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Brazilian Carnival TV Ad Would Be Banned! (Video)

Every year a TV ad is produced that features a beautiful and almost naked young woman who dances across the screen to samba music. This year the model Aline Prado, 25, has been chosen to perform for the ad – watch her show on video below. Her modesty is maintained, just, by greasepaint and glitter. [...]

One Man’s Rubbish Is Another Man’s Treasure – From Brazil

It’s surprising what some people throw away and it was even more surprising to find that my friends in Brazil were actually ditching the items I’ve photographed. [...]

A Crazy Party, Sweden, Lemons and Pa-Ping-Po?

Cachaça neat, in my opinion, is fit only for powering spacecraft, but when it’s mixed with sugar, ice and lemon it is transformed into a delicious cocktail called caipirinha (Kypeereenya). [...]

Christmas & New Year In The Southern Hemisphere

For the last few weeks the streets, shops and municipal buildings have been decorated with fake snow and tinsel. Father Christmas is suspended from every conceivable position imaginable, but it’s too hot for Christmas and too hot for New Year. [...]

Brazilian Dance – Forró, performed by Daniela Aguiar & Paulo Moura

I love this dance it is sexy and fun. It’s a happy dance and the music is jolly. I’ve danced forró (very badly), at clubs in Brazil and London. [...]

Sunset Over São Paulo, Brazil

This is an image of a sunset that I photographed in January, 2008. In the distance, across that stretch of the ocean, is mainland Brazil and the State of São Paulo. [...]

Paris Hilton’s Ad: She’s Hot, Brazil Is Hot, The Beer Is Ice Cold But Ad Is Banned

Below is Paris Hilton’s Brazilian Ad for Devassa beer. She’s hot, Brazil is hot, the beer is ice cold so what’s the problem? Apparently the ad is too hot for Brazilian TV. Knowing Brazil as I do this decision surprises me. [...]

Santos: Historic Brazilian Trading City

While staying in Praia Grande I briefly visited City of Santos, an ancient city founded in 1546 by the Portuguese nobleman Brás Cubas. It has now expanded to a population around 450,000 so the historical city is only a small part of this metropolis.

The historic area includes the port, which is the largest [...]