Brazilianisms

Episode 68: An Interview with 10kJuan

I talk to 10kJuan, an Ecuadorian-Spanish-American from Queens, New York who currently resides in São Paulo. 

Shownotes:

• Pilico e Bia -- 10kJuan's favorite restaurant in all of São Paulo
• São Paulo Backpacker Tours -- 10kJuan's soccer tours for backpackers
• Caesar's 24/7 -- 10kJuan appeared on this Las Vegas-based reality show in 2005. (You can purchase DVDs of the show here.)
• Açaí -- Wikipedia entry
• Ibirapuera Park -- Wikipedia entry

You can find out more about 10kJuan on his blog, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. He also appears occasionally on the Michael Koolidge Show to talk about NFL stuff.

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Episode 67: Another Chat with Brandon

Brandon revisits the show with an update on his experiences as his move to Brazil draws near.

Links:

• Brandon's Thoughts on Brazilian vs. American Breakfast
• Bombocado Salgado Recipe
• Halls in Brazil

 

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Episode 66: Current Events

 I do my second solo episode and discuss interesting news items. 

Links:

• Brazil Overtakes Britain as World's 6th Largest Economy
• Big Mac Index
• Is Brazil about to experience a second golden age of immigration?
• Haitians in Brazil
• Brazil's Super Rich Grow Richer
• Six out of Ten Brazilians Belong to the Middle Class
• Russia Better Prepared to Host World Cup in 2018 than Brazil in 2014
• Buildings Collapse in Downtown Rio
• Brazilians are the Most Hygienic
• Brazilian Meme about Daughter in Canada

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Episode 65: Sundry Topics Followed by Much Banter

We talk about some news stories and ideas for future show topics. Then we go off on a tangent and discuss Milton's crappy computer. This is a longer-than-usual episode, and for some reason the audio gets a bit crackly after 43 minutes. Sorry about that.

_Links:

• Facebook Surpasses Orkut in Brazil
• Brazil's Plummeting Birthrate
• BRIC vs. BRICS
• Yet Another New Isolated Amazon Tribe
• 120-Year-Old Woman in Acre

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Episode 64: Feedback

Milton shaved off his beard! Besides feedback, we talk about Netflix in Brazil, the adorable Capivari currency, and people who can't tell time. Also, Brazil is one of the eight most complicated countries to visit.

This episode has been brought to you by the numbers 24, 171 and X9.

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VIDEO EPISODE 10: Simone in the US (2010)

Help Stop SOPA

Brazilianisms doesn't normally get involved in politics, but if SOPA passes, podcasts such as ours probably will not be able to continue. Please watch the video, and if you are a US citizen, write to your senators.

Episode 63: A Bit of Arguing

We talk about English teaching in Brazil, and then we argue about race.

Links:

• Brazil's Credit Bubble -- from Rio Gringa
  
• Brazil: A Racial Paradise? -- from PBS
  
• Abdias do Nascimento -- from Wikipedia (We played a clip of him in this episode.)

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VIDEO EPISODE 9: Simone in the US (2011)

Episode 62: Very Late Feedback

I'm so late getting this posted that it's a bit out of date. I'm no longer preparing for a trip to the US but have actually been there and back. Still, the feedback is relevant.

Links:

• Bruce Willis Commercial for CCAA
• Capybara Loose in California

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