BrazilMax OnTime – September 21, 2009
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

Sérgio Dias of Os Mutantes on BrazilMax Radio - Interview in English with the
leader of the legendary Brazilian rock band. Sérgio recalls the early years of
the legendary rock band, the groundbreaking Brazilian countercultural movement
Tropicália, their battles with the censors of the military dictatorship, the
recent revival of Os Mutantes, and more. Throughout the interview, Sérgio kept
his guitar at hand, and he offers acoustic versions of some celebrated Mutantes
songs, along a few surprises that give a nod to early influences like the
Beatles and the Beach Boys. Host: Bill Hinchberger
More information: http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/20
Listen now: http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilmax.cfm/id/17

José Carlos Ribeiro: An Introduction to Spiritist Therapy in Brazil – An excerpt
from the new book Spirits with Scalpels: The Cultural Biology of Religious
Healing in Brazil by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee anthropologist Sidney M.
Greenfield: http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_society/id

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BrazilMax OnTime – August 31, 2009
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

EDITOR'S NOTE

We thank everyone who has contacted us in recent months to inquire about the
hiatus of this e-newsletter. Indeed BrazilMax.com tracks my own life in many
ways, and I've had more than my share of spills and thrills. But never fear,
we're back on track. Watch this space for news of new features - including the
resurrection of BrazilMax Radio.
- Bill

THIS JUST IN

Natal, Rio Grande do Norte with Gold Medalist Adriano Lima - Natal native
Adriano Lima won two medals in the swimming competition of the 2008 Paralympic
Games in Beijing and a staggering seven gold medals at the 2007 Pan American
games in Rio do Janeiro. See his tips for your next visit to his hometown. By
Dave Maclure. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_northeast/id/24

Diving in the Abismo Anhumas Cavern, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul – This
cavern near Bonito was discovered in the late 1970s when a fire stripped the
land's surface. The chamber expands into a space as big as a soccer field. By
Katie O'Hara. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_pantanal/id/12

Amazon Road: Travel BR 163 through the Rainforest - Most of Brazil's Great Soy
Road that runs from the Amazon River to the Pantanal wetlands remains unpaved.
But what makes this road really important it has become Brazil's soy highway and
economically probably just as important as the vaunted silk road that traversed
Asia. By John Freivalds. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_amazon/id/28

Inhotim Cultural Institute, Brumadinho, Minas Gerais - Founded in 2005, Inhotim
spreads about a stretch of converted farmland owned by mining magnate and art
collector Bernardo Paz. The official literature calls it "an environmental park
and modern art museum. It is a place of production of knowledge created from an
artistic and botanic collection." By Harold Emert. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/58

The Brazilian Landless Workers Movement (MST) - This story was first published
over a decade ago. Much has changed since then but the article still gets cited
in academic studies, so there must have been something to it, right? Since there
are groups that offer "Reality Tours" that explore the MST, we decided to
publish this here as a service to both travelers and scholars. By Bill
Hinchberger. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_society/id/29

Economic Development and Conservation in the Amazon – Another installment in the
Letter from Manaus column by Mark Aitchison. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/119

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WEB AROUND BRAZIL: BRAZILMAX IN THE NEWS

CNN.com: Brazil's high-tech hub grows in Sao Paulo's Brooklin – BrazilMax's Bill
Hinchberger is interviewed about his old neighborhood:
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/08/digitalbiz.berrini/. See the BrazilMax
report that inspired the article:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news1.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/2

Intute – Here's how Intute describes itself: "With millions of resources
available on the Internet, it can be difficult to find useful material. Our
subject specialists review and evaluate thousands of resources to help you
choose the key websites in your subject... Intute is created by a consortium of
seven universities, working together with a whole host of partners." Here is how
it describes BrazilMax: "This website presents thoroughly researched information
about Brazil in all the aspects of its life. One particular section describes
the different area of Brazil, carefully mixing geographical information with
tourist attractions, providing access to maps... This amply illustrated site is
a good, attractively presented introduction to the life, geology and history of
Brazil, originally designed for the visitor but also informative and thorough
for the undergraduate user." Check out the listing:
http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20090713-07561121

Vagablogging: Ditch the guidebook for a good website? – A leading travel blog
asks a rhetorical question and answers it by citing BrazilMax as an example:
"When doing pre-trip research, finding a good website feels like striking gold. 
This happened to me when I discovered Leif Pettersen's travelogue.  I was
planning a trip to Myanmar (Burma) at the time, and it was hard finding good
info.  His long, detailed posts were a godsend. As I travel around Southeast
Asia, I notice lots of backpackers using Travel Fish to look up guesthouses. 
The only problem is that it's so good that I wish it covered more countries,
like Malaysia and Indonesia.  Rick Steves, host of the travel show, has lots of
Europe tips at his website. Some of the best websites are run by frequent
visitors/long-time expats to that region or country. ReidOnTravel is a fantastic
resource for Vietnam, as is BrazilMax for that country." Read the full entry:
http://www.vagablogging.net/ditch-the-guidebook-for-a-good-website.html
The Biocontrol Beat blog included a citation of BrazilMax as part of an item
that featured Hermione Bicudo at Universidade Estadual Paulista. Hermione is
pioneering the recycling of biodegradable used coffee grounds, a ubiquitous
waste product of modern caffeinated societies, for control of mosquitoes
spreading dengue fever and other killer diseases. See the full post:
http://biocontrolbeat.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/coffee-grounds-for-mosquito-contr\
ol/. While you're at it, read a two-part expert from Mark Pendergrast's book on
the history of coffee Uncommon Grounds:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news4.cfm/tborigem/fe_fooddrink/id/4 and
http://www.brazilmax.com/news4.cfm/tborigem/fe_fooddrink/id/3. The excerpt is
illustrated by classic paintings by the 20th century modernist Brazilian master
Candido Portinari.
Priscilla Ramos da Silva cited BrazilMax in her masters thesis on Brazilian art
in the 1990s at Unicamp:
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BrazilMax OnTime – September 24, 2008
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

Liberdade: a Walking Tour of São Paulo's "Japantown" - Even for
residents of the city itself, Liberdade remains a top tourist
attraction. Scholar Jeffrey Lesser leads us around one of São Paulo's
most unique neighborhoods:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/57

Brazil's New Tax Haven – There's something rotten in Delaware, says
the Brazilian taxman. Read the lastest installment of the column
Order and Progress: Law, Finance and Business in Brazil by Robert
Eugene DiPaolo: http://brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/118

Some Reasons Why Brazil Fails at Tourism – Reflections on lunch with
the president of a Brazilian airline. Another installment of One from
the Road by Bill Hinchberger. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/116

Help Choose the Names for New Species – Join the fun. Help name a
plant. Another installment of One from the Road by Bill Hinchberger.
Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/117

