Faruk’s Dream
With the Brazilian soap opera Salve Jorge over, it’s time to think about a visit to Turkey. If the sordid aspects of urban Istanbul portrayed in Salve Jorge were not to your liking, I suggest a visit instead to Cappadocia, the land of the heavenly balloons. This region of central Turkey is less than one hour from Istanbul by plane and couldn’t More...
J.M. Coetzee in Curitiba
By Gustavo Dalaqua On April 15, Curitiba had the honor of welcoming South African writer J.M. Coetzee at the Fernanda Montenegro Theater. Addressing a nearly full auditorium, the Nobel Prize winner started off More...
Curitiba Brewery Wins Best Beer
The Brazilian Beer Competition, held concurrently with the Festival of Brazilian Beer in Blumenau in Santa Catarina, has announced the results of its competition. The winner is a micro brewery More...
Executive Women’s Council Honors Fernanda Richa
The “Woman Simply Woman 2013″ award was given to Fernanda Bernardi Vieira Richa, Secretary of Family and Social Development for the state of Paraná. The award was presented by the Executive More...
Brazilian Company Offers Medical Breakthrough
Everyone in the medical community worldwide is talking about the recent announcement that a Brazilian company will manufacture a new test for leprosy. The simple and fast new test offers hope that victims of More...
João Pessoa – Undiscovered Gem
Americans and Europeans travel to Brazil to see Rio and Florianópolis and Foz do Iguaçu. Brazilians, knowing their own country better, seek out lesser known wonders such as Lençóis Maranhenses. However, even More...
Santa Catarina Violence
A wave of arson attacks has spread across Santa Catarina, largely targeting police installations, public buses, and even the homes of prison officials in a region that has traditionally ranked among Brazil’s More...
Paraná Tourism Convention
Opportunities, options, and ideas for tourists, operators, and professionals in the tourism industry were showcased this past weekend of the 1st and 2nd of March, in the industry’s most important meeting More...
Rescue of an Abandoned Animal (Part 2)
In the first part of this article, we focused on the initial steps of animal rescue, for example, getting the animal healthy. In the second part, we will look at finding a new home for a rescued animal. After the More...
Santa Maria — Preventable?
The tragedy that took place last weekend in Santa Maria will not easily be forgotten. In a few weeks it may fade from the news headlines, but for the parents of those university students who perished in that horrible More...
