Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Friday morning, somebody vandalized the building housing the Russian consulate in Brazil’s southernmost capital city, Porto Alegre. According to reports in online media, slogans painted on the facade of the building, in the capital … Continue reading
Brazil Music News RIO DE JANEIRO – Norah Jones Brazil 2012 tour producers announced that she will do concerts in three state capitals in December. The American pop-star performs in Porto Alegre on December 12th, in São Paulo on the … Continue reading
Brazil Music News RIO DE JANEIRO – Tony Bennett will perform in three Brazilian cities in November and December 2012, announced producer XYZ. The beloved American singer, about to turn 86, will take to the stage in Rio de Janeiro … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Maceió is the state capital with the lowest percentage of tobacco use in Brazil. In Maceió, the capital of Alagoas state in Northeastern Brazil, with about one million inhabitants, only 7.8% of the population … Continue reading
Brazil News PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – A gang of armed men assaulted a Brazilian poker club in Porto Alegre on Thursday night, taking hostages and robbing employees and patrons, reported online news media. Located in the posh Moinhos de Vento … Continue reading
Brazil Music News PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – Thursday marked the 30-year anniversary of the death of Brazil’s greatest female vocalist ever, Elis Regina. This month singer Maria Rita will comb through the numerous anthologies and hits of her mother, Elis, … Continue reading
