The Brazilian Post

(Leia em Português) Contrary to what many may think, the literature of Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho Brazilian is widely popular outside of Brazil. In fact, the writer has been included in the Guinness Book of Records, as his book The Alchemist is now the most translated book in the world (69 languages) – more of [...]

(Leia em Português) By Ricardo Somera The answer is obvious when I ask: what is the number one zombie TV series nowadays? If you are part of the group that is not down with the happenings on the Brazilian Internet, the answer is The Walking Dead. But if you are part of another group, you would [...]

(Leia em Português) A culture of ‘all work and no play’ in the UK is damaging family life, causing high stress levels, cutting time spent with loved ones and creating an inability to switch off from work, according to a new study. Surveying more than 1,000 working parents throughout the UK, the study commissioned by [...]

The authorities in Brazil have ruled that marriage licences should not be denied to same-sex couples. The council that oversees the country’s judiciary said it was wrong for some offices just to issue civil union documents when the couple wanted full marriage certificates. Correspondents say the decision in effect authorises gay marriage. However full legalisation [...]

Brazil plans to modernize and expand its overcrowded ports, attract private investments to the sector and make it easier for companies to hire skilled foreign workers, in a bid to spur economic growth. The Brazilian Congress approved legislation that allows the private sector to invest in state-owned ports and lifts restrictions that have hindered the [...]

Argentina’s Vice President Amado Boudou spoke about the death of the former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla (who was 87 and serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity), last week. Boudou described this as a positive reminder of justice in Argentina where the guilt serve their sentences. Speaking to the local press, Boudou said that [...]

(Leia em Português) Text and Photos: Rômulo Seitenfus There was a lot to take in when I entered the place where Brazilian artist Orlando Castaño, lives and works the. The studio, close to London Bridge and full of abstract artwork and vintage furniture, expresses the soul of the artist who has broken  new boundaries in [...]

(Leia em Português) Notations, by Valeska Soares, invites the viewer on a journey through their own references and associations. The exhibition includes book covers arranged in geometric compositions and the pages of narrative fiction disjointed and collated to alter perceptions of time and subjective interpretations. Exhibited at the Max Wigram Gallery until mid June. Featuring [...]

(Leia em Português) Almost a year after Brazil’s exhibition at Somerset House, curator debates cultural exchange between the country and the UK By Kate Rintoul On a balmy London evening with the sounds of the fountains of Somerset House in the background I was reminded of the happiness and optimism that was brought to the [...]

(Leia em Português) Os Nelsons and OQuadro bring the best of Bahia to the UK By Guilherme Reis What do Salvador and London have in common? At first glance, not much. But look more closely: the two cities have a long history of being effervescent music destinations. It was in Bahia (Brazilian north-eastern State whose [...]