, curitiba, football, Fortaleza, futebol, Manaus, Natal, Recife, rio de janeiro., Salvador, Sao Paulo, soccer, WORLD CUP 2014: on 29 May, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Belo Horizonte Porto Alegre Curitiba Brasília Cuiabá Manaus Fortaleza Salvador Recife Natal
O Globo:
The final will be played in Rio.
LINKS:
Brazilian National Team
FIFA – Brazil
Posted in CITIES: Brasília, CITIES: Rio, DRIVING IN BRAZIL(DIB):, ECON STUFF, tagged Brazil, cell, economy, mobile, number, phones on 27 April, 2009 | 3 Comments »
(Source: Info-Prod Research (Middle East)) April 26, 2009
According to ANBA: With a total of 153.67 million mobile phone subscribers, Brazil currently has eight cellular telephones for each group of ten inhabitants. According to the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), more than 3 million new numbers were added between January and March this year. Last month alone, [...]
Posted in CITIES: Brasília, TRAVEL BRAZIL-Air, tagged Atlanta, Brasilia, Brazil, Delta, new flights, non-stop on 22 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Service to Brasilia begins December 17, 2009.
Service from ATL to BSB operates on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Service from BSB to ATL operates on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
LINKS:
> Delta Airlines
Posted in CITIES: Brasília, tagged Brasilia, Brazil, BSB, capital, cities, dusty, red dirt, us consulate, us embassy on 27 November, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I first visited Brasília in June 1966 arriving from Belo Horizonte by bus. It was a city still “under construction”. It was cold. It was dusty – red. The Cathedral was just a concrete frame. The Congress and Senate buildings you see above where there as were most of the Ministry buildings. The US Embassy [...]
Posted in BLOG STUFF, CITIES: Brasília, tagged about Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil, GetBrazil, new blogs on 22 November, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
BRASÍLIA:
Heather Bloghead
Finally found a Blog of someone in Brasília. American woman working as volunteer teacher. Lots of photos and blog entries.
BRAZIL:
GetBrazil
Not expats, but Brazilian professionals (Journalists, Economists, Marketers, Human Resources professionals etc) whose aim is to give you the straight scoop on Brazil. Gives a good overview of what is going on in [...]
Posted in CITIES: Brasília, CITIES: Rio, CITIES: Salvador, CITIES: São Paulo, TRAVEL BRAZIL-Air, tagged airports, Brazil, Congonhas Airport, Sao Paulo, Wi-Fi, wireless on 15 October, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Congonhas Airport – São Paulo
As of December, 12 terminals will provide access; first phase will cost U.S. $ 1.1 million
The Brazilian Company of Airport Infrastructure (Infraero) announced yesterday the establishment of network of free Internet access at 12 airports in Brazil. The first stage of the wireless system – wireless Internet – will cost U.S. [...]
Posted in CITIES: Brasília, CITIES: Goiânia, DRIVING IN BRAZIL(DIB):, tagged BR 060, Brasilia, Brazil, goiania, Highways on 28 September, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I moved to Brazil in March 1986, I lived in Brasilia for about three months before moving to Goiania. The drive from Brasilia to Goiania took three and a half hours over a two-lane road that carried a lot of traffic; especially on Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons.
Now the highway is four-lanes (except [...]
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