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Where Brazil's Female Soccer Prodigies Are Hiding
The sound was deafening. As I craned my neck to see the replay on the screen, I saw my husband’s mouth move, but I couldn’t hear anything above ... read more
by Brynn Barineau
15 Sep 2008
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TOP 5: Green Initiatives Abroad
In the United States, we like to think of ourselves as innovators. But when it comes to tackling environmental problems ... read more
by Glimpse Staff
21 Apr 2009
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Be safe at Carnaval
Carnaval in the bigger cities of Brazil is no joke -- it's a lot of fun, but they don't employ thousands of police officers and security guards for nothing ... read more
by Danielle Taylor
06 Mar 2009
Brazil
Don't sweat the small stuff
The first idiom i learned when i arrived in Brazil in the state of Bahia was "só alegria!" meaning "only joy" and connotes "don't sweat the small stuff." This ... read more
by Jenny Schneider
18 Mar 2009
Brazil
An afro is called a "black power"
To this day, an afro is called a "black power" (pronounced black-y power) in Brazil. The Black Power movement of the '60s and '70s resonated strongly with Afro-Brazilians, especially those ... read more
by Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
25 Mar 2009
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My Third Published Book: The Global Balance of Power
Book Description The measurement of the global balance of power focuses on the paradigm shift from the United States post-September 11th, 2001 preemptive doctrine of unilateralism to one of partnerships and corporations in a modern multilateral order. Although the challenge to the unilateral doctrine brought to light new actors on ... read more
by Binneh Minteh
07 Jul 2010
Brazil
Reflections from Rio
About 2 years ago, I was in Brazil for 2 weeks with some of my family. We were primarily there to surf and experience the local culture around the southern part of Brazil, but we managed to branch out into some remote areas. As we were exiting the Christ the ... read more
by Dana Hutchinson
24 Jun 2010
Brazil
American living in Salvador, BA, Brasil: a survival guide of sorts
You´ve already gone through the process of getting your visto to study or travel in Salvador, Brasil. You´ve paid your reciprocity fines to enter the country, packed your suitcase. After a long flight, you arrive, wait in the fila to register with the Federal Police in the airport, find ... read more
by Christina Briscoe
20 Jun 2010
Brazil
O museu
O museu Embaixo do céu azul com O sorriso do filho de Apolo A branca luz dos seus olhos Tão bonito, tão claro, tão puro Afasta a fantasia a mim, Os olhares agudos, derretendo As asas de cera à minha costa Caiu filho, caiu sol Queima a terra ... read more
by Christina Briscoe
04 Apr 2010
Brazil
Feira de São Joaquim
Quando sai do ônibus à Ferina de São Joaquim, só vi os frentes de poucas lojas empoeiradas, vans empoeirados, pessoas empoeiradas. A coisa que ligou minha atenção primeiro foi os homens que estavam enchendo os vans com frutas tropicais de qualquer tipo: bananas, mangas, acerola, goiaba, laranjas e muito mais ... read more
by Christina Briscoe
08 Mar 2010
Brazil
Carnaval
Cheguei em Salvador às 2 horas da manhã o dia 10 de fevereiro depois de meu voo foi atrassado. Esse é o orario que tive durante o Carnaval. Pode ser, pelos brasileiros, normal. Mas pra mim, e acho prà maioria dos americanos, foi uma locura. Quinta: Fui prá praia da ... read more
by Christina Briscoe
22 Feb 2010
Brazil
Asa Delta
I jumped off the cliff. And flew. When I landed, I said:no language has words to describe this. I only share the taste of flight through the aftermath. Eyelids shut, I stood on the beach listening to the sea. It´s growl ever closer but fleeing before attack. My feet ... read more
by Christina Briscoe
08 Feb 2010
Brazil
Reflections on the praia
I involuntarily got my first tattoo today. When I was sleeping on the beach, a newspaper blew over onto my side. I've been contemplating my navel for the last 10 minutes trying to figure out what it says. It's a good thing the print from the book I was reading ... read more
by Christina Briscoe
04 Feb 2010
Brazil
Arrival: when the house breaks the glass slippers