BRAZILMAX IN THE NEWS

Blogging lawyer comments on our take on Brazil's tourism potential:
http://www.jeffersonread.blogspeaks.com/2008/08/27/why-cant-brazil-
capitalize-on-its-tourism-potential/

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BrazilMax OnTime – August 4, 2008
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

Piauí Travel Guide: Introduction - An introduction to the state of
Piauí in Northeastern Brazil. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_northeast/id/22

Fernando de Noronha Travel Guide: An Introduction - Fernando de
Noronha is the largest of 21 islands that make up an archipelago in
the middle of the Atlantic Ocean some 350 kilometers off the coast of
Northeastern Brazil. The region is home to some 230 species of fish,
15 kinds of coral reefs, five types of sharks, two species of sea
turtles, and the spinner dolphin – a species found only there and in
the South Pacific. Sundry migratory birds use the islands as a way
station. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_northeast/id/23

Búzios Travel Guide  - A visit by Brigitte Bardot in 1964 sparked the
transformation of Armação de Búzios (its official name) from an
isolated fishing village into the St. Tropez of South America. A
better comparison perhaps might be with the Spanish island Ibiza, but
in any case the ambiance on this amoeba-shaped peninsula is more
reminiscent of the Mediterranean than anywhere else in Brazil. Read
more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/56

Some Reasons Why Brazil Fails at Tourism - Members of the foreign
press corps sat down to lunch a few weeks ago with David Barioni
Neto, the new president of the Brazilian airline TAM. The discussion
ranged far and wide, but it kept returning to one theme: why can't
Brazil realize its enormous potential in tourism? Read the most
recent installment of Bill Hinchberger's blog column One from the
Road: http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/116

Daspu: Streetwalker Fashion from Rio de Janeiro – Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_society/id/28

You Were Here – See the new shots in our gallery of images of
BrazilMax readers. Access via the homepage: http://www.BrazilMax.com

Image Galleries – Lots of new pictures from around Brazil:
http://www.brazilmax.com/gallery.cfm

BRAZILMAX IN THE NEWS

BrazilMax snags a foreign press award nomination alongside The New
York Times, The Financial Times, the BBC, Time, Newsweek and others:
http://www.premiocomunique-se.com.br/premio/2008/finalistas_08.asp#
(scroll down to "Correspondente Estrangeiro no Brasil").

National Geographic links to BrazilMax:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/places/places-of-a-
lifetime/riodejaneiro-linksandmedia.html

BrazilMax founding editor Bill Hinchberger interviewed on The Writing
Show: http://www.writingshow.com/podcasts/2008/06012008.html

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EM PORTUGUES

Thanks in part to our partnership with the London-based magazine
Jungle Drums, we are again able to post some of our content
translated into Portuguese. See the latest installment, Recife river
tour: http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_portugues/id/17

BrazilMax OnTime – June 23, 2008
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

BrazilMax Radio: Special Guest Daniel Dellarossa of Choro Music -
Host Bill Hinchberger talks with Daniel Dellarossa of Choro Music.
São Paulo native, Silicon Valley entrepreneur and chorinho aficionado
Delarossa founded his new company to promote "chorinho," a Brazilian
genre of instrumental music that emerged at the end of the 19th
century that might perhaps be considered the South American
equivalent of ragtime. Choro Music is launching songbooks and
instructional play-along CDs for people who want to learn the style,
both popular and erudite, made famous by musicians from Pixinguinha
to Paulo Moura. Learn more about the program and see the playlist:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/19. Listen to
the program: http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilmax.cfm/id/17.

Amazon Travel Guide - A guide to travel in the Amazon region of
Brazil. Check it out:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_amazon/id/27

Tumucumaque Mountains National Park in Amapá State – Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_amazon/id/26

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BrazilMax OnTime – June 17, 2008
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

Maranhão Travel Guide
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_northeast/id/20

Iberê Camargo Foundation in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - With
the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Iberê Camargo
Foundation, Porto Alegre boasts a state-of-the-art exhibition space
and cultural center unrivaled anywhere in the country. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_south/id/18

Shipwrecked by Inept Authorities in the Amazon – Another installment
in the column Straight to the Point by José Nêumanne Pinto:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/115

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Technorati: http://technorati.com/people/technorati/BrazilMax

Cal in Brazil – If like BrazilMax's Bill Hinchberger you attended the
University of California, Berkeley, join this alumni group:
http://calcafe.berkeley.edu/berkeley/groups/15136/index.html

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BRING BRAZILMAX'S BILL HINCHBERGER TO YOUR HOME TOWN!

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WEB AROUND BRAZIL

BrazilMax in the New York Times - Twilight for the Forest People: "In
an interview two years ago with BrazilMax.com, a travel Web site, Mr.
Possuelo said he once believed that contact and assimilation
benefited these people…" See the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/weekinreview/08wilford.html?
_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin

See what The New York Times found so interesting:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_amazon/id/21

Mini-documentary about press censorship in Minas Gerais:
http://www.novae.inf.br/site/modules.php?name=Conteudo&pid=1033

Carnaval in Rio with Arnold Schwarzenegger (in case you missed it
last time): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdIjJ8efftk

BrazilMax OnTime – February 25, 2008
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

Acre Travel Guide: An Introduction - Set in the extreme western end
of northern Brazil, Acre is small by Amazonian standards. But however
far-flung Chico Mendes' home state may be, it has an interesting
history and offers some worthwhile attractions for travelers. Read
more: http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_amazon/id/25

Oficina do Sabor: Brazilian Regional Contemporary Cuisine in Olinda,
Pernambuco - The Northeastern dishes at the Oficina de Sabor are
hardly traditional in the true sense of the word. But the only thing
Chef César Santos has borrowed from abroad is the French concept of
cooking with local ingredients. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_fooddrink/id/13

Pandeiro Technique for Gringo Musicians - The pandeiro is perhaps the
trickiest percussion instrument in Brazil. Instructional books and
videos have existed in Portuguese, but what's a gringo samba
enthusiast to do? Two solutions have arrived: A Comprehensive Guide
to Brazilian Pandeiro by Jonathan Gregory and the video Learn to Play
Pandeiro Volume 1 by Robert Wallace. Read a review:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/18

Brazilian Waterfalls: Is Bigger Better? – Another column by Brazilian
gringo Mike Kepp: http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/112

What I Learned by Writing about the Brazilian Cosmetics Market –
Another installment in the "One From the Road" column by BrazilMax
founding editor Bill Hinchberger:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/113. (Add Bill
Hinchberger's One from the Road to your favorite blogs on Technorati
http://technorati.com/people/technorati/BrazilMax).

