Photo credit WBTW Channel 13/CBS How not knowing the culture and cultural arrogance tripped up Ryan Lochte Any Brazilian or anyone who has been to Brazil knew that Ryan Lochte and friends’ story couldn’t be true. 1. Because he said they didn’t take his cell phone. That would be the first thing taken, and 2.…
Remember that shampoo commercial from the 80’s “don’t hate me because I’m beautiful?” It reminds me of the undeniably stunning women in Brazil. And how I myself feel after about 10 minutes every time I go there. Attitude Leads in Brazilian Body Image My first visit, about the same time that commercial came out,…
Now that I’m back from Brazil, the biggest question I get is “will Brazil be ready for the Summer 2016 Olympics?” The question is spawned by talks of impeachment. Yes, the house voted to impeach President Dilma while we were there, but very democratically-it still has to pass the Senate (for context—the US has had two…
I’ve been in an intercultural relationship (US-Brazilian), married for almost three decades, which means a few things—I’m bordering on old as dirt (actually, we eloped really, really young), I’m really lucky (or stubborn), and I’ve made a commitment to really knowing my partner (who in a good marriage wouldn’t say that?) But, and I’m not going…
Aside from the fact that Lucca’s Jewish maternal grandma is a vegan animal rights activist (which is a whole cultural group in it’s own), “bubbe’s” chicken soup has been trumped by avó’s (Grandma in Portuguese, for Lucca’s paternal grandma) Brazilian cha (tea), simply because it works better to fend off the common cold, or flu,…
I can’t tell you if this is a story about Really, have we met? Finding out something totally surprising about my husband of 25 years that I never knew Duh—how did I never see something so obvious when seen through the eyes of another? Or Deep, sensitive intercultural insight when seeing how USAmerican Culture is…
(Read in English) Caros Colegas, Que tal juntar-se aos capítulos Illinois e São Paulo da Partners of the Americas e a Brazil in Chicago, em um novo evento nas Américas, na iciativa: Transformação do Paradigma Racial: Discussões e Ação para inspirar a mudança nos EUA e no BRASIL (2012) Previsto para meados de Novembro de 2012, este evento de…
(Leia em Português) How would you like to join the Illinois and Sao Paulo Chapters of Partners of the Americas and Brazil in Chicago in a new event across the Americas, committed to Transforming the Racial Paradigm: Discussions and Action to Inspire Change across the US and BRAZIL (2012). Slated for mid-November 2012, this week…
For everyone who was jealous that I was tanning on a beach during my July trip to Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1.) it was winter, and Sao Paulo had record breaking cold temperatures, and 2.) here’s a taste of downtwon Sao Paulo! This view from Edificio Italiano only gets 1/2 of the City! We wanted…
The Illinois-Sao Paulo Chapter of Partners of the Americas is proud to present a 10 day exchange with Sao Paulo-based African Dance and Drumming performance artist Fanta Konate’s cultural mission to Chicago December 1-10. Fanta will reach out to 1000’s in the Chicago area with dance and rhythm workshops showcasing Guinean influence on Brazilian music,…
