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Half my city is underwater. Here’s what’s on my mind:
Half my city is underwater. Here’s what’s on my mind:
I live in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, where half the city flooded.
Francisco Araujo da Costa
May 7
Five Words to Expand Your Brazilian Portuguese Vocabulary
I have a book coming out today, a phrasebook for people who want to learn Brazilian Portuguese. It’s called Português na Prática para…
Francisco Araujo da Costa
Aug 13, 2016
The Brazilian Economic Crisis at Ground Level
The Brazilian Economic Crisis at Ground Level
What passes for dog-bites-man in Brazil in 2016
Francisco Araujo da Costa
Feb 16, 2016
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Just another day in the Brazilian crisis
How the perennial “country of the future” deals with an economic and political crisis.
caveat brasilis
Mar 31, 2015
Highlights from a Fender Bender
Highlights from a Fender Bender
What happens when you’re involved in a minor traffic accident in Brazil
Francisco Araujo da Costa
Mar 25, 2015
Brazil’s Anti-Technology Minister of Technology
Brazil’s Anti-Technology Minister of Technology
Brazil has 39 cabinet-level positions, at least for now, and president Rousseff has been picking a new cabinet for her second term. Among…
Francisco Araujo da Costa
Jan 15, 2015
How do you say “Custo Brasil” in Japanese?
For a few years now, there’s been a lot of talk in the country about what we call the “Brazil cost”, or the cost of doing business in a…
caveat brasilis
Jan 12, 2015
Too many C-sections? There oughtta be a law.
Too many C-sections? There oughtta be a law.
Congressman Jean Wyllys rode his fame as a reality show winner to a seat in the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. A member of…
Francisco Araujo da Costa
Jan 6, 2015
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