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		<title>Day #17: Luiza is Living in Canada (but only until the end of this week!)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veronica Heringer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 Brazilian youth is connected and  heavily using online platforms like their North American counterparts. I remember [...]<p><a href="http://madameheringer.com/2012/01/17/day-17-luiza-is-living-in-canada-but-only-until-the-end-of-this-week/">Day #17: Luiza is Living in Canada (but only until the end of this week!)</a> is a post from: <a href="http://madameheringer.com">MadameHeringer.com</a></p>
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		</p><p>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 Brazilian youth is connected and  heavily using online platforms like their North American counterparts. I remember that my first computer, which in fact was the family computer, had very restricted access to the internet. We were still in the dial-up ages and the phone bill charges were not inexpensive. I was expected to connect to the internet with very specific goals and tasks in mind like checking my email, reading an article or researching something that my Mom asked about. &#8220;Fast Internet&#8221; arrived after I finished high school, only then I was able to spend hours chatting on ICQ, join Yahoo! groups and have my first Geocities page (dude, I feel old saying that!). So now, when I see the Brazilian Gen Zs creating all sorts of trending topics on Twitter, I get excited about being part of it even from far away.</p>
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<p>What about Luiza?, you might ask. Well&#8230; Luiza Rabello is a 17 year old Brazilian exchange student living in Canada who became an online celebrity after her father Gerardo Rabello mentioned her during an informercial. According to Mr. Rabello he followed the original script produced by the real estate development team. The commercial for the development in the city of João Pessoa, in the Brazilian state of Paraíba looks like any other of its kind until Mr. Rabello mentions Luiza. The TV spot is 30 seconds long and  Mr. Rabello spends only three seconds disclosing that he &#8220;brought his whole family, except Luiza who is living in Canada,&#8221; to show his support to the local venture, but that was enough. The TV spot has received thousands of hits on YouTube and if you search for &#8220;Luiza Está no Canadá&#8221; you&#8217;ll find numerous articles and videos about this new Brazilian online celebrity. The <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23luizaestanocanada" target="_blank">#LuizaEstaNoCanada</a> hashtag reached over 1.7 million people in the last 24 hours.</p>
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<p>If you want to get involved in this meme, the official hashtag is #LuizaEstaNoCanada. If you want to help Luiza and/or kill some time, Fuse and Imaginaria have also developed a game called <a target="_blank" href="http://luiza.fuze.cc/">&#8220;Luiza is Living in Canada &#8211; Glamour at the Ski Hill Edition&#8221;</a> that will do the trick. In the game, our heroine skies downhill trying to avoid rocks, pine trees, snow men and the Sasquatch. The real life Luiza was supposed to stay in Canada until the end of this month, but after over <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/134789613304615/" target="_blank">9,000 people confirmed their presence at a fictitious party at the Castro Pinto International Airport</a>, her family decided to speed her return to Brazil for the end of this week. </p>
<p><em>Safe travels, Luiza! (And too bad we won&#8217;t be able to use one of the best lines provided by the Brazilian advertising industry after the end of this week&#8230;)</em></p>
<p><a href="http://madameheringer.com/2012/01/17/day-17-luiza-is-living-in-canada-but-only-until-the-end-of-this-week/">Day #17: Luiza is Living in Canada (but only until the end of this week!)</a> is a post from: <a href="http://madameheringer.com">MadameHeringer.com</a></p>
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		<title>[Fridays in Portuguese] Devassa+#SandyFacts=#Fail?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 01:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veronica Heringer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 prática antiga em publicidade, especialmente no Brasil, onde somos mestres em transformar tragédia em samba-enredo. [...]<p><a href="http://madameheringer.com/2011/03/04/fridays-in-portuguese-devassasandyfactsepicfail/">[Fridays in Portuguese] Devassa+#SandyFacts=#Fail?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://madameheringer.com">MadameHeringer.com</a></p>
