Five Regrets
By Bronnie Ware For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last 3 to 12 weeks of their lives. People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learned never to underestimate someone’s capacity for growth. Some More...
Summer Is Here in Curitiba
By Andréa Rebonato Believe it or not, summer has finally arrived in Curitiba. Although we’re all used to feeling the cold right through November, summer is here. In Curitiba, summer can appear at any More...
Risk Management
By Carlos Eduardo de Athayde Guimaraes Is it worth taking risks? If you can sleep well, then yes. Risks are relative; the more financial education you have, the less you run unnecessary risks. For example, putting More...
Time to Become a Leader
By Henry Kelson Known as an effective tool for professional development, coaching has gained increasing credibility and support from around the world. Coaching is an expression commonly used both inside and outside More...
Winter Recipes for our Readers
During winter, try these traditional Brazilian recipes, typical of our Festa Junina (June parties), a Catholic celebration of Saints John, Paul and Anthony. Quentão (Portuguese for “big heat”) will definitely More...
Lionsraw: Football Fans Create Chance For Change
The World Cup may be three years away, but the global football movement, Lionsraw, is already making plans to bring 500 football fans to Curitiba during the tournament. But this is no ordinary football tour. Lionsraw More...
TEAM
By Stephanie Parson, Ph.D. We are in the midst of a tumultuous year. Natural disasters, political upheaval, and economic turmoil around the world could make us feel isolated and vulnerable. We want to help More...
The Entrepreneur
By De Bernt Entschev Many people, I would say the majority, would like to know the ‘secrets’ of the art of being an entrepreneur. Everyone has the ability to innovate – some to create, others to More...
Curitiba’s Association for Children with Heart Disease
“From now on, our work will be able to extend our reach and build our own headquarters, ready to accommodate distressed families who come to us, more fully than we have in the past.” This is the view of Maureen More...
Football Stars Draw 22,000 to Help Victims in Paraná and Japan
More than 22,000 fans watched the Solidarity Match held on April 7, 2011, in the Arena da Baixada, which brought together such stars of world football as Zico, Romario, and Rai in the Friends of Japan vs. Friends More...