YOU CAN HELP BRAZILMAX WIN AN AWARD

BrazilMax is up for an "geotourism" award sponsored by National
Geographic and Changemakers, a project of the pro-social entrepreneur
group Ashoka. Add Your Comments to help our candidacy:
http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/node/5888

BRAZILMAX ON THE WEB 2.0

No matter where you hang out in the online social networking world,
we've probably got you covered. Check out the list below and join the
BrazilMax group on your favorite site. If there's anything we've
missed, please let us know.

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CALL FOR PHOTOS

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Brazil? BrazilMax is soliciting photos of readers taken during their
visits to the country. Send us yours. Selected images will be
published on the website. For more, see:
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BRING BRAZILMAX'S BILL HINCHBERGER TO YOUR HOME TOWN!

Demand a speaking engagement by Bill Hinchberger in your town on
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BrazilMax OnTime – January 17, 2008
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

Tangled Up in Brazil: Two Decades as a Foreign Correspondent – a mini-
memoir by BrazilMax founding editor Bill Hinchberger:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/106

The 17th Biennial of Contemporary Brazilian Music – a Review
Tom Moore
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/107

Parties, Premières, Fashion and Literature
Bianca's Brazil in Hollywood by Bianca Rossini
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/109

Kicking Off the Brazilian New Year in L.A.
Bianca's Brazil in Hollywood by Bianca Rossini
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/111

Getting a Permanent Visa in Brazil
Order and Progress: Law, Finance and Business in Brazil by Robert
Eugene DiPaolo
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/110

Sergipe at a Glance – Our first in a series of new mini-travel
guides. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_northeast/id/19

São Paulo Travel Guide – we've updated our travel guide and added a
series of break-out sections (see below).
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/4

São Paulo Sports, Exercise & Outdoor Activities
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/46

São Paulo Restaurants
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/47

São Paulo Hotels and Lodging
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/48

Weird São Paulo
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/49

São Paulo Neighborhoods and Geography
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/50

São Paulo Attractions and Itineraries
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/51

São Paulo Nightlife
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/52

São Paulo Shopping
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/53

São Paulo Transportation: Getting There and Getting Around
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/54

São Paulo State: Excursions Beyond the City
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/55

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BRAZILMAX MUSIC

Download Brazilian independent music:
http://music.brazilmaxmusic.com/world/south_america/brazil

BRAZILMAX IN WEB 2.0

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invitation: Just ask in a message to: billhinchberger@...

My Space: http://groups.myspace.com/brazilmax

BRAZILMAX FRIENDS

Find someone special online through BrazilMax's new feature:
http://brazilmax.meta4-group.com/public/home.jhtml

CALL FOR PHOTOS

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Brazil? BrazilMax is soliciting photos of readers taken during their
visits to the country. Send us yours. Selected images will be
published on the website. For more, see:
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BrazilMax OnTime – October 1, 2007
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

Fishing in the Amazon with Pepper and Flávio - Join a fishing
expedition in the Amazon. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_amazon/id/24

São Paulo Graffiti Tour: osgemeos - Their lyrical, surrealist and
playful graffiti began popping up around their stomping grounds,
Cambuci, a São Paulo working class enclave dotted with cottage
industries near downtown, in the late 1980s. Now identical twins
Otávio and Gustavo (osgemeos, literally "thetwins") travel the
world, shapeshifting from outsider graffiti "writers" to insider
gallery and museum artists - and back. A "clean-up" campaign by the
City of São Paulo is destroying many of the classic graffiti murals
that have dotted the city for years. But if you hurry you may be
able to catch some of osgemeos world-class street art. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_artcultmus/id/41

National Institute for Research in the Amazon (INPA) - Located in
the Brazilian rainforest city of Manaus, National Institute for
Research in the Amazon (INPA) was hailed by the World Bank as one
of "the two most important science centers in the Amazon," along
with the Emílio Goeldi Museum of Pará in Belém. Visitors to Manaus,
the capital of Amazonas state, who cannot take the time to get out
into the rainforest should visit the INPA forest or "bosque," which
is located in town and open to the pubic. Here's an interview with
INPA Director Adalberto Val:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_amazon/id/23

Bianca's Brazil in Hollywood - We are proud to add Bianca Rossini to
our stable of columnists on BrazilMax. Born in Rio de Janeiro and
now living in my native Los Angeles, Bianca is a multitalented
model, actress, dancer, singer, writer and television host. She will
be bringing BrazilMax readers the inside scoop about Brazilians in
Hollywood and the global entertainment industry. Her latest
bilingual book A Brazilian Heart: Rubies, Murdered Love and Other
Poems has been acclaimed by famous authors and personalities in the
US and Brazil. Read a Q&A that we've republished and her first
column: http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/clmnist/102

Acquisitions, Investments and Joint Ventures – a new column from the
series Order and Progress: Law, Finance and Business in Brazil by
Robert Eugene  DiPaolo: "In previous columns we have focused on
establishing and registering a new company in Brazil, as well as
some of the challenges related to doing business there. These prior
columns have mainly focused on the concerns of the individual
investor or business person planning to invest or do business in
Brazil. In this column we are going to shift gears somewhat and
focus on the concerns of the foreign company that plans to acquire,
invest in, or enter into a joint-venture with a Brazilian company."
Read more: http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/105

IN MEMORIAM

We've received several inquiries about our lapse in sending out
BrazilMax OnTime. There's a good reason for the delay: when the last
update was sent out, this was a mom-and-pop operation. Now it is
just Pop. On July 8, Maruska Freire Rameck, sales director and wife
of founding editor Bill Hinchberger, died of cancer. Life since has
been crazy. We apologize for any inconvenience. Those who read
Portuguese can check out a new blog featuring the "crônicas" that
Maruska used to send to friends: http://maruskablog.wordpress.com/

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BRAZILMAX IN THE NEWS

Bill Hinchberger appears on Global Journalist (KBIA, Columbia,
Missouri): http://www.globaljournalist.org/web-
content/radio/2007/2007_07_26.html

NBC TV correspondent cites BrazilMax as a key source (click on
the "Rubens Gomes" link):
http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/29/206082.aspx

BRAZILMAX ONLINE HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Online reservations for hand-picked pousadas and cool hotels:
http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilhotel.cfm

BRAZILMAX MUSIC

Download Brazilian independent music:
http://music.brazilmaxmusic.com/world/south_america/brazil

BRAZILMAX IN WEB 2.0

Orkut: http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=855555 (Need an
invitation: Just ask in a message to: billhinchberger@...)