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<p>Sim, <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/#!/sandyleah">@SandyLeah</a> 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 prática antiga em publicidade, especialmente no Brasil, onde somos mestres em transformar tragédia em samba-enredo. A atual campanha da Devassa está sim sendo muito bem sucedida na mesa de bar, já que todo mundo concorda ou discorda com a escolha da garota-propaganda da Devassa. O que me intriga é se a conversa de bar irá  traduzir-se em vendas para a Schincariol.</p>
<p>Um dos argumentos dos defensores da campanha é que a Schincariol já esperava a polêmica que a campanha criou. Eu tenho as minhas dúvidas. Se na era digital o objetivo da campanha gerar esse <em>buzz</em>, por que os canais de mídias sociais não estão infestados com anúncios e jogos promovendo a nova campanha da cerveja Devassa? Por que não foi criada uma conta funcional no Twitter para interagir com o público? Por que os canais sociais da Devassa não foram integrados à campanha? Se o <em>buzz </em>era algo esperado, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/Devassa">4764* fãs no Facebook</a> me parece uma meta bem modesta se comparada ao estrago que <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/#!/sandyfacts">@SandyFacts</a>, uma conta de humor no Twitter, está fazendo com mais de 20 mil <em>re-tweets</em>.</p>
<p>Polêmica é uma ferramenta perigosa em publicidade. Recentemente, o Groupon criou uma série de comerciais comparando ofertas a culturas e causas. Num dos comerciais <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI0P0ULYBbM">Timothy Hutton</a> diz que “o povo do Tibet sofre repressão mas continuam preparando um curry de peixe sensacional”. Sites, revistas e programas de televisão, todos declararam a sua opinião em relação a campanha, o sentimento geral foi negativo. Essa semana, os resultados da campanha de 950 milhões de dólares foram publicados <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1733259/why-groupon-lost-big-on-super-bowl-ads-traffic-rose-only-3?partner=rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+fastcompany/headlines+(Fast+Company+Headlines)">neste artigo da Fast Campany</a>. Mesmo com espaço comercial durante o Superbowl, o Groupon aumentou apenas em 8% o número de visitantes, enquanto o concorrente Livingsocial teve crescimento de 80% no mesmo período.</p>
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<p>Se a campanha da Devassa vai ser bem sucedida ou não, só o tempo irá dizer. Por enquanto, ainda me espanto ao ver a reação pública, as <em>memes</em> <a target="_blank" href="http://http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23sandyfacts">#SandyFacts</a> e <a target="_blank" href="http://http://twitter.com/#!/search/tuiteumfilmecomdevassa">#Tuiteumfilmecomdevassa</a>, e <em><a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwKgcWH-ujM&amp;feature=player_embedded">viral mashups</a> </em>sendo mais bem sucedidos  do que a própria campanha. Para mim, “Todo mundo tem um lado Devassa” é uma campanha audaciosa que pode deixar a Schincariol numa situação delicada no mercado, já que os esforços atuais desvinculam a marca da imagem construída nos anos anteriores.</p>
<p>Se você fosse o diretor de criação da campanha, quem seria a sua mulher Devassa? Manteria a Sandy como garota-propaganda?</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veronica Heringer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visit YouTube.com/MadameHeringer Introducing your home country to foreigners is the best way to get to know where you came from. That&#8217;s the conclusion that I came to after three very interesting weeks in Brazil with my Canadian family. Being the hostess of a discovery trip made me read, research and visit new places in the [...]<p><a href="http://madameheringer.com/2011/01/19/rio-de-janeiro-corcovado-and-christ-the-redeemer/">Rio de Janeiro: Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer</a> is a post from: <a href="http://madameheringer.com">MadameHeringer.com</a></p>
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<p>Introducing your home country to foreigners is the best way to get to know where you came from. That&#8217;s the conclusion that I came to after three very interesting weeks in Brazil with my Canadian family. Being the hostess of a discovery trip made me read, research and visit new places in the country where I was born. The result is the series of videologs that I am starting today and will continue to publish over the next four weeks.</p>
