Learning English
This article marks the beginning of a new venture for Curitiba in English. It is our intention to supplement this article continually with further instruction in English. As all ESL teachers know, there are numerous ways to to learn English, whether it be grammar exercises like this one, or video chats on the Internet, or watching Hollywood movies. More...
Amcham Hosts Administrative Assistant Meeting in English
By Liane Grassi Administrative Assistants have a very exciting professional life nowadays. They delegate, prepare presentations, manage projects, plan events and conferences, train and supervise staff, and are More...
Part II: English in 57 Days or Else
By Master M. Mobius Part II – The Will Mr. Skeleton, the American School’s principal, shook his head from side to side, and with this simple movement it became clear to both my parents and me that the chances More...
Eco-Education in Atlantic Forest
By Paul Combs and Tim Kenny Even before Portuguese explorers arrived in Paranaguá, there were already Indian trails that connected the villages on the plateau to the Atlantic coast. On Saturday, April 30, 19 International More...
English in 57 Days or Else
By Master M. Mobius Part 1 – The Need I was fifteen, I was in school, and I was bored – really bored! So despite the fact that I had already scored the necessary grades to advance onto yet another grand More...
Pure Adrenalin at CICI 2011
By Liane Grassi Working at an event like CICI is pure adrenalin. We knew it would be a challenge to organize the translation of a large number of events. There were 12 of us interpreting (translating to and from More...
ISC Partners with Nature Conservancy
By Paul Combs On April 29, International School of Curitiba (ISC) students in grades 1 to 8 celebrated Brazilian Arbor Day by inaugurating the new ISC greenhouse which was recently purchased by the Parent Teacher More...
Interbusiness Curitiba 2011
The latest in personnel management, business and internationalisation will be the subject of Interbusiness CURITIBA 2011, a conference More...
Curitiba Imagines the Future of Cities at CICI 2011
What does the ideal city of the future look like? This is the central question of the Second International Conference on Innovative Cities, CICI 2011, which will be sponsored by the Federation of Industries of More...
Police Officers Begin English and Spanish Classes
On March 15, a group of 90 Curitiba city police officers started classes in English and Spanish. The foreign language courses are the result of a partnership between the Municipal Social Defense Secretary and the More...