Brazzil Magazine

How About Some Portuguese?

Even the basic verb to be can be difficult for someone learning Portuguese since ...

Orson Welles’ Youth’s Folly in Brazil

The story that so much interested filmmaker Orson Welles, was the tale of four ...

Brazil: A Lula Overdose

The sheer energy Lula is displaying is impressive, but it might be better if ...

Brazil: Landless Are Restless

A festering situation that so far seems not to have attracted attention internationally is ...

If Only I Knew a Little Portuguese!

I was starting to get really frustrated. I needed someone who spoke English. My ...

Pow! Wow! The Spirit of Brazil.

Brazilian Spirit of the Amazon is very similar to modern American comics. Its content, ...

Meeting Brazil’s Female Authors

Fortunately, Fourteen Female Voices from Brazil does not push a hard feminist agenda that ...

Brazil: Which Part of Poor You Didn’t Understand?

The current minimum salary in Brazil is R$ 240 (US$ 80). Official unemployment is ...

Cutting Brazil to the Bone

A Brazilian senator wants to drastically reduce the number of Brazil’s congressmen, both senators ...

Brazil and Their Civilized Neighbors to the North

While geographically located in the "western" hemisphere, Brazil does not fully qualify as a ...