Recent questions tagged brazil

Description : Why is Brazil full of racial diversity when the story says it's a black country?

Last Answer : What story? I never heard it.

Description : Why do some people think that there are no white people in Brazil?

Last Answer : I would think that tourist and media show celebrations in Brazil that don’t show enough any white people. Sounds like a good opportunity to make an acurate updated documentary. Is it called Carnival or Festival ?

Description : What is the outcome of political upheaval in Venezuela was similar to what happened in Roumania in 1989?

Last Answer : Venezuela, Eastern Europe or Brazil, take your pick. But you're missing the point. The uprisings and mobocracy are always the result of sustained economic privations. And it pays to remember that NO ... the question of which animal devours it is secondary to the fact that the elk WILL be eaten.

Description : What is a really interesting insect or bird that lives mainly in Brazil?

Last Answer : answer:Birds of Brazil Black-fronted nunbird and momotus momota are both pretty cute. Google is my friend.

Description : Can you buy liquor in a foreign country and bring it back into the United States?

Last Answer : Buy at the duty-free shop at the airport, and they deliver it to the passenger on the plane. Obviously, to be in the terminal and even visit the duty-free one has to be a ticketed flier ... given to the duty-free cashier, who notes the flight and seat information for proper (and timely) delivery.

Description : What are some good resources for someone looking to learn Brazilian Portuguese?

Last Answer : A friend just told me about a free site called www.livemocha.com where you get free help from native speakers with language learning. I plan to check it out for French. I don’t know if they distinguish Brazilian Protuguese from Portugal Portuguese, but you could check it out.

Description : Do Brazilians not use their last names?

Last Answer : answer: Why do so many Brazilian soccer players go by one name? That's the Brazilian convention. Nicknames and first names are used in all settings, no matter the gravity. Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio ... often a class signifier. Lula, for one, is known for his working-class roots. More info