Posts Tagged 'Brasil with S'

Day #17: Luiza is Living in Canada (but only until the end of this week!)

One of the greatest things about living between two cultures is that you get to laugh in two languages every single day. However, jokes and memes in my mother tongue tend to have a special flavour, especially now that the

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Day #17: Luiza is Living in Canada (but only until the end of this week!)

One of the greatest things about living between two cultures is that you get to laugh in two languages every single day. However, jokes and memes in my mother tongue tend to have a special flavour, especially now that the

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[Fridays in Portuguese] Devassa+#SandyFacts=#Fail?

Sim, @SandyLeah é a nova garota propaganda da Devassa e assim como um monte de gente, acredito que a Schincariol mirou uma coisa e acertou outra completamente diferente. A estratégia de gerar polêmica e vender produto como conseqüência é uma

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[Fridays in Portuguese] Devassa+#SandyFacts=#Fail?

Sim, @SandyLeah é a nova garota propaganda da Devassa e assim como um monte de gente, acredito que a Schincariol mirou uma coisa e acertou outra completamente diferente. A estratégia de gerar polêmica e vender produto como conseqüência é uma

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Rio de Janeiro: Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer

Visit YouTube.com/MadameHeringer Introducing your home country to foreigners is the best way to get to know where you came from. That’s the conclusion that I came to after three very interesting weeks in Brazil with my Canadian family. Being the

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Rio de Janeiro: Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer

Visit YouTube.com/MadameHeringer Introducing your home country to foreigners is the best way to get to know where you came from. That’s the conclusion that I came to after three very interesting weeks in Brazil with my Canadian family. Being the

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[Fridays in Portuguese] Paixão à Segunda Vista!

MadameHeringer.com and @vheringer are part of the Brazilian TV channel Multishow #outros500 project. To celebrate, MadameHeringer.com will have a blog post in Portuguese published every Friday for the Portuguese-speaking readers of this site. Desde que me mudei para o Canada

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[Fridays in Portuguese] Paixão à Segunda Vista!

MadameHeringer.com and @vheringer are part of the Brazilian TV channel Multishow #outros500 project. To celebrate, MadameHeringer.com will have a blog post in Portuguese published every Friday for the Portuguese-speaking readers of this site. Desde que me mudei para o Canada

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Welcome to 2011!

What a year! 2010 passed so fast that I completely neglected writing all the nice blog posts that I had planned to publish while I am away on vacation. Oh well, it didn’t happen. 2011 started with great news! MadameHeringer.com

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Welcome to 2011!

What a year! 2010 passed so fast that I completely neglected writing all the nice blog posts that I had planned to publish while I am away on vacation. Oh well, it didn’t happen. 2011 started with great news! MadameHeringer.com

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Brazilian Expressions That Won't Translate to English

I have been living in Canada for four years now. According to Canada Immigration and Citizenship, I have been here long enough to be considered a Canadian. Well, that’s what they say… To be fair, the accent is actually smoother

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Brazilian Expressions That Won't Translate to English

I have been living in Canada for four years now. According to Canada Immigration and Citizenship, I have been here long enough to be considered a Canadian. Well, that’s what they say… To be fair, the accent is actually smoother

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[Fridays in Portuguese] Carioca é um Bicho Burro!

Photo: George Campos Azevedo no Flickr É isso mesmo. Nós cariocas somos burros, mas muito burros mesmo! Desde o início de todo esse pandemônio no Rio de Janeiro, nós cariocas decidimos não questionar a política de segurança do nosso estado,

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[Fridays in Portuguese] Carioca é um Bicho Burro!

Photo: George Campos Azevedo no Flickr É isso mesmo. Nós cariocas somos burros, mas muito burros mesmo! Desde o início de todo esse pandemônio no Rio de Janeiro, nós cariocas decidimos não questionar a política de segurança do nosso estado,

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[Fridays in Portuguese] Eleições 2010 e o Direito ao Voto Obrigatório

MadameHeringer.com and @vheringer are part of the Brazilian TV channel Multishow #outros500 project. To celebrate, MadameHeringer.com will have a blog post in Portuguese published every Friday for the Portuguese-speaking readers of this site. Every blog post will have a quick

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[Fridays in Portuguese] Eleições 2010 e o Direito ao Voto Obrigatório

MadameHeringer.com and @vheringer are part of the Brazilian TV channel Multishow #outros500 project. To celebrate, MadameHeringer.com will have a blog post in Portuguese published every Friday for the Portuguese-speaking readers of this site. Every blog post will have a quick

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Can Your Spokesperson Ruin a Marketing Campaign?