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<p>Christ the Redeemer is my city&#8217;s world-famous landmark and is the most impressive attraction that we visited during our time in Rio de Janeiro. The streetcar ride, combined with Floresta da Tijuca&#8217;s scenery is an attraction by itself, especially when you realize that the streetcar route is actually used by the people who live in Paineiras, a community inside the forest. The fact that the ride ends at a height of 710 meters with a 360 degree view of the city of Rio de Janeiro is a great added bonus.</p>
<p>The Christ the Redeemer statue is completely accessible to the public. Even though you can hike up to the statue, the rail trip is the best option, taking approximately 20 minutes from Cosme Velho station to Corcovado station and departing every half hour. Once you arrive at Corcovado station, you can take the elevator up to the first level and then the escalator to the base of the statue. There, you&#8217;ll have the opportunity to admire the whole city, have your picture taken with HIM and even meditate at the little chapel build inside the statue.</p>
<p><strong>Tip:</strong> Make sure you visit Corcovado in a sunny day and don&#8217;t forget to wear sunscreen! If you&#8217;re visiting Rio during the high season, arrive at Cosme Velho as early as possible. The streetcar runs from 8:30 am to 7:00 pm, but tickets sell fast.</p>
<blockquote><p>Christ the Redeemer at Corcovado Mountain<br />
Opens everyday, from 8:30 am to 7:00 pm<br />
From Zona Sul, take the subway to Largo do Machado station and then the bus (422 or 498) to Cosme Velho.<br />
Tickets are R$ 35.00<br />
For more information, visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.corcovado.com.br">http://www.corcovado.com.br</a></p></blockquote>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veronica Heringer</dc:creator>
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<p>Desde que me mudei para o Canada  em 2006, este é o segundo ano que venho de férias para o Brasil. Demorei três anos para voltar para a terrinha pela primeira vez, mas aos poucos estou fazendo da visita anual às minhas raízes um hábito. Muitos foram os motivos que me trouxeram de volta ao Brasil este ano, os mais importantes foram trabalho e família. Não sei como outros expatriados imaginam o Brasil, mas eu quando estou no Canadá imagino o meu país como o lugar onde a minha família vive. Na minha imaginação o Brasil tem as minhas fotos de infância na parede e o cheiro de café fresco da Fazenda Flor da Matta por todos os quartos da casa.</p>
<p>Para quem vem de Vancouver, o Rio de Janeiro é um destino tropical muito distante. Vindo pela Air Canada a viagem leva mais de 24 horas, usando qualquer empresa áerea e vindo pelos Estados Unidos, você pode ter a sorte de chegar em menos de 15 horas. Ou seja, você tem que ter uma família muito boa e amigos muitos legais para fazer a viagem valer a pena! ; 0 )</p>
<p>Todo ano, além do choque térmico, tenho percebido que o choque cultural tem sido cada vez maior. Comparada ao caos carioca, Vancouver é uma cidade do interior! Como o meu processo de <em>agringamento </em>tem-se agravado, a cada ano me descubro mais apaixonada pelo o que os locais consideram clichê: <em>sol, praia, feijoada, caipirinha&#8230;</em></p>
<p>Mr. Ames anda muito confuso com a minha recentente vontade de morar no Brasil no futuro. A confusão se agrava especialmente quando depois de decidida eu faço um comentário negativo sobre a minha própria cidade. Como ainda não sou uma gringa completa, a brasileira ainda tem voz! Verdade seja dita, o país do futuro ainda não é o país do futuro e<a target="_blank" href="http://500s.tv/t7oCj"> Vancouver continua sendo um útero aconchegante</a>.</p>
<p>Esta viagem tem sido uma experiência fantástica e tudo me faz ter esperanças de que o Brasil será um ótimo anfitrião para a Copa de 2014 e para as Olimpíadas de 2016. A empolgação é tanta que os <em>videocasts</em> em inglês se multiplicam como coelhos, assim como os pares de sapatos que eu teimo em adicionar aos meus <em>souveniers</em> de viagem!</p>
<p><em>E você, como se sente quando volta pra &#8220;casa&#8221; depois de uma viagem ao exterior? Como você se sente quando visita o seu próprio país?</em></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veronica Heringer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;t happen. 2011 started with great news! MadameHeringer.com was recognized by the jurors of the 2010 Canadian Weblogs Awards as the second best [...]<p><a href="http://madameheringer.com/2011/01/03/welcome-to-2011/">Welcome to 2011!</a> is a post from: <a href="http://madameheringer.com">MadameHeringer.com</a></p>
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		</p><p>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&#8217;t happen.</p>
