On 5 March the Guardian published a special supplement on Brazil whose leading article says stable government and a responsible fiscal policy have helped the country ‘spread its wings and reach for the sky’. The supplement also features reports on the key sectors of Brazil’s economy, President Lula’s record in his two terms of office, Rio de Janeiro’s credentials as a business hub, and the contemporary art scene.

18 March 2010 | 3pm

Centre for World Cinemas, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT

The world-famous Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles, the director of films such as City
of God, The Constant Gardener, Blindness and director and producer of immensely popular
TV series, such as City of Men and Sound and Fury, among many other works, will be
honouring Leeds with his visit on 18 March 2010. The Leeds event will precede Meirelles’s
visit to the National Media Museum in Bradford, to open the world’s first
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The Southbank Centre in London will be hosting a summer-long Brazilian arts festival featuring musical icons
such as Gilberto Gil, Maria Bethânia, Os Mutantes and Tom Zé; Brazilian visual arts in the Hayward Gallery;
design from the Campana brothers; and talks with writer Milton Hatoum and ex-footballer Socrates.
For further information visit www.southbankcentre.co.uk/brazil

It is not a joke. Brazil is part of the XXI Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Historically they have never won any medals in the competition. So far, a total lack of medals is a fact for the Brazilian team.

Brazil first took part in the Winter Olympics in 1992.

The delegation has five athletes in Vancouver 2010: Isabel Clark, Jaqueline Mourão, Jhonathan Longhi, Leandro Ribela and Maya Harrisson. Mourão and Ribela are competing in cross-country skiing, while Longhi and Harrisson are competing
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Brazil is the country for football. The 2014 World cup will mark a place in the Brazilian history. The remodeling of their stadiums already started with an estimate $1.1 billion US to be invested. The boom for foreign investment will take Brazil to the next level in the global economy.

Pelé
Ronaldo
Romário
Cafu
Roberto Carlos
Rivaldo
Zico
Ronaldinho
Bebeto
Claudio Taffarel

Michael Jackson went to Brazil in 1996 to record in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro the video for “They
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Have you being to Brazil? No? Rio is your first stop. The Independent has
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London is going crazy with Brazilian funk. The Forum in Kentish Town had a funny mixture of Brazilian nostalgia and crazy
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By Guto Araujo

It is CAS, The Caipirinha Appreciation Society Show, a podcast created by MdC Suingue (Portuguese for “Swing”) and Kika Serra.

Together they make a great team, MdC Suingue is based in London and Kika in Brazil. They play two hours of
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