Bizarre Brazil

A video showing some country’s landscapes with the Brazilian national anthem (subtitled in English) as a soundtrack. The music was created right after Brazilian Independence (1822) and the anthem lyrics was created 20 years after the end of the Empire (1889) in 1909. It was based in Auguste Comte’s positivist ideas mixed with (very bad) Brazilian romanticism poetry. This is the result:

Thanks Solon.

A stop motion video showing the story of a gal and her skin color underpants. Terrible skin color underpants.  :^)

A video made by Juliano Maykel, Vivian Rodrigues, Mayara Dias e Ronaldo Ribeiro from Opet.

Every time a Brazilian (or Arnie) say to you the best carnival in the world is in Rio de Janeiro, you can be sure this guy is either:

1. A prick
2. Spitful
3. Clueless
4. Joe Carioca showing Rio de Janeiro to Donald Duck in a 1942’s cartoon.
5. All the alternatives above

By all scores the best carnival parties are either on northeastern states (Pernambuco, Bahia) or in southern Santa Catarina state (Camboriu or Laguna town). In Olinda, the top carnival of the block, you’ll never listen to or dance samba, instead you’ll see people dancing and singing Frevo, a very popular local rhythm. Click here or on the more link to watch the video of a very exciting Frevo contest in Olinda.

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Dear Governor Schwarzenegger,
May I call you Arnold? Your last name is so, so Austrian to write… I would like to know when you will visit us again. I hope you have not forgotten our romantic language, Portuguese, and that Brazil remains like a sweet remembrance in your heart.
Love, Ira

(You Tube by sancast)

This is a traditional folk dance from the States of Maranhao and Amazonic Basin. As you can see bellow, it sucks a big deal.