My Space: http://groups.myspace.com/brazilmax

BRAZILMAX FRIENDS

Find someone special online through BrazilMax's new feature:
http://brazilmax.meta4-group.com/public/home.jhtml

CALL FOR PHOTOS

You Were Here - Do you have a favorite photograph of yourself in
Brazil? BrazilMax is soliciting photos of readers taken during their
visits to the country. Send us yours. Selected images will be
published on the website. For more, see:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news3.cfm/tborigem/tt_secbrazil/id/3

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WEB AROUND BRAZIL

Recorded on a cell phone in his kitchen, Minister of Culture
Gilberto Gil launches a new song called Banda Larga (Broad Band):
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=429

Assalto Nosso de Cada Dia - video of a Rio robbery. In Portuguese:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=430

BrazilMax OnTime – June 5, 2007
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

Misiones Province, Argentina - Since many visitors to the Iguassu
Falls region also visit the Argentinean side, we're going over the
border ourselves – in two parts. One section deals mainly with the
historic Jesuit missions. The other deals Iguazú Falls and the town
of Puerto Iguazú. Both are excerpted from Moon Handbooks Argentina by
veteran guidebook author Wayne Bernhardson, a leading expert on
Argentina.
- The Missions:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_south/id/16
- Iguazú Falls:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_south/id/17

California Brazil Camp: Redwood Canja - How can North Americans learn
Brazilian dance or musicianship without packing up and moving to
Brazil? Every summer under the redwoods of Northern California,
hundreds gather at the California Brazil Camp to participate in
sacred Candomblé dances, incendiary choro circles, forró hoedowns,
smoldering bossa nova jam sessions, and all-night pagode sing-
alongs.  By Eric Crawford. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/17

BRAZILMAX FORUMS

Some popular topics:

Research Project - Tourism Accommodation Requirements and Information
Needs of People with Mobility Disabilities. Take the survey:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=381

Child care in Rio de Janeiro:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=394

Sundry Brazil-related events on the online calendar:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/forum.cfm?FID=7

How to get a journalist visa to work in Brazil:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=415

The Portuguese-Inglês language exchange continues, featuring students
from Cal State Los Angeles and elsewhere:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/forum.cfm?FID=15

7th graders from South Carolina respond to our interview with Sydney
Possuelo: http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=382

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BRAZILMAX IN THE NEWS

Amateur Traveler podcast: Host Chris Christensen interviews BrazilMax
founder and editor Bill Hinchberger:
http://amateurtraveler.com/2007/05/13/episode-90-brazil/

The Scotsman on Sunday: reporter Ute Junker directs readers to
BrazilMax for "useful tourist information online" in his City Guide
to São Paulo: http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=816012007

Berkeley alum Bill Hinchberger and BrazilMax get honorable mentions
in the Cal alumni magazine:
http://www.alumni.berkeley.edu/calmag/200703/kit_1980s.asp

A major metropolitan daily writes about orange juice and cites a
leading "online magazine" as a source:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/4736100.html (we invite
you to add your comments)

BRAZILMAX ONLINE HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Online reservations for hand-picked pousadas and cool hotels:
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BRAZILMAX MUSIC

Download Brazilian independent music:
http://music.brazilmaxmusic.com/world/south_america/brazil

BRAZILMAX IN WEB 2.0

Orkut: http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=855555 (Need an
invitation: Just ask in a message to: billhinchberger@...)

My Space: http://groups.myspace.com/brazilmax

BRAZILMAX FRIENDS

Find someone special online through BrazilMax's new feature:
http://brazilmax.meta4-group.com/public/home.jhtml

CALL FOR PHOTOS

You Were Here - Do you have a favorite photograph of yourself in
Brazil? BrazilMax is soliciting photos of readers taken during their
visits to the country. Send us yours. Selected images will be
published on the website. For more, see:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news3.cfm/tborigem/tt_secbrazil/id/3

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WEB AROUND BRAZIL

The NPR program On the Media contacted BrazilMax as part of its
research into São Paulo's billboard clean-up program. The producers
ended up interviewing Folha de São Paulo reporter Vinicius Galvão:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=418

Brazilian music podcasts by author Brent Allen James:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=360

Front-page story on The Washington Post ran on Monday on the Rio de
Janeiro favela Rocinha: http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?
TID=419

BrazilMax OnTime – April 3, 2007
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

BrazilMax Radio: Special Guest Ricardo Herz - This time our program
features an interview with violin player Ricardo Herz and selections
from his newly re-released CD "Violino Popular Brasileiro." The
classically-trained Herz won the "popular jury" Visa Prize for
Brazilian Music in 2004. His repertoire ranges from Northeastern
rhythms to choro and even samba funk.
- Check out the playlist:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/15
- Listen to the program: http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilmax.cfm/id/17

Lajedo do Pai Mateus: Join Film Crews in the Backlands of Paraíba -
The Cariri region's awe-inspiring landscape, strewn with granite
boulders, is compared to Australia's Devils Marbles, Namibia's Erongo
Mountains and Algeria's Hoggar Mountains. It culminates in the Lajedo
do Pai Mateus, an upside-down bowl topped by a rock called "the
helmet." Cariri is also home to some of Brazil's most important
archeological artifacts. One can almost imagine the legendary bandits
of the Brazilian northeast roaming these ranges – as they have many
times on the big screen. Indeed the area has become increasingly
popular with film location scouts. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_northeast/id/17

Hering Harmonicas: Building a Better Harmonica in Brazil - The
production end of the Hering Harmonicas has changed surprisingly
little since Alredo Hering founded the business in 1923 in Blumenau,
Santa Catarina. The close work that turns a pile of parts into a
resonating marvel is still done by practiced hands trained through
rigorous apprenticeship. But the marketing end of the business has
changed dramatically – using the Internet to reach a geographically
diverse niche group of sophisticated customers. By Bryan McCann. Read
more: http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/16

Additive Identity - Identity can be based on subtraction or addition,
what you might call "subtractive" or "additive" identity. "Creating
identity by taking on new aspects without giving up the old is
characteristic of the culture of Brazil, " writes Tom Moore in the
most recent installment of his column Rio Life. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/100

Forming a "Limitada" in Brazil – Think of opening your company in
Brazil like driving a car in São Paulo or Rio. It will be an
adventure, but you'll eventually get there. Read the step-by-step
analysis by Robert Eugene DiPaolo in the most recent installment of
his column Order and Progress: Law, Finance and Business in Brazil:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/99

The Top 20 CDs of 2006 and the Saga of Calcinha Preta – Another
installment in the "One From the Road" column by Bill Hinchberger.
Read more: http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/98

New images by the modernist master painter Candido Portinari
accompany our coffee articles, excerpts from the book Uncommon
Grounds by Mark Pendergrast. Check them out:
- Coffee Farm Worker:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news4.cfm/tborigem/fe_fooddrink/id/2
- Coffee Patio:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news4.cfm/tborigem/fe_fooddrink/id/3
- Coffee:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news4.cfm/tborigem/fe_fooddrink/id/4

New images in the "You Were Here" gallery – More photos of BrazilMax
readers. Access through the homepage: http://www.BrazilMax.com

BRAZILMAX FORUMS

Some popular topics:

