Florianópolis is proud to have its own micareta, the Portuguese word for a carnival taking place outside the traditional dates for the carnival. Folianópolis is its name and this year it will take place between 12 and 14 November. Check out the line-up at the party’s website. The presence of usual suspects such as Ivete [...]
Rio de Janeiro’s mayor has just made a worrying announcement. This coming summer Rio is to face its worse dengue fever epidemic in history. The conclusion was reached through the comparison of current and old data. So far this year, and long before the summer months when most cases are recorded, Rio has seen 160,000 [...]
After two editions of the Cow Parade, it is the turn now for rhinos to take the streets of São Paulo through Rino Mania. From 20 September till 20 October 60 fiberglass rhinos (no fear of uncontrolled beasts charging against innocent by-standers) will occupy public and private spaces in the city of São Paulo, mainly [...]
If you couldn’t make it to see the return of Rock in Rio to its origins, YouTube brings you the chance to watch some of the shows live. Turn to Rock in Rio’s YouTube channel. Today’s the first day, so don’t miss it. Great initiative. —————————— RELATED POSTS: destination: Rio de Janeiro Did you like [...]
The story is from the Folha de São Paulo newspaper: the Brazilian capital hasn’t seen any rainfall for 100 days now. At destination: Brasilia, our main blog post on the Brazilian capital, we gave the following warning: There is hardly any rain in Brasilia between May and September. Heat can be high and relative humidty [...]