<p>2011 started with great news! MadameHeringer.com was recognized by the jurors of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ninjamatics.com/canadian-weblog-awards/2010/12/31/winners-of-the-ninjamatics-2010-canadian-weblog-awards.html" target="_blank">2010 Canadian Weblogs Awards</a> as the second best Ex-pat blog and third best in the Media and Journalism category<a target="_blank" href="http://www.ninjamatics.com/canadian-weblog-awards/2010/12/31/winners-of-the-ninjamatics-2010-canadian-weblog-awards.html" target="_blank"></a>. We are trying our best to make our families proud! ;0)</p>
<p>New Year&#8217;s at Copacabana beach was a blast! This year, <a target="_blank" href="http://flickr.com/mykeames">Mr. Ames</a> and I decided to walk you through the crowd and give you an exclusive take on this world famous Brazilian celebration. Enjoy and leave your comments, more tourist videos are coming. Stay tuned and Happy 2011!!!!!</p>
<p>Photo Credit: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ngmmemuda/5312187287/">Juliana Coutinho</a> on Flickr</p>
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		<title>Brazilian Expressions That Won&#8217;t Translate to English</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veronica Heringer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s what they say&#8230; To be fair, the accent is actually smoother and I do love poutine, but I still have my very Brazilian moments. They are [...]<p><a href="http://madameheringer.com/2010/12/08/brazilian-expressions-that-wont-translate-to-english/">Brazilian Expressions That Won&#8217;t Translate to English</a> is a post from: <a href="http://madameheringer.com">MadameHeringer.com</a></p>
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		</p><p>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&#8217;s what they say&#8230;</p>
<p>To be fair, the accent is actually smoother and I do love <em>poutine</em>, but I still have my very Brazilian moments. They are very noticible when I try to translate Brazilian expressions to English. Oddly enough, I always have these moments when I am trying to prove my point at work.</p>
<p>However, these four years in Canada have made me quicker in moving conversations away from the Brazilian expression that has made my audience tilt their heads. If you have tried to speak another language in a professional environment, you probably know the exact reaction that I am talking about&#8230;</p>
<p>Anyway, since one of my missions in life is to bring a little bit of Brazilian culture to your world, here are the top three odd expressions that I use almost every day:</p>
<p><strong>You Have Such a Wood Face&#8230;</strong><br />
<em> Você é muito cara de pau&#8230;</em></p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dN1Et-_8nYg/SdRIe7DF7jI/AAAAAAAAFnQ/SH_j146dbLQ/s400/Lady+GaGa+Poker+Face+Great+Danes+american+idol-2.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p>
<p>No, I am not trying to say that you have a <em>poker face</em>. It&#8217;s completely different! If you have a wood face you&#8217;re more like Pinocchio than like Lady Gaga. Someone with a wood face has the rare talent of telling lies without being noticed. A wood faced guy/girl is able get along with everybody while persuading the smartest person in the room to do what they want.</p>
<p><strong>I Was Born Naked, But Now I Am Wearing Clothes</strong><br />
<em> Nasci pelada e agora ando vestida</em></p>
<p><em><img class="alignnone" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4434969079_dae25f2860_o.jpg" alt="Pedalada Pelada in São Paulo" width="400" height="249" /></em><br />
Photo credit: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edugreen/4434969079/lightbox/">Edu Green</a> on Flickr</p>
<p>Duh&#8230; I know, the expression doesn&#8217;t make sense, but it&#8217;s my favourite one!</p>
<p>Believe me, the appropriate translation is &#8220;Nothing is Impossible!&#8221; because we were all born naked, but now we wear clothes,&#8221; did you get it?</p>
<p><strong>It&#8217;s Like Kicking a Dead Dog&#8230;</strong><br />
<em> É chutar cachorro morto!</em></p>
<p><em><img class="alignnone" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3255/3203334250_e639630efd_o.jpg" alt="" width="410" height="279" /></em><br />
Photo credit: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkadog/">Beverly &amp; Pack</a> on Flickr</p>
<p>No SPCA friends, I am not supporting animal cruelty. It&#8217;s just a weird way to say that a discussion is worthless or doesn&#8217;t make any sense. For example, do you know when people accuse George W. Bush of being the worst United States president ever? So, it&#8217;s like kicking a dead dog! The discussion won&#8217;t make any difference now that he is gone and there is no reason for talking about something that everybody already knows.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>It&#8217;s your turn now! What is the Canadian expression that you think you would have a thought time translating to another language? What is the expression that you keep translating to English, but doesn&#8217;t make any sense outside your country?</em></p></blockquote>