English-Português Exchange & Intercâmbio - Portuguese students from
Cal State Los Angeles are engaging Brazilian students of English in a
cross-linguistic dialogue. You're invited to join in:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/forum.cfm?FID=15

BrazilMax contributor Laurie Nadel releases a new book:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=340

Community-based tourism in Brazil:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=337

Toninho Ferragutti, Ulisses Rocha, Nelson Ayres in New York on April
9: http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=344

Gringo Expats in Floripa: http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?
TID=112

Job Opening - e-Learning + Banking Segment:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=333

Rabbi Sobel Meltdown: http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?
TID=347

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BRAZILMAX IN THE NEWS

El Sur Travel Guide to South America – Not exactly news, since the
post was made nearly two years ago, but it was only recently brought
to our attention: "One of the best sites that I've seen on Brazil is
BrazilMax, which calls itself the `hip gringo guide to Brazil'. It
has a very nice design and features some of the best articles that
I've read on Brazil. Now in its fifth year, BrazilMax is the
brainchild of Bill Hinchberger, a native of California who has lived
in Brazil since 1986. Unlike most travel sites, BrazilMax is more
like a magazine, which reflects Hinchberger's background as a
journalist. I look at a lot of travel sites and I don't find that
many that I really like but BrazilMax is certainly one that I highly
recommend, a must-read if you're going to Brazil." Check it out:
http://elsur.org/archives/brazilmax-the-hip-gringo-guide-to-brazil/

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BRAZILMAX IN WEB 2.0

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My Space: http://groups.myspace.com/brazilmax

BRAZILMAX FRIENDS

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CALL FOR PHOTOS

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Brazil? BrazilMax is soliciting photos of readers taken during their
visits to the country. Send us yours. Selected images will be
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BrazilMax OnTime – March 18, 2007
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

Tall Tales of Adventure at Iguassu Falls - When First Lady Eleanor
Roosevelt got her first glimpse of Iguassu Falls, she is said to have
exclaimed: "Poor Niagara! This makes it look like a kitchen faucet."
More about that - and some true tall tales of adventure tourism at
popular binational park. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_south/id/15

Visit Fortaleza with TV Reporter Stephanie Eilert - Fortaleza native
and television reporter Stephanie Eilert offers visitors some tips
about her hometown, the coastal capital of Ceará state. By Cintia
Carneiro. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/tt_secbrazil/id/6

Sweet and Salt – Columnist Tom Moore explores differences in food,
language and culture. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/97

BRAZILMAX IN THE NEWS

One of BrazilMax's early features, Alexandre Raposo's tongue-in-cheek
Top 14 Places to Visit in Rio de Janeiro is quoted in chapter 23 of
Michael Palmer's bestselling novel The Fifth Vial. Read the original
piece (we've added a link to Palmer's book):
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_weirdbr/id/3

BrazilMax founder and editor Bill Hinchberger was interviewed last
week on the BBC's World Today program about the kidnapping of the
sister of Brazilian soccer star Ricardo Oliveira. Unfortunately the
archives only remain online for 24 hours, so it is already too late
to listen. But if you don't believe us, check here for some online
evidence: http://www.bbc.co.uk/partners/live/WSNPWTWED0600/ORDER.HTM

BRAZILMAX FORUMS

Some popular topics:

Volunteer opportunities in Brazil:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=318

Can I take my motorcycle to Brazil?
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=328

Job in the e-learning/banking sector and a search for a host for a TV
program: http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/forum.cfm?FID=11

Sign up now and join the discussion:
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BRAZILMAX FRIENDS

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CALL FOR PHOTOS

You Were Here - Do you have a favorite photograph of yourself in
Brazil? BrazilMax is soliciting photos of readers taken during their
visits to the country. Send us yours. Selected images will be
published on the website. For more, see:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news3.cfm/tborigem/tt_secbrazil/id/3

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WEB AROUND BRAZIL

Poor man's floating home turns Rio recycling model – Get the link to
the Reuters report by Andrei Khalip:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=336

BrazilMax OnTime – February 26, 2007
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

Foz do Iguaçu by Massimo Desiati - Tips for visitors to the city of
Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, from a former Brazilian kayaking champion
whose company Cânion Iguaçu holds the first and only concession for
adventure tourism inside a protected area in Brazil at Iguassu
National Park
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_south/id/14

The Brazilian Literary Canon – Columnist Braulio Tavares provides an
alt.cult version of consecrated prose and poetry:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/96

All the Colors of the Rainbow – Columnist Tom Moore paints a picture
of race relations in Rio de Janeiro. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/95

Cartoon by Sizenando – See image Six in the gallery:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm

How Brazil Became the Saudi Arabia of Orange Juice  - The orange
juice business in Brazil is a big sophisticated trading operation
today which involves tankers ships, arbitrage, currency fluctuation,
and Brazilian investments in the US-Brazil trade negotiations. The
world's capital of citrus processing is Araraquara in São Paulo
state. One enthusiastic frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ)
trader once said, "Brazil is the Saudi Arabia of orange juice."
Another pundit called Brazil the "Wal-mart of agriculture".  By John
Freivalds. Read more:
http://brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_business/id/7

BRAZILMAX FORUMS

FT Latin Agenda – Recent developments in Brazil from the
correspondents of The Financial Times:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/forum.cfm?FID=3

Tourism and Migration – Planeta.com is organizing an online forum:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=307

Pousada for Sale in Goiás: http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?
TID=310

BRAZILMAX ONLINE HOTEL RESERVATIONS

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http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilhotel.cfm

Featured hotel - São Paulo's Unique:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/6

BRAZILMAX MUSIC

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BRAZILMAX FRIENDS

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CALL FOR PHOTOS

You Were Here - Do you have a favorite photograph of yourself in
Brazil? BrazilMax is soliciting photos of readers taken during their
visits to the country. Send us yours. Selected images will be
published on the website. For more, see:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news3.cfm/tborigem/tt_secbrazil/id/3

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WHERE IS BILL?

BrazilMax founder and editor Bill Hinchberger has joined the
EcoSpeakers speakers bureau: http://www.ecospeakers.com/ecotourism-
sustainable-travel-eco-green-tourism/topic005.html


WEB AROUND BRAZIL

On our forums, we have posted links to several interesting online
features. Check them out and leave your comments.

