NEW BLOG: Kiwi in Brazil

I am a tall, lanky American girl married to a tall, lanky Brazilian boy and we’re living in Salvador. My name, pronounced by a friend in thickly accented Brazilian Portuguese was something like “kweeng” which, in consideration of my green eyes, turned into “kiwi”…so voila! I am Kiwi in Brasil. I never imagined I would [...]

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WORLD CUP 2014: The Cities

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

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CARNIVAL: Brazil 2009

Here are a few blogs/sites that have information about Carnival in Salvardor, Recife and São Paulo.  
After 20 some years here Carnival does not spark the same interet in me that it did back in the “old days”, when it was less commerical and more up close and personal…as they say.  It has become a [...]

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TRAVEL BRAZIL-AIR: New Airline – Azul

The new airline, Azul, has begun selling tickets via the internet; however, flights will not begin until January . This is the low-cost airline started by the founder of JetBlue in the USA.
18 Feb 09, it will have flights from São Paulo-Campinas (VCP) to:
- Curitiba
- Manaus (new Apr 09)
- Porto Alegre
- Salvador
- Recife
- Vitoria
UPDATE: [...]

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LIB: Why Gringos Return Home After Six Months

There were 5,000+ positions for 61 professional government jobs!
Over at “The Lion’s Den” Blog, there is an entry today explaining why gringos end up returning home.
Read it, if you are considering moving to Brazil.  It might save you a world of hurt.
LINKS:
> The Lion’s Den – Blogger in Salvador

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TRAVEL BRAZIL-AIR: Free Wireless Internet Access at 12 Brazilian Airports

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. [...]

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TRAVEL BRAZIL-AIR: American’s New Destinations to Brazil

Here are American’s schedules to its three new Brazilian destinations, effective Nov. 2. All times shown are local.
From Miami to Belo Horizonte (Operates Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday)
Flight # Departs [...]

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BEACHES BAHIA: South of Salvador II

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Brazilian Federal highway 101 parallels the coast.  Bahia State highway 001 goes along the coast.  I have been over the portion south of Ilhéus going to Comandatuba.  It was good and very little traffic.   Reaching some of these beach areas by bus will not be easy.  Some are not easy to reach even [...]

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TRAVEL BRAZIL-AIR: American Plans New Destinations to Brazil

American Airlines, Inc.
OST-2008-0229 – Allocation of 11 Weekly Combination Frequencies (US-Brazil)
July 16, 2008
Application for Allocation of 11 Weekly Combination Frequencies – Bookmarked
Hereby applies for the allocation of 11 U.S.-Brazil weekly combination frequencies in order to operate the following routes on a yearround basis, starting November 2, 2008:
• Miami‑Salvador‑Recife‑Miami (daily)
• Miami‑Belo Horizonte‑Miami (4 times/week)
American proposes to [...]

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PHOTOS: Geoffrey Hiller’s “Canto do Brasil”

Geoffrey Hiller’s impressive presentation of photos with commentary about Salvador, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Rio and São Paulo.
Mr. Hiller’s intro:

Returning to Brazil after 25 years I was captivated once again by the charm and beauty of the country. No doubt the Brazilians are photogenic subjects, but it goes deeper than the image. Compared to the paranoia [...]

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Wealth Distribution in Brazil

Brasília – Presidente do Instituto de
Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea), Márcio Pochmann.
10% of the richest people in Brazil have 75% of the wealth

The Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA) of the Brazilian Government in a recent study stated that in São Paulo the wealthiest 10% had 73.4% of while in Rio they retained 62.9% and [...]

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BEACHES BAHIA: South of Salvador, Bahia

Photo by Alison McGowan of Hidden Pousadas

The beaches South of the City of Salvador in the State of Bahia (see map) are considered by many Brazilians and Gringos as the best in Brazil. There are thousands of miles of beaches in Brazil, so it is really hard to say, but for sure, this [...]

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Salvador – Aritcle NYT

Good article by the NYT’s correspondent in Brazil; Larry Rohter.
Click on Bahia on the Salvador article page for more info about Bahia.
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Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

“Before there was Brazil… there was Bahia…”
I was there in 1965 and at the airport in 1998 on my way to Ilhéus, Bahia.  I am obviously no expert on Salvador.
In 1965 (October) I flew in from Rio; spent two nights and one day.  It was old, rundown, dirty, hot…. at the part I was in [...]

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