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		<title>[Fridays in Portuguese] Carioca é um Bicho Burro!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 19:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veronica Heringer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, não analisar o noticiário da “guerra contra o tráfico”, e fingir que o que acontece [...]<p><a href="http://madameheringer.com/2010/11/26/fridays-in-portuguese-carioca-e-um-bicho-burro/">[Fridays in Portuguese] Carioca é um Bicho Burro!</a> is a post from: <a href="http://madameheringer.com">MadameHeringer.com</a></p>
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<p>É isso mesmo. Nós cariocas somos burros, mas muito burros mesmo!</p>
<p>Desde o início de todo esse pandemônio no Rio de Janeiro, nós cariocas decidimos não questionar a política de segurança do nosso estado, não analisar o noticiário da “guerra contra o tráfico”, e fingir que o que acontece nos morros, não acontece na Zona Sul. Afinal, tudo estará sobre controle para a Copa do Mundo em 2014 e as Olimpíadas de 2016 na cidade maravilhosa!</p>
<p>Como somos bobinhos&#8230;</p>
<p>Desde o início da ocupação das favelas do Rio pelas UPPs (Unidades de Polícia Pacificadora), venho me perguntando como é que a polícia carioca entra nas comunidades sem conflito, sem bala e em paz. Interessante foi constatar que nenhum dos meus coleguinhas jornalistas escreveu sobre o assunto, investigou o que tinha sido feito, entrevistou os moradores das comunidades ocupadas pelas UPPs. Na cidade maravilhosa, milagres podem acontecer porque o Rio de Janeiro é a terra dos sonhos de qualquer gringo, não é mesmo?</p>
<p>Como somos patetas&#8230;</p>
<p>Sei que agora você, caro leitor, vai dizer que é muito fácil escrever sobre o Rio de Janeiro morando no Canadá, vai me acusar de ser uma pessoa desalmada e vai constatar que ninguém lê esse blog de m&#8230; Sabe de uma coisa? Você está corretíssimo! É extremamente fácil para mim criticar o Rio de Janeiro morando em uma das cidades mais seguras do mundo, onde o número de homicídios por ano é menor do que o número de mortes registradas em um único mês na cidade maravilhosa. No entanto, independente de onde eu vivo, ainda penso e por isso sempre achei que a política de segurança pública do Rio de Janeiro ia dar no que deu.</p>
<p>No entanto, a atual política de segurança pública é o menor dos nossos problemas. Quando a raiz dos transtornos sociais é cultural e a divisão entre pobres e ricos é aceita por todos, sabemos que ocupação da Vila Cruzeiro ou de qualquer quartel general do tráfico de drogas vai cair no esquecimento em menos de um ano. Logo logo chega o Natal, 2011 começa e tudo volta ao normal. O importante é manter os ricos seguros e os pobres contidos nas comunidades, não estou certa?</p>
<p>Nós cariocas somos burros porque nada nos choca mais. O noticiário brasileiro trata a negligência dos nossos governantes como um fato consumado. Acreditamos que todo político é corrupto e que mostrar o que está errado na nossa sociedade é chutar cachorro morto. Vende mais jornal, dá mais IBOPE tratar um problema social como um show editado e produzido pelo Jornal Nacional. Discutir o que realmente acontece dá trabalho, requer pesquisa e posicionamento político, não vem pronto no clipping da Reuters.</p>
<p>Para uma brasileira expatriada que sonhava um dia voltar para o Brasil mas que desistiu de ser tratada como idiota, viver no Rio de Janeiro é um sonho cada vez mais distante. Ao invés de declarar o meu amor ao Rio e trocar meu avatar no Facebook, eu prefiro declarar meu ódio ao desrespeito de políticos ao dinheiro do contribuinte. Chega de se vestir de branco, abraçar a Lagoa e criar campanhas oportunistas que nunca dão certo. Eu prefiro pesquisar o que anda acontecendo e entender porque chegamos aonde chegamos. A guerra que precisa ser travada é contra os nossos governantes, contra as leis que permitem que bandido não pague pelos seus crimes, e contra as nossas convicções imbecis!</p>
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<p>Difícil acreditar que passei uma semana inteira sem escrever, ainda mais com tantos assuntos rolando no Canadá e no Brasil. De qualquer forma, estou aqui para salvar as <em>Fridays in Portuguese</em>antes das eleições.</p>
<p>Falando em eleições, eu virei quadradona ou o Brasil enlouqueceu de vez? É bolinha de papel/pedra na careca do Serra, o Papa mandando Bispo se posicionar politicamente contra o aborto, e Dilma declarando publicamente suas crenças religiosas. Talvez eu seja muito tradicional, mas &#8220;no meu tempo&#8221; a discussão política era mais focada na plataforma dos candidatos; &#8220;no meu tempo&#8221;, a diferença entre direita e esquerda era mais clara e brasileiros tinham mais paixão pelo processo democrático.</p>