Carnaval com Braguinha - Special program about the classic Carnaval
composer on Radio USP: http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/forum.cfm?FID=3

Radio Program Focuses on the Music of Brazil 1850-1930:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/forum.cfm?FID=7

BrazilMax OnTime – February 9, 2007
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

Brazil on Horseback: A Journey through the Serra Gaúcha - When in
gaúcho country, BrazilMax does as the gaúchos. Join us on a cross-
country horseback ride to view the waterfalls, rivers, and flat-
topped Paraná pine tree forests of the Serra Gaúcha in Rio Grande do
Sul. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_south/id/13

Recife: Revenge of the Sharks - Environmental degradation has
transformed a once fashionable beach in Northeastern Brazil into a
magnet for sharks. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_northeast/id/14

Serra da Abelha Ecological Reserve: Locals Protect the Forest -
Before it became fashionable to wed the interests of the environment
to those of the poor, the members of the little community of Santa
Cruz dos Pinhais in Santa Catarina had established a de facto barrier
to logging by defending their homesteading rights as small
subsistence farmers. Their battle continues. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_south/id/12

Establishing and Registering Your Company in Brazil – A column in the
series Order and Progress: Law, Finance and Business in Brazil by
Robert Eugene DiPaolo. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/94

BRAZILMAX FORUMS

Announcing the Brazilian Bird Photo Contest:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=299

International Brazil Events on our Online Calendar:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/forum.cfm?FID=7

Brazil-related opportunities on our jobs board:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/forum.cfm?FID=11

BRAZILMAX ONLINE HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Online reservations for hand-picked pousadas and cool hotels:
http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilhotel.cfm

BRAZILMAX MUSIC

Download cool Brazilian independent music:
http://music.brazilmaxmusic.com/world/south_america/brazil

BRAZILMAX NO ORKUT

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to our official Orkut address: billhinchberger@...

BRAZILMAX FRIENDS

Find someone special online through BrazilMax's new feature:
http://brazilmax.meta4-group.com/public/home.jhtml

CALL FOR PHOTOS

You Were Here - Do you have a favorite photograph of yourself in
Brazil? BrazilMax is soliciting photos of readers taken during their
visits to the country. Send us yours. Selected images will be
published on the website. For more, see:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news3.cfm/tborigem/tt_secbrazil/id/3

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WEB AROUND BRAZIL

Life of the party - For 30 years, Mike Quinn has started the samba at
Carnaval Brasileiro in Texas (from the Austin American Statesman):
http://www.austin360.com/music/content/music/stories/2007/02/3carnaval
.html

Dener Giovanini of the National Network to Combat the Traffic of Wild
Animals (Renctas) informs us that he's hosting a program on TV Globo.
He welcomes suggestions, critics and comments. Go to:
http://www.obrasileobicho.globolog.com.br/

Revisit the BrazilMax interview with Dener Giovanini:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_ecology/id/4

BrazilMax OnTime – January 12, 2007
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

BrazilMax Radio with Badi Assad – Our live in-studio guest is singer-
songwriter Badi Assad. She talks about her newly released CD
Wonderland and plays some live acoustic versions of songs from it,
including the Cartola composition O Mundo é um Moinho and Zoar, which
she co-wrote with fellow Brazilian musician Chico César. She also
performs the classic song Asa Branca, by Luiz Gonzaga and Humberto
Teixeira, using human sound effects that are reminiscent of Bobby
McFerrin.
- Listen to the program: http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilmax.cfm/id/17
- Background and playlist:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/14

New image galleries featuring the renowned Brazilian photogapher
Araquem Alcântara and the winners of the Porto Seguro Photography
Prize. Forests, oceans, Brasília now and in the 1970s, and more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/gallery.cfm

"Brazil Food Talk: Metaphors from the Brazilian Kitchen," the latest
in the
Rio Life series by columnist Tom Moore. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/92

"The Short Stories of João Guimarães Rosa," the latest installment in
the Words and Music series by columnist Braulio Tavares. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/93

A Carnaval warm-up cartoon by Sizenando:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm

BRAZILMAX FORUMS

Planeta.com announces a Brazil travel poll. At the same time, you can
use our forums to tell the world what parts of Brazil you plan to
visit: http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=254

Check out the Brazil Events Calendar and post notices of events in
your area: http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/forum.cfm?FID=7

Online video for travelers: http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?
TID=279

BRAZIL ABROAD: SUGGESTIONS WANTED

Got a favorite Brazil-themed hangout in your hometown? Restaurants,
bars, shops and whatever. Send us your tips: editor@...

BRAZILMAX ONLINE HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Online reservations for hand-picked pousadas and cool hotels:
http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilhotel.cfm

BRAZILMAX MUSIC

Download cool Brazilian independent music:
http://music.brazilmaxmusic.com/world/south_america/brazil

BRAZILMAX NO ORKUT

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BRAZILMAX FRIENDS

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CALL FOR PHOTOS

You Were Here - Do you have a favorite photograph of yourself in
Brazil? BrazilMax is soliciting photos of readers taken during their
visits to the country. Send us yours. Selected images will be
published on the website. For more, see:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news3.cfm/tborigem/tt_secbrazil/id/3

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BRAZILMAX IN THE NEWS

La Nación, Buenos Aires, Argentina: "Interceptan y roban a un grupo
de turistas en Río - Expertos de la ciudad brindan consejos para
evitar sustos." Link: http://www.lanacion.com.ar/872781

BrazilMax top pagerank among Brazil Travel Guides in the Google
Directory:
http://www.google.com/Top/Regional/South_America/Brazil/Travel_and_Tou
rism/Travel_Guides/

Fans on Stubleupon.com (which we just happened to stumble upon):
http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/www.brazilmax.com/

WEB AROUND BRAZIL

Moscow's Persey Tours is offering "proof" of your trip to Brazil, so
you can brag to your friends even if you can't afford to go. For
about $500 the company offers fake vacations, complete with ersatz
ticket stubs, hotel receipts, photos with clients' images
superimposed on famous landmarks, and a few souvenirs for living room
shelves. Nobody will believe you weren't sunning yourself last week
on Copacabana Beach, just before you trekked through the Amazon rain
forest and slept in a thatched hut. The original LA Times article:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-
fakes10jul10,0,5893954.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Welsh Sunseekers Are Spreading Their Wings and Heading for More
Exotic Locations Like Brazil. Read more:
http://www.dotwnews.com/portal/fullstory/Default.asp?
story_id=101507619

BrazilMax OnTime – December 18, 2006
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

Favela Tours in Rio de Janeiro - Poor folks don't seem to get much
respect in Rio de Janeiro, but they sure have the best views. To
learn why, and to see those vistas, visitors can sign up for tours of
the netherworld of some of the city's famous - or infamous -
shantytowns, called favelas. They can even abandon their fancy digs
in the Copacabana Marriott to spend a night or more in a favela bed-
and-breakfast. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/44

Gávea Rock: "Can't Miss" Hike for Urban Ecotourists in Rio de
Janeiro - Flanked by the hardscrabble streets of Rio de Janeiro, the
Pedra da Gávea juts out from the shore with majesty unrivaled even by
the city's postcard peaks Sugarloaf and Corcovado. The granite block
is surrounded by a tangle of mysterious legends, but for enthusiasts
of urban ecotourism, Gávea Rock is simply the "can't miss" hike in
Rio de Janeiro. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/43

