Brazilianisms

Episode 51: A Bit of Everything

 

In this episode we're a bit more organized and actually manage to talk about Brazil. Milton insists on opening the window, so there's a lot of street noise in the background.

Shownotes:

• Fulano -- Wikipedia entry in Portuguese with a fascinating list of fulano equivalents used throughout the world
• Brazil's Shrinking Middle Class -- an older article on the subject
• Brazil's Middle Class -- a more recent article
• Santos-Dumont vs. Wright Brothers -- The comments that follow this article show what a contentious issue this is for many people
• Aleijadinho -- Did he exist?
• Google Street View in Brazil -- Most of the images I showed Milton were found by following the links in this entry by Rio Gringa
• Life in Rocinha -- Deejay Zezinho's Blog

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Episode 50: Back in Brazil

As happened last year, the first episode after I got back to Brazil is rather chaotic. We jump around a lot from topic to topic and somehow end up discussing the US more than Brazil. Also there's a lot of background noise from crinkly plastic bags. On the plus side, we're finally using a high-quality microphone.

Shownotes:

• Lula -- current President of Brazil (Wikipedia)
• Dilma -- President-elect of Brazil (Wikipedia)
• Retaking the Rio Favelas -- (Wikipedia)

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Episode 49: Live at Dragon*Con!

Finally, here is the episode we recorded for the second year in a row at Dragon*Con's podcasting track.

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Episode 48: What about Beltrano?

Finally we come out with a new episode! This was recorded nearly six months ago, but it's still worth a listen, especially if you're a Milton fan.

Words of the Day: Fulano, Sicrano and Beltrano

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