Brazilians didn’t have much to do with the Second World War but here in Paris it is hard to forget the date. Celebrations are extensive. Tv and local newspapers have a huge coverage of the event and of course, the odd thing: in the midst of conflicts in Ukraine, Obama and Putin are in town atContinue reading “Thoughts on the D Day celebrations and Portinari’s War and Peace at the Grand Palais”
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Itau’s econometric model on the FIFA World Cup
Serious economists don’t think exclusively about money and business.. they also use their skills and knowledge to fun stuff as answering the question: what team has more chances to win the FIFA World Cup. Itau’s team of economists created a model and collected data from all the FWCs since 1994. Three key factors are considered: qualityContinue reading “Itau’s econometric model on the FIFA World Cup”
Brazilian top university aims international presence
Following the example of other universities around the world, the University of São Paulo (USP) launches an unprecedented program of internationalization. The program, called: “USP International” aims to strengthen the University’s presence abroad with offices in London, Boston and Singapore. Thinking about the future “I think that internationalization is a matter of life or death for theContinue reading “Brazilian top university aims international presence”
Bibi Ferreira’s interview at Forbes
Our Ricardo Geromel interviewed Brazilian star Bibi Ferreira. She was recently in New York for her first concert at the Lincoln Center. Liza Minelli was at the audience. On top of all her qualities and extraordinary talent, it is great to see her attitude towards life. It makes no difference for her to be 90, 60Continue reading “Bibi Ferreira’s interview at Forbes”
Sartre, in Brazil. Gilberto Gil, in Paris
“Come to Brazil, if you want to understand the problems that affect developing countries,” writer Jorge Amado said to Sartre, in one of his trips to Paris. And so he did. On September 2, 1960, Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir landed at Congonhas airport, in Sao Paulo. The couple visited Recife, Bahia, RioContinue reading “Sartre, in Brazil. Gilberto Gil, in Paris”
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