Brazilianisms

Episode 60: Soccer and Traffic

Milton discusses soccer in Brazil, and then we debate whether or not the traffic in Belo Horizonte has gotten worse over the years.

Links:

• Soccer in Brazil -- Wikipedia
• Brazilian Soccer Team Mascots -- a comprehensive list in Portuguese on Wikipedia (Strangely, more than one team has the Hulk for a mascot.)
• The Bastardization of Brazil 2014 -- article about the social, political and monetary problems surrounding Brazil's hosting of the World Cup in 2014
• The Bridge Thingy -- screenshot from Google Earth

 

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Mini Episode #3: Meeting Mark at Dragon*Con

I have a short conversation with listener Mark at Dragon*Con.

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