Baroque Art in Minas Gerais: Aleijadinho and His Times - Time has
been unkind to the gold towns of Minas Gerais. Their old wealth is
long since gone; the red dust of Minas cakes their half-deserted
streets. But Aleijadinho's heroic monuments remain. Each year in mid-
September, Mineiros rise from their huts and hamlets and journey by
foot, by truck and by train over the scarred hills to the shrine-
church of Congonhas do Campo. In 2006, as they have for a century and
a half, some 200,000 Brazilian peasants made the pilgrimage to kiss
the sacred image of the Dead Christ in Aleijadinho's Church of the
Bom Jesus. By Fabio Magalhães. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_artcultmus/id/40

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Trip On Jeep Ecotourism:
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BRAZILMAX FORUMS

Recent topics:

The recent World Tourism Forum in Porto Alegre (where editor Bill
Hinchberger spoke on a media panel):
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/forum.cfm?FID=14

The movie Turistas: http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=250

Add your comments. If you haven't signed up yet, go here to get
started: http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/join.cfm

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CALL FOR PHOTOS

You Were Here - Do you have a favorite photograph of yourself in
Brazil? BrazilMax is soliciting photos of readers taken during their
visits to the country. Send us yours. Selected images will be
published on the website. For more, see:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news3.cfm/tborigem/tt_secbrazil/id/3

BrazilMax.com and Planeta.com invite you to particpate in a live chat
with me from the World Tourism Fórum in Porto Alegre at 10:30 a.m.
local time. I'm here to speak as part of a panel on tourism and the
media. To take part in the chat, send your MSN hotmail address to me
at: brazilmax@...

BrazilMax.com e Planeta.com convidamos todo munda a participar num
chat ao vivo comigo amanhã as 1030hrs, horário de Porto Alegre (e
Brasília) desde o World Tourism Fórum. Estou aqui para participar no
painel sobre turismo e os meios de comunicação. Para participar, mande
seu endereço de MSN hotmail para brazilmax@...

Bill Hinchberger
Founding Editor
BrazilMax – http://www.BrazilMax.com

BrazilMax OnTime – November 27, 2006
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

We've updated our Rio de Janeiro Travel Guide:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/7

And we welcome three new columnists to the BrazilMax stable:

Economically Speaking by Stefan Bogdan Salej
Bio - http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/clmnist/26
Column - Lula's Second Term: Not Time for Panic but for Mutual Trust
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/87

Order and Progress: Law, Finance and Business in Brazil by Robert
Eugene DiPaolo
Bio - http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/clmnist/88
Column - What's it like to do business in Brazil?
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/89

Rio Life by Tom Moore
Bio - http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/clmnist/90
Column - Confessions of an (Almost) Expat:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/91

BRAZILMAX NEWS 1: World Tourism Forum to Feature Presentation by
BrazilMax.com Founding Editor

Bill Hinchberger, founding editor of BrazilMax.com, is scheduled to
speak at the annual summit of the World Tourism Forum for Peace and
Sustainable Development in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on Friday, December 1.

Hinchberger will take part in a panel on the media and tourism that
begins at 3:30 p.m. He will be joined by Caco de Paula of the Editora
Abril, Laura Piñonez of Expedia, Guillermo Alcorta of Panrotas and
Claudio Magnavita of the Brazilian Association of Tourism Journalists.

The Forum's third annual summit, Destinations 2006, will run from
November 29 to December 2. The venue will be the campus of the
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS).
Participants will include representatives of 53 countries who will
present nearly 140 international cases on sustainable tourism. The
program includes 17 thematic panels, four plenary sessions and a
cultural program. The Forum's first two annual summits brought
together over 6,000 people from 86 countries.

Other media-related presentations during the Forum meeting will
include "The media and the effects of global warming over tourism," by
Jonathan Tourtelot of National Geographic Traveler and "Integrated
Media: the case of the Caribbean Media Exchange" by Bevan Springer of
Counterpart International.

BRAZILMAX NEWS 2: BrazilMax.com Founding Editor to Speak at Event on
International Press Coverage

Bill Hinchberger, founding editor of BrazilMax.com, is scheduled to
speak at an event featuring international journalists who cover Brazil
on November 27 in São Paulo. The annual Encounter with the Foreign
Correspondents is organized by the São Paulo Foreign Press Club.

Hinchberger will take part in a panel on sustainable development and
social responsibility that begins at 11:10 a.m. He will be joined by
Víctor García Guerrero of Spain's Radio Nacional and Tim Hirsch, a
former BBC reporter. The moderator will be Sergio Leitão, director of
public policy for Greenpeace Brazil.

Other themes to be covered during the event are coverage of Brazilian
politics, the relationship between Brazilian companies and the foreign
press, the effect of recent corruption scandals on the reputation of
Brazilian companies that do business abroad, and the role of news
agencies in covering Brazil.

BRAZILMAX NEWS 3: BrazilMax Founding Editor Discuses the Online Travel
Guide in Interviews on Planeta and Oi Londres

Founding editor Bill Hinchberger discusses the evolution of BrazilMax
from a "pre-blog blog" to a popular full-service travel website about
Latin America's largest country in two interviews that appeared
recently on leading websites Planeta and Oi Londres.

In his conversation with Planeta founder Ron Mader, Hinchberger
explains the concept root tourism, which guides BrazilMax's content.
"The idea encompasses anything that allows travelers to delve more
deeply into nature, local culture or whatever," says Hinchberger. "The
term also consciously assumes the point of view of the traveler and
addresses the quality of his or her experience. Many terms that get
bounced around at conferences - like `responsible' and `sustainable' -
implicitly assume the point of view of the host society or community.
Nothing wrong with that, but that's not my audience. My audience
consists of travelers, so I try to understand things from their
perspective."

In an interview in Portuguese with reporter Yami Trequesser that
appears on Oi Londres, Hinchberger talks about BrazilMax's prospects
for growth. "I want to grow but without sacrificing the character of,
let's say, the friendly corner bar," he says. "I want my audience to
see me like the owner of the neighborhood pub. Somebody like me can do
that. It doesn't make sense to try to outdo the official tourism
agency website because they're too big and well-funded. But they have
no personality. I can spice things up while maintaining quality."

Developed in 1994 as a reporter's notebook (a forerunner of today's
blog), Planeta pioneered online reporting focusing on practical
ecotourism around the globe. The award-winning site provides free
access to more than 10,000 pages of articles and resource guides for
travelers, researchers and policy-makers. Founder Ron Mader has a
masters degree in Latin American studies from the University of Texas
at Austin and has been a professional journalist in Mexico for the
past ten years.

