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Brazil

Brazilian Day 2010

Posted on 2 October, 2010 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo Translation: Francisco Collazo [vease abajo para la version en español] ** For me, New York isn’t the Big Apple everyone talks about. It’s a grand piano, an enormous trumpet, a giant book, a city full of cultural events I want to experience: lectures, exhibits, concerts, sporting events, and an … Continue reading »

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The Kids of Carnaval: Pelourinho, Brazil, February 2009

Posted on 3 March, 2009 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo * Since returning home from celebrating Carnaval in three of Brazil’s cities, I’ve written about Carnaval Beyond Rio and the darker side of this national celebration. One of my favorite Carnaval memories, though, is of the kids of Pelourinho. In Pelourinho, the Carnaval celebrations are by the people and … Continue reading »

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Why I Wasn’t Born Brazilian

Posted on 24 February, 2009 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo There’s a reason I wasn’t born Brazilian, I realized last night in my sleep and food-deprived delirium: I simply do not have the constitution to spend six days partying frenetically without stopping. Hard-core Carnaval goers (read: Brazilians) would likely scoff that I haven’t had the “true” Carnaval experience, and … Continue reading »

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The Meaning of Barack in Brazil

Posted on 21 February, 2009 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo A few weeks before I arrived in Brazil, Francisco and I watched a fantastic short documentary, “The Obama Samba*.” From the synopsis of the documentary: “At least eight candidates across [Brazil] have chosen to identify themselves with the U.S. presidential hopeful. Using names that sound like welterweight champions, there … Continue reading »

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