<p>Em 1998, quando eu recebi o meu primeiro título de eleitor, o Brasil vivia o início do que hoje é uma realidade. O impeachment de Collor era recente, assim como a minha primeira viagem à Europa (que foi possível graças ao Plano Real). Lembro-me bem como é parcelar bens e viagens sem ter medo de uma  inflação galopante ou de uma mudança radical na taxa de juros. No final dos anos noventa, a classe média brasileira renasceu economicamente, e eu fico feliz em ouvir que classes C e D estão mudando os seus hábitos de consumo no Brasil. No entanto, não sabemos se esse desenvolvimento é sustentável e se temos dinheiro para pagar a conta. Temos? Nenhum dos candidatos conseguiu me convencer disso!</p>
<p>Há doze anos pratico o meu maior direito como cidadã brasileira e pela primeira vez adoraria que o voto fosse um direito e não uma obrigação no Brasil! Sei bem em quem vou votar no domingo, mas honestamente, gostaria de ficar de fora desta vez. Aprendi muito pouco sobre as plataformas políticas de Dilma e Serra, já que passamos os últimos meses discutindo a vida pessoal de nossos condidatos (ou as falcatruas nas quais ambos estiverão envolvidos) como se a nossa democracia fosse mais uma edição do Big Brother Brasil!</p>
<p>Será que é isso? Estamos mais interessados no show do que no futuro do nosso país?</p>
<blockquote><p>This Sunday, Brazilians will be deciding who their next president will be. In contrast to Canada and the USA, all Brazilians are obligated to vote in order to keep their passports and other privileges related to their Brazilian citizenship.</p>
<p>In this blog post, I discuss the presidential campaigns of both candidates and the media coverage that the Brazilian democratic process has received this year. Since neither candidate present a compeling political platform, I concluded by saying that I wish that we Brazilians had the option of abstaining from voting for president this year.</p></blockquote>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veronica Heringer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo Credit: Reinaldo Marques/Terra During his last week in South Africa, Brazil&#8217;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 ever have in the presidential seat at Palácio do Planalto. However, Lula is also known [...]<p><a href="http://madameheringer.com/2010/07/13/can-your-spokesperson-ruin-a-marketing-campaign/">Can Your Spokesperson Ruin a Marketing Campaign?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://madameheringer.com">MadameHeringer.com</a></p>
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<p><span style="color: #888888;">Photo Credit: <a target="_blank" href="http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/brasil2014/noticias/0,,OI4556323-EI10545,00-Com+gafes+Lula+faz+publico+gargalhar+durante+discurso.html">Reinaldo Marques/Terra</a></span></p>
<p>During his last week in South Africa, Brazil&#8217;s President <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lula">Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva</a> attended numerous events promoting my home country. Lula is a great character and one of the most charismatic personalities that Brazil will ever have in the presidential seat at <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palacio_do_Planalto">Palácio do Planalto</a>. However, Lula is also known for not following scripts and speaking his mind during public announcements. Every time that I try to imagine my worst PR nightmare, an event where I need to manage Mr. Lula da Silva always comes to mind.</p>
<p>During the release of Tourism Brazil&#8217;s (Embratur) marketing campaign last week in Johannesburg, Lula went on and on in a  last minute speech that managed to contradict much of the soon to be unveiled program. After announcing that he would not follow any script prepared by his communications specialists, Lula proceeded with his own off-the-cuff version which included a number of unfavourable stereotypes in his narrative. In an attempt to convince his audience that Brazil is a multicultural country, he goes against the highlight of Embratur&#8217;s campaign, a promotional video entitled &#8220;Brazil is Calling You &#8211; Celebrate Life Here.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Produced by <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Meirelles">Fernando Meirelles</a>&#8216; O2 Filmes, &#8220;Brazil is Calling You &#8211; Celebrate Life Here&#8221; portrays a country that I barely know as a person born and raised in Brazil. Apparently, Brazil&#8217;s president was equally unaware of the video&#8217;s content as the majority of his speech was based on describing his people as multicultural; a mix between first nations, afro-Brazilians and Europeans. I don&#8217;t know about you, but I can count on one hand the scenes starring non-Caucasian people in the video.</p>