My host mom flipped the switch to turn on the GPS, commenting, “a gente não precisa usar ela pra chegar a Cabo Frio não, mas queremos ver como ela funciona.” Gunning the engine to make it up the steep incline, we squeaked through the parking garage exit and began the ... read more
by Christina Briscoe
02 Feb 2010
Brazil
#RIO2016
Defeating major world cities like Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago, the 2016 Olympic Games will be held for the first time in a South American city: Rio de Janeiro. Chicago was the first one to be eliminated; Tokyo, the second one and Madrid got the second place in the race. In ... read more
by Débora Biasutti
04 Oct 2009
Brazil
Quilombo Project
by Vus (valerie hess) One of Fundação Esperança´s outreach programs is called the Quilombo Project. Quilombo is the name of a community of people who are descendants of escaped African slaves from several hundred years ago. Brazil has over a 1,000 Quilombos still in existence since the abolition of slavery ... read more
by Na Vus
05 Aug 2009
Brazil
Jesus March
I have attended marches in the past, but I think they were always voicing an opinion against something: war, rape, police brutality. On Saturday I walked several kilometers with thousands of citizens of Santarém in their annual “March for Jesus.” Many churches come together for the event- mostly evangelical. ... read more
by Na Vus
14 Jul 2009
Brazil
I have a minor allergy to soy protein
The scenery on our 1 hour bus ride to a small farm outside of Santarém (the location of the birthday party for the director of Pastoral do Menor) reminded me of home- Pennsylvania, USA. Slightly rolling hills with farm fields and distant tree lines. All of the fields contain soybeans. ... read more
by Na Vus
10 Jul 2009
Brazil
Davidson
This entry is very general and less interesting than it could be, but I wanted to give a broad picture of what an Amizade group experience looks like. Future entries will explore in more detailed, and hopefully more interesting ways, aspects of the visit and the resulting questions. We had ... read more
by Na Vus
05 Jul 2009
Brazil
Festa Junina
Throughout the past month we have encountered many Festa Junina parties- festivals celebrating rural life and thankfulness for the rain (June generally marks the end of the rainy season). It seems like every neighborhood has their own. Typical Northeastern Brazilian food is served and folk dancing (similar to square dancing) ... read more
by Na Vus
28 Jun 2009
Brazil
Arrival Manaus (Part I)
This is my first post and my first entry in a short series paying homage to early May 2009, our opening week in Brazil. After the series I’ll leap to the present, but I want to initiate the blog with recent history and excerpts from my journal to shed a ... read more
by Na Vus
25 Jun 2009
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It's A Big World After All: "Global Lives" Offers Footage Of Ordinary People From Brazil To Japan
How many people in the world are reading a magazine right now? Eating breakfast? Kissing? Trying to imagine everyone's lives at once can be dizzying, to say the least. The "Global Lives" project, the brainchild of former Glimpse contributor David Evan Harris, plays on this experience by filming the lives ... read more
by Glimpse Staff
09 Jun 2009
Brazil
Embrace Your Inner Vegetable: Live In An Eco-Village Abroad
The state of the global economy has made it clear that what happens in one country can negatively affect the rest of the world. But the effect doesn’t have to be negative. That’s the driving concept behind Living Routes, a program provider that sends students to eco-villages abroad. Eco-villages are intimate ... read more
by Glimpse Staff
31 Mar 2009
Brazil
February 18, 2008 (At sea)
2143 hours I’m going to bed early tonight! I’m so excited! But I’m waking up at 5:30 to watch our arrival into Cape Town and possibly drum our way into port with Courtney, the A/V tech, so that’s exciting, but not particularly sleepful of me. So tomorrow is South ... read more
by Danielle Taylor
15 Feb 2009
Brazil
February 17, 2008 (At sea)
0016 hours Age and Megha, if you are reading this, I just want you to know I told the redhead joke tonight in front of the entire student union. And three hundred people laughed. Just so ya know. Today, I woke up to the lovely sound of Hector, our ... read more
