Severe forest fires in Chapada Diamantina

The forest fire that hit the city of Ibicoara in Chapada Diamantina, was controlled during the early hours of Wednesday (11). Second city of the Department of Tourism information, a mist helped the firefighters to fight the flames, which raged from Sunday (8). According to information from the tour desk, the teams which helped to […]

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Lavagem do Bonfim Procession – 14th of January 2016

This ritual Lavagem do Bonfim Procession – 14th of January 2016 of the eighteenth century brings together more than half a million faithful and tourists in religious act. With brooms and “água de cheiro”(perfumed water), Salvador Bahia since 1773 repeated the ritual of washing the steps of the Church of Nossa Senhor do Bonfim at the Lavagem […]

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2016 new year´s eve in rio de Janeiro at the Porto Bay international hotel

2016 New Year’s Eve in Copacabana will be the principal of the New Year’s Eve event in Rio de Janeiro and will as usual attractions with a schedule of major national attractions and the best fireworks show produced in Brazil. Most of the music will be dedicated to samba, as the theme of the New Year’s […]

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8 BRAZIL NEW YEAR´S EVE TRADITIONS AND MEANINGS

When comes New Year’s Eve, the proposal is always the same: get renewed year full of good energy and changes. To do this, a lot of brazilians follow traditions that promise luck, love, money and so on. But do you really know the meaning of them all? If you do not know, See the most common Brazil New […]

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Virtual racism. The consequences are real

The Criola is a civil society organization founded in 1992, conducted by black women. CRIOLA defines his performance from the defense and promotion of black women rights in an integrated and transversal perspective. They aim at the inclusion of black women as agents of change, contributing to build a society based on values of justice, equity […]

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