<p>For years, Brazil has been trying to avoid the image of an unprofessional country with small urban centres surrounded by jungle.  Embratur&#8217;s promotional video addresses this need, however, Lula said that the tourists who decide to visit Brazil in 2014 should also be careful while exploring the Amazon because if they take the wrong shortcut, they might get swallowed by a <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaconda"><em>sucuri.</em></a> It was an unsuccessful attempt to joke about Brazilian natural diversity.</p>
<p>So how did Embratur deal with the international backlash? Thankfully, the President&#8217;s speech was delivered entirely in Portuguese, so the majority of the  reaction to Lula&#8217;s unscripted speech ended up coming  from the Brazilian media and expats who saw a very pretentious president on  stage.</p>
<p>How would I handle this situation? Well&#8230; once your representative is on stage, it&#8217;s virtually impossible to drag them away from the microphone (remember <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z8gCZ7zpsQ">Kayne West</a>?). However, as a communications professional, I would create an opportunity during the same event to address the international media and explain my spokesperson&#8217;s jokes. I would also recommend that Lula take a more serious approach while clarifying his message in his next press conference in Johannesburg.</p>
<p>What about you?</p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">This article was written based on information provided by the following Brazilian articles:</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><a target="_blank" href="http://copadomundo.uol.com.br/2010/ultimas-noticias/2010/07/08/lula-comete-gafes-futebolisticas-em-discurso-sobre-a-copa-de-2014.jhtm">Lula comete gafes futebolísticas em discurso sobre a Copa de 2014</a></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><a target="_blank" href="http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/brasil2014/noticias/0,,OI4556323-EI10545,00-Com+gafes+Lula+faz+publico+gargalhar+durante+discurso.html">Com gafes, Lula faz público gargalhar durante discurso</a></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.lancenet.com.br/noticias/10-07-09/787609.stm">Discurso de Lula diverte a plateia na África do Sul</a></span></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 camera. As you can guess, things didn&#8217;t go as smoothly as I expected. Last Saturday [...]<p><a href="http://madameheringer.com/2010/06/17/nick-noorani-wil-gratitude/">The Canadian Project – Day #7: Nick Noorani &#038; Women In Leadership Foundation</a> is a post from: <a href="http://madameheringer.com">MadameHeringer.com</a></p>
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		</p><p>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 camera. As you can guess, things didn&#8217;t go as smoothly as I expected.</p>
<p>Last Saturday I interviewed the founder and publisher of <a target="_blank" href="http://canadianimmigrant.ca/">The Canadian Immigrant Magazine</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://canadianimmigrant.ca/aboutci/article/724">Nick Noorani</a>. I&#8217;ve known Nick for a year now and his passion for helping immigrants and making Canada a better country for everyone is a real inspiration to me. I am still trying to befriend my new camera with my old laptop and even although Adobe Premiere is completely installed, it might take a while to edit my talk with Nick. Be patient with me and stay tuned!</p>
<p>I also talked about my participation in the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.womeninleadership.ca/">Women in Leadership Foundation</a> (WIL) mentorship program in this video. I am extremely excited about the program and only 2.5 hours away from the official launch of this year&#8217;s program.</p>
<p>I am also planning on uploading my videos from Tuesday&#8217;s Brazilian craziness on Commercial Drive very soon. I must confess that it&#8217;s very hard to be Canadian during the World Cup, but since this country is about diversity, I might get a passing grade this month!</p>
<p>Talk to you soon,</p>
<p>Veronica</p>
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<p><a href="http://madameheringer.com/2010/06/17/nick-noorani-wil-gratitude/">The Canadian Project – Day #7: Nick Noorani &#038; Women In Leadership Foundation</a> is a post from: <a href="http://madameheringer.com">MadameHeringer.com</a></p>
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