I found the following quotation from one of the panelists on Zakaria’s CNN Sunday Show interesting. The transcript is here. The panelists is saying that the United States needs to invest more in Research and Development so that America will be able to compete with Brazil, among other countries! Here is the statement: “But IContinue reading “CNN Zakaria: US in danger of falling behind… Brazil”
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Brazil on the PBS Newshour
Here in the United States, the Newshour (previously the McNeil/ Lehrer Newshour) is a very well respected news source because it is a public television (and therefore more objective and less commercial) source of information. There is a series on Brazil running next week, with the first report today. The link is below. The correspondentContinue reading “Brazil on the PBS Newshour”
Caetano in Paris this Sunday
La Defense Jazz Festival brings Caetano to Paris, this Sunday, 18:00 pm. Le site de Caetano Veloso La Défense Jazz Festival June, 18 – 27 http://www.vallee-culture.fr/culture/chanson-musique-spectacle-festival/Festivals/Caetano-Veloso
Bossa Nova genius João Gilberto in New York, June 22th
Experience The Genius of João Gilberto at the CareFusion Jazz Festival New York on Tuesday, June 22, at 8:00 pm at Carnegie Hall when the renowned singer/guitarist/composer returns to New York for the first time since he celebrated the 50th anniversary of Bossa Nova in 2008. When João Gilberto walks on stage with just his guitarContinue reading “Bossa Nova genius João Gilberto in New York, June 22th”
World Cup from Paris, Brazilian style
On the streets before the game, you would see people in yellow all over Paris. As I took the subway from Hotel de Ville to Trocadero, people would greet us with “Brazil”!!. Anyway, I guess a picture is worth a thousand words..
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