Blogs from Brazil

Posted on November 1, 2013 by andyhpmartin

The Minhocão (known officially as Via Elevado Presidente Costa e Silva), is a 2.2 mile (3.5km) long elevated highway that perhaps exemplifies best how São Paulo came to privilege…

Posted on October 25, 2013 by andyhpmartin

Shortly after moving to São Paulo I started Portuguese lessons at FAAP, a university opposite the Pacaembu football stadium that is about 6km (3.5 miles) from where…

Posted on March 31, 2015 by RioExplorer

I would like to share my experience with SERASA EXPERIAN, a digital certificate company in Brazil. I think they have a way of doing business that is…

Posted on October 1, 2014 by RioExplorer

The favelas, or communities as they are also referred to, are inextricably bound up with Rio de Janeiro, and I think it would be fair to say that the…

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Jackie Gregory

Lena Strang is a Scandinavian now living in Portugal after over 30 years spent living and working in the UK. And she's also won the Judo World Masters title…

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Jackie Gregory

Keith Van Sickle is a "part-time expat" who divides his time between the highly charged lifestyle of California's Silicon Valley and Provence, with it's more relaxed and leisurely pace.…

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Currency UK

Singapore is known for shopping and eating, but locals will tell you that there is a lot more to do than just that... The city’s mishmash of…

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Currency UK

You’ve waited a long time for this. Reduced bills, a quieter household, and fewer demands on the taxi of mum and dad. Seeing your son or daughter…