Happens In Brazil

Brazilian Formula 1 gran prix 2011 Sao Paulo Interlagos

Raphael — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:25:08 +0000

Hello readers, Brazil has a great tradition in many sports and Formula 1 is one of the them. Thousands of people from all over the country get together in São Paulo every year for the last race of the season. Its held on the Interlagos racetrack located south of São Paulo downtown. This year brazilian …

Eight places you must visit in Curitiba

Raphael — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:55:48 +0000

Hello readers, after writing about the Oktoberfest in Blumenau, I decided to write something about Curitiba. Below is a list of the places that you can´t miss when you get to visit my town. Once upon a time Curitiba was recognized as green capital, that`s because of the many public parks around the city and …

Largest Oktoberfest of the Americas happens in Blumenau

Raphael — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:37:32 +0000

Think about it, 18 days of pure German fest. Including beer of course. It´s the Oktoberfest that happens in Blumenau, south Brazil. This was considered the largest Oktoberfest out of Germany, now it`s the largest of the Americas. In 2010 was my 1st year attending to the fest, and this year I was pleased with …

How Brazil handles car license plates registration

Raphael — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:30:50 +0000

This topic is one of those that will answer your probable question as soon as you land around the streets of a new country. The way each country or even state (like the USA does) deals with it is easily noticeable. What happens in Brazil is that there’s one law for the whole country, no …

Summer in south Brazil beautiful girls and nice rides

Raphael — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:57:36 +0000

Hello readers, as summer is approaching for the southern hemisphere, I decided to post here this video that shows how some wealthy people in Brazil enjoyed their 2010 summer at the beach called Jurerê Internacional located in the island of Florianópolis. Real estate prices at this beach are really high, many foreigners investor are aware …

Fifa announced the host cities for the 2013 confederations cup

Raphael — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:16:26 +0000

As it`s widely advertised by the media, Brazil will host the Fifa Soccer World Cup 2014. Part of the preparation to host the main event, is hosting the Confederations Cup that happens in Brazil 1 year before. Today the host cities were announced: Brasilia – Should host the opening match. Belo Horizonte – share semi-final matches. Fortaleza - share …

Brazilian real estate market booms or there`s a bubble

Raphael — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:00:17 +0000

This subject is being discussed a lot around here, nobody is 100% sure if the real estate market growth is organic pushed by the economy or if a bubble is behind all the great numbers that we see around here. Above, there`s a 5 buildings (28 floors each) complex near my house. Curitiba is …

World largest Hydroelectric is Itaipu in Brazil

Raphael — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:20:42 +0000

The Itaipu Bi-national is the largest hydroelectricity producer in the world. It`s embedded in the border of Brazil x Paraguay the dam is located on the Paraná River. A few numbers: Production in 2010: 85.970.018 megawatts-hour Production record (september 2008): 94,684,781 megawatts-hour There are 20 generator units. Largest hydroelectric power plant regarding generation of energy. This 2 …

Currency exchange rates

Raphael — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:51:32 +0000

Hope this tool becomes useful for everyone. Brazilian Real Converter Brazilian Real Exchange Rate You may link to my Currency Exchange Rates as much as you want.

Rafinha Bastos once the most influential on Twitter now plummet king

Raphael — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:28:43 +0000

Hello fellow readers, today I`m writing about a very polemic issue, Rafinha Bastos a hit of the Brazilian stand-up comedy scene that was elected by the NY Times the #1 top influences on Twitter. Last monday (Sep 26th) as co-host of a weekly entertainment TV Show (CQC) he said a “Bad Joke?” and got punished, he …