On 24 and 25 July the Japanase Quarter of Liberdade in São Paulo will be host to the Tanabata Matsuri, the Festival of the Stars. It is an ancient Japanese festival celebrated in São Paulo for 30 years now. Of all the Japanese festivals taking place at the Liberdade neighbourhood every year, none leaves the [...]
The World Cup in South Africa concluded on Sunday night with Spain’s 1-0 victory over the Netherlands. Now, the footballing world shifts their focus to Brazil, the hosts of the 2014 tournament. In a lot of people’s eyes this was a World Cup that attracted a fair share of controversy and criticism. The pesky (but [...]
The World Cup 2010 is over and it seems the appropriate time for the launch of our new project, devoted fully to the soccer world cup that will take place in Brazil in 2014. Its name is the World Cup Brazil 2014 and its main goal is to provide tourists with reliable and trustworthy travel [...]
Up until recently foreigners were required by law to present a sworn translation of their driving licence along the original document every time they intended to drive a car in Brazil. A new resolution (you can read the details in Portuguese at Fim da tradução para carteira de motorista estrangeiro no Brasil) puts an end [...]
One outstanding feature of winter in the southeast and southern regions of Brazil is the presence of thick morning fog. Between June and September the airports of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are often forced to halt their operations due to heavy fog. The international airport of Guarulhos in São Paulo (also known as [...]
