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Japanese culture alive and thriving in Brazil

SAO PAULO: Backed by its gastronomy, martial arts, music and manga culture, Brazil's small but influential Japanese community is wielding soft power to assert ethnic pride and preserve century-old ties. Japanese Brazilians are amon [...]

Posted On : Jul, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Inside Brazil's toxic drug culture

Just after sunset, two skinny young men in their twenties sit in shadowy corner of a park in this city. They have a cigarette lighter, hand made pipes, and a small, yellowish-white coloured rock. They ask that their full names not be [...]

Posted On : May, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Unforgettable Carnival of Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is unforgettable. The city explodes in joy and music. There are hundreds of street festivities and bands everywhere, but nothing compares to the gigantic party at the sambodrome parade. The carnival of Rio de Jan [...]