Photo Credit: Reinaldo Marques/Terra During his last week in South Africa, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attended numerous events promoting my home country. Lula is a great character and one of the most charismatic personalities that Brazil will

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Can Your Spokesperson Ruin a Marketing Campaign?

Photo Credit: Reinaldo Marques/Terra During his last week in South Africa, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attended numerous events promoting my home country. Lula is a great character and one of the most charismatic personalities that Brazil will

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The Canadian Project – Day #7: Nick Noorani & Women In Leadership Foundation

I am having the busiest week of my life, but it feels really gooooood! I recorded this videolog last Saturday and spent the whole weekend trying to make my 2006 Dell laptop talk to my new 2010 Canon Rebel T2i

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The Canadian Project – Day #7: Nick Noorani & Women In Leadership Foundation

I am having the busiest week of my life, but it feels really gooooood! I recorded this videolog last Saturday and spent the whole weekend trying to make my 2006 Dell laptop talk to my new 2010 Canon Rebel T2i

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South Africa 2010: Casa Little Brazil

I have no words to express how proud I am of my friend Dianne Russell. She found her man, moved to South Africa and created one of the most successful expat blogs that I know. Yeah, butt… hit the 11,000 visitors

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South Africa 2010: Casa Little Brazil

I have no words to express how proud I am of my friend Dianne Russell. She found her man, moved to South Africa and created one of the most successful expat blogs that I know. Yeah, butt… hit the 11,000 visitors

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Grupo Corpo: Tom Zé and Lenine in Vancouver

The last time I watched a performance by Grupo Corpo, I was living in Brazil and the soundtrack of the show was composed by João Bosco. I fell in love with Grupo Corpo while watching their performances of Bengelê and

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Grupo Corpo: Tom Zé and Lenine in Vancouver

The last time I watched a performance by Grupo Corpo, I was living in Brazil and the soundtrack of the show was composed by João Bosco. I fell in love with Grupo Corpo while watching their performances of Bengelê and

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Happy New Year: The Reality of a Brazilian Lost Between Two Countries

Author’s Note: “Águas de Março” is this blog post’s official soundtrack. Please press play and enjoy! It may sound wrong to you, but in my mind, the year only starts after my birthday! I grew up in Brazil with the

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Happy New Year: The Reality of a Brazilian Lost Between Two Countries

Author’s Note: “Águas de Março” is this blog post’s official soundtrack. Please press play and enjoy! It may sound wrong to you, but in my mind, the year only starts after my birthday! I grew up in Brazil with the

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Uniban e Maite Proenca:Exemplos da bocalidade brasileira

Eu estava determinada a não comentar o que anda acontecendo no Brasil, até porque toda vez que eu decido escrever sobre o meu país, eu acabo chutando cachorro morto! Não é nenhuma novidade que o caso Sean Goldman é um

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Uniban e Maite Proenca:Exemplos da bocalidade brasileira

Eu estava determinada a não comentar o que anda acontecendo no Brasil, até porque toda vez que eu decido escrever sobre o meu país, eu acabo chutando cachorro morto! Não é nenhuma novidade que o caso Sean Goldman é um

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Orgulho da tia…

Bem, não é nenhuma novidade por aqui o fato de eu ter trabalhado no Sexy Hot por dois anos, né? Pois então, mesmo estando longe de ícones como Manuel Ferrara, Savannah Samson e Nacho Vidal há mais de dois anos,

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Orgulho da tia…

Bem, não é nenhuma novidade por aqui o fato de eu ter trabalhado no Sexy Hot por dois anos, né? Pois então, mesmo estando longe de ícones como Manuel Ferrara, Savannah Samson e Nacho Vidal há mais de dois anos,

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Maconha, minha filha, maconha!

Como todos os meus amigos sabem, eu não fui designed para apreciar nenhum tipo de entorpecente. Não que eu não tenha tentado, é claro! (In)Felizmente, não é a minha, não curto… Mas tanta coisa faz sentido neste post do Felipe,

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Maconha, minha filha, maconha!

Como todos os meus amigos sabem, eu não fui designed para apreciar nenhum tipo de entorpecente. Não que eu não tenha tentado, é claro! (In)Felizmente, não é a minha, não curto… Mas tanta coisa faz sentido neste post do Felipe,

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