· December, 2005

Stories about Brazil from December, 2005

Brazil: New Year's Superstition

As the clock turns 12 this New Year's Eve, you should be jumping up and down on your right foot. For more Brazilian New Year's superstition, check out “New Year's...

30 December 2005

Brazil: Christmas in Brazil

Didn't see Santa this year? That's because he was in Rio de Janeiro. Made in Brazil also offers up 10 convincing reasons to spend the holidays in the Southern Hemisphere.

26 December 2005

Brazil: Director Gets Golden Globe Nomination

Made in Brazil congratulates Brazilian director, Fernando Meirelles on his Golden Globe nomination for the movie The Constant Gardner. Andrew, a missionary living in Juazeiro do Norte is critical of...

14 December 2005

Brazil: Race and Class

Sangroncito tackles race and class in Brazil, noting that most Brazilians avoid discussing race by bringing up class instead.

6 December 2005

Brazil: World AIDS Day

Made in Brazil notes that this is the first World AIDS Day to specifically condemn racism's effect on the spread of AIDS.

1 December 2005

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