Brazilianisms

VIDEO EPISODE 1: Jaca

Simone and I do our first video. It's not very professional. It was late. Simone was tired, and I was cranky. We were both in our pajamas. Nevertheless, I think it turned out okay for a short film. Subsequent productions will, of course, be better.

Jackfruit, or "jaca" as it is known in Brazil, is the largest tree-hanging fruit in the world. It is related to breadfruit and durian fruit.

Links:

• Wikipedia Article
• Jackfruit Pics on Flickr
• Durian Fruit Video -- This video was published almost on the day Simone and I created ours, and the similarities are astonishing.

Episode 7: The Brazilian Household

Milton and I talk about the Brazilian household and, as usual, go a bit off topic. We cover more on the never-ending topic of food, reminisce about the time I visited Milton in the town of São João del Rey, and talk about some of my experiences as a high school exchange student.

Links:

• (fluff)Friends Facebook Application
• Habib's (articles on Wikipedia and BBC)
• Definition of "fez"
• Electric Fence Electrocutes Anaconda (Cool Pics)
• Explananation of Electrical Resistance
• Rotary Exchange Program

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Episode 6: More Feedback

Links:

• Acre Doesn't Exist! -- in Portuguese
• Havaianas at Urban Outfitters
• Açaí
• Tang Commercial with Florence Henderson
• Our Podcast Pickle Page

Feedback:

• Brazilian Portuguese Podcast
• Guy David
• Keeme
• Jake Cordova

This podcast is not sponsored by Tang, but maybe it should be.

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Episode 5: Future Topics

Possible Future Topics:

• soccer
• television
• history
• the household
• pets
• current events
• race
• girls
• flora and fauna
• geographical regions
• education
• careers
• economy
• culture
• means of transportation
• religion

Links:

• The World's Most-Delayed Airports
• The Collor Plan

Feedback:

• Scotty J.

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Episode 4: Food (part 3)

Links:

• Brazilian Eating Habits
• Dr. Bactéria
• Domino's Pizza in Brazil
• House: "Whatever it Takes" -- episode dealing with Brazil nuts
• The Great Brazilian Fruit-Off

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