Brazil: bringing a whole new meaning to ‘festa’
Don’t be surprised if you are invited to a child’s birthday party in Brazil and…
September 23, 2016
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A six-week FLAS adventure with Caminhos Language Centre
Susanna Southworth came to Rio de Janeiro on a Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship…
September 21, 2016
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Separated at Birth: Ipanema and Copacabana
A lot of tourists are disappointed when they see they can’t cross the Ipanema-Copacabana coastal…
September 16, 2016
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Getting to know: Pavão-Pavãozinho
Many people assume that favelas are associated with negativity and danger. Many Brazilians and tourists…
September 2, 2016
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Festa Junina…another Rio Carnival
Festa Junina means Festival of June, it is a celebration during the winter, marked by…
July 26, 2016
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More than a new city and a conversational English class from the perspective of 1 gringa
A volunteer of Mais Caminhos spent a few weeks in Rio de Janeiro teaching English…
May 19, 2016
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