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 BrazilianTrivia of the week !!! 

 Which James Bond film took part in Brazil?


   hint... metal teeth, Sugarloaf Mountain, and Space. 

          Do you know ?

BPIB #2      Belo Horizonte

For the second post, of ``Best places in Brazil´´ i have to introduce my beautiful city of Belo Horizonte. 

  

 Belo horizonte or  just ``BH´´ as we like to call it. 
It is the capital and the largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the Southeastern region of Brazil.

The city is built on several hills and it is compleatly surounded by mountains. It is also the third biggest city in brasil.

This is the city I grew up in and to this day I am absolutly in love with BH. The food, the nightlife, the people, the architecture. It is truly an amazing city. 

It is know for the many bars, and food. Mineiro, people from Minas Gerais like to say that because there are no beaches, we go to the bars.. 

So anyone thinking of making a trip to Brasil, think about stopping by my city, You might not leave with a tan, but you will leave with your belly full =)

 

Brazilian fun fact of the day ... 


two seasons of the popular american reality television show survivor, took place in brasil.

season 6. the Amazon 

 

 

winner.. jenna

 

                                                                                                                                                       Season 18. Tocantins, the Brazilian Highlands ( awful season ) 

 

             As a faithful survivor fan, i have watched both seasons, Amazon is great, Tocantins not so much!!

 

BPFB #2 -- Gisele Bundchen 

 
 well. for anyone who has been living under a rock for the past decade and cannot identify who this woman is, well i have onlyh three words for you.. WORLD´S GREATEST SUPERMODEL.. and if you had not guessed it .. yes, is brazilian. 
  
Gisele Caroline Bundchen ws born in the town of  `` Tres de maio´´ in Rio Grande Do sul, in southern Brazil, where there is a large population of  German ansestry. She has five sister, and one fraternal twin sister. 

Gisele was discovered by Elite Model Agency in a mall in Sao Paulo in 1993 while on a class trip. She would eventually take place in an Elite modeling contest ``Elite look of the year´´ were she came in fourth place. Gisele would later move to Sao Paulo to begin her modeling carrer, and by 1996 she her first big break at New York Fashion week. 

Gisele would later go on to become the world highest paid super models. Working for Alexander McQueen, Elle Macperson,  Vouge. and basically appearing in every magazine cover in the world.

Today, Gisele has a networth of 250 million dollars. She is married to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, and she has two children 

 

 

BTFB #2 Churrasco (Brazilian BBQ)

Well if there is one thing that i cannot forget to talk about in a blog about Brazil, it's the Churrasco ( BBQ ). 
Churrasco can be made either at home or at a restaurant that specializes in churrasco.  
Pork, sausage, kielbasa, beef, chicken and other meats can be cooked on a purpose built churrasqueira (a grill). Meats are usually inserted in a large skewer and cooked in a open flame. 
Churrasco originated in the southern Brazil in states Santa Catarina and Rio Grande Do Sul. 

Heres a pic of  me and my whole family at my grandfathers farm in Betim,  about to enjoy some of my grandfathers best churrasco. seriously, its what he does best =) 

Brazilian Easter  

Brazil has one of the largest catholic populations in the world, and its no surprise that Easter is considered a very important holiday for the Brazilian people. "semana santa" Holy week is an important week for catholic rituals, masses, festivals, and not eating meat. It is also a week of vacation for schools and colleges. 

 During Easter, the best part for me personally, it the chocolate. 

 Think of all the candy bars here; snickers, twix, reeses,  m and m's. Now imagine all of these candies turned into a 14 inch long Easter egg. Well that is what happens in Brazil and it is amazing 

                                                           >>Inside a supermarket during the month of March.. not just a special section for the chocolate, but thousands of Easter eggs are hosted up above the shoppers, giving them a easy way to choose their favorites<<

The only american chocolate that was made into a Brazilian Easter Egg, its a little more pricey than the other ones, but it's worth it. My Brazilian friends go crazy over one. After all it is a giant Kit Kat Egg

OH Brazilian Easter, how i miss you ...  

BPFB #1  FERNANDA MONTENEGRO

Fernanda Montenegro is considered one of the best actresses in Brazil. She is an acclaimed soap opera star, and has been part of over 30 soaps. She is also big in the Brazilian film industry. In 1998 she took the lead role in a film called Central Station. The film was met with critical acclaim here in the US and she receveiced a nomination for best acress at the acadamy awards. At the time I was in Brasil, I was 8 years old, and  I  remebered the entire country watching the Oscars that sunday, rejocing the fact that one of our very own fine actresses, was at the acadamy awards competing for best actress. Sadly she lost to Gweneth Paltrow. It was a sad night.

 

 

 

The Movie is a about a woman named Dora (Montenegro) who works at a train station in Rio De Janeiro writting letters for iliterate customers. One day a woman and her nine year old son  Josue, arrive at her desk, and the mother wrties a letter to the child's estranged father, hoping she can reunite the two. As  as they leave, the mother is run over and killed, leaving the boy terrified and alone. Dora at first sells the child to a corrupt couple that trafficts children, but guilt falls upon her, and she rescues the kid.  She is reluctant at first to help him, but she eventually decides to take him to the northeastern part of Brazil were the kid's estranged father lives. The two embarc on journey, forming a wonderful friendship along the way.

 

 

Montenegro in the Brazilian soap opera "Bellissima" were she played the corrupt and villainous "Bia Falcao". One her most recent and famous characters.