Oi Londres is a website in Portuguese for the Brazilian community in
London and online guide for Brazilian travelers in the United Kingdom.
Yami Trequesser (yami@...) is a Brazilian journalist who lives
in London and writes for websites such as Bluebus (www.bluebus.com.br)
and Bolsa de Mulher (www.bolsademulher.com.br) in addition to Oi Londres.

Interview with Bill Hinchberger on Planeta.com
http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/weaving/billhinchberger.html

Interview with Bill Hinchberger on OiLondres.com (in Portuguese)
http://www.oilondres.com.br/perfil/brasilmax.html

BRAZILMAX FORUMS

The discussions are heating up. Check out some of the recent threads:

Cafe Brazil
* Brazil is one of the least globalized countries in Latin America:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=246

Brazil Events
* Destinations 2006 in Porto Alegre:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=242

The Amazon
* Ecotours in the Amazon:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=149
* Motorbikes in the Amazon:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=38

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WEB AROUND BRAZIL

Footage of a helicopter ride over Rio in 1967 from the film "Roberto
Carlos em Ritmo de Aventura": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V0Sd4nFw-s

Hundreds of public domain texts, photos and more archived by the
Brazilian government: http://www.dominiopublico.gov.br

Gringo pandeiro Scott Feiner on Brazilian TV:
http://www.scottfeiner.com/tv.htm

BrazilMax OnTime – November 8, 2006
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

BrazilMax Radio - Our live in-studio guest on this program is singer-
songwriter Fernando Chuí. Chuí talks about his recently released CD
Nunca Vi Mandacaru and plays live acoustic versions of songs from
it, including Drops, Não Me Amola, Funk Urbano and Estrela Morta,
the latter in two versions – first as a samba canção, then as a
milonga. Fernando helps us draw the names of the winners of our
contest for free downloads on BrazilMax Music
(http://www.brazilmaxmusic.com).
* Read more about the program and see the playlist:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/13
* Listen to the program:
http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilmax.cfm/id/17

Manioc: From Indigenous Staple to Brazilian "French Fries" – Manioc
is Brazil's answer to French fries. The tuber, also known as cassava
root, was the main staple of the Brazilian natives at the time of
discovery and has become an important food in all of Brazil. It is
presented in several versions: as paçoca, carimã, mingau, beiju,
farinha de mandioca and tucupi. An excerpt from the culinary
guidebook Eat Smart in Brazil by Joan Peterson. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_fooddrink/id/12

A Trip to Lídice Brasileira - We came upon this speck on the map,
about 600 meters above sea level, and 40 kilometers or so inland
from the Costa Verde in Rio de Janeiro state, in the midst of
spectacular mountains. The place? Lídice Brasileira. By Deborah
Freire Moore (translated by Tom Moore). Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/42

BRAZILMAX NEWS

Drawing for Free Downloads on BrazilMax Music – We thank everyone
who participated in our online survey and drawing for 20 free
downloads on BrazilMax Music: http://www.brazilmaxmusic.com. The
winners were chosen by our in-studio guest Fernando Chuí during the
recent edition of BrazilMax Radio. To hear the drawing for yourself,
listen to the program by clicking on the icon at the end of this
page: http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilmax.cfm/id/17. The winners will
be contacted directly as soon as we have established their
complimentary accounts.

Number Two and Trying Harder - On the Yahoo search engine, for the
simple but coveted keyword "Brazil," BrazilMax ranks second. We
trail only the official government tourism website. Immediately
behind us are the Brazil sections of the websites of the Lonely
Planet guidebook company and the CIA World Factbook.

BrazilMax Makes the Best of the Web 2006 – Chosen by Transitions
Abroad magazine:
http://www.transitionsabroad.com/publications/magazine/0607/best_of_t
he_web_2006_travel_links.shtml

BRAZILMAX FORUMS

The discussions are heating up. Check out some recent threads:

Cafe Brazil
* Brazil Strategy Network announces new website:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=237
* Request for info about cacao growers in Bahia:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=220

Travel Tips
* Plastic Surgery in Brazil:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=198

Events
* 2nd Conference of Brazilian Studies in Northern California:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=236

Rio de Janeiro
* Some of the World's Greatest Music:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=201

The Amazon
* Troubling Reports about a Tour Guide in Manaus:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/thread.cfm?TID=221

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WEB AROUND BRAZIL

Marisa Monte on National Public Radio in the US:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6430721

Tom Jobim and João Gilberto on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSJ5xZci9mI&mode=related&search=

Elis Regina and Adoniran Barbosa on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPxZYNGNnK8

BrazilMax OnTime – October 23, 2006
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

Amazon: Dead Rabbi Performs Miracles for Christians of Manaus - The
details of Rabbi Shalon Emmanuel Muyal's mission and death in the
Amazon remain obscure, but that's nothing compared to the mystery
surrounding his afterlife. Local Catholics have named him the "Santo
Judeu Milagreiro de Manaus" (Saint Jewish Miracle Worker of Manaus).
His tomb receives regular visits from Christians who attribute magic
to his spirit.
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_amazon/id/22

The Dona Marta Favela: At the Foot of the Hill - The favelas
(shantytowns) of Rio de Janeiro (especially the largest one,
Rocinha) are known around the world. Read the account of our
correspondent who lives next door. By Tom Moore. Read more:
http://brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/41

Pantanal: Volunteer Travel Program Helps Save Jaguars - Earthwatch
runs more trips to the Fazenda Rio Negro in Mato Grosso do Sul each
year than any of its many global destinations. Little wonder, given
that the 210,000-square-kilometer haven of lakes, rivers and
waterways teems with one of the greatest concentrations of tropical
wildlife in the whole of Latin America. By Marsha Johnston. Read
more: http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_pantanal/id/10

Bird Watching in Brazil: Interview with Ornithologist Bret Whitney -
Bret Whitney ranks among the world's leading experts on Brazilian
birds. He claims personal field experience with more species of
Brazilian birds than any other ornithologist and has published
numerous scientific papers, including once that identify three
species of Brazilian birds previously unknown to science. We caught
up with Whitney in São Paulo at Brazil's First Annual Brazilian Bird
Watching Conference (Avistar). Read the interview:
http://brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_ecology/id/5

If You Aren't In Debt, You've Got Nothing – Columnist Braulio
Tavares muses about a neighbor who represents the global economy in
microcosm. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/86

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CALL FOR PHOTOS

You Were Here - Do you have a favorite photograph of yourself in
Brazil? BrazilMax is soliciting photos of readers taken during their
visits to the country. Send us yours. Selected images will be
published on the website. For more, see:
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We've been having some technical difficulties backstage trying to
add new photos. We're working on it. Keep sending the pictures.

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WEB AROUND BRAZIL

A Mac TV ad for home movies stars gaúcha supermodel Gisele Bundchen:
http://movies.apple.com/movies/us/apple/getamac/betterresults_480x376
.mov

BrazilMax OnTime – October 11, 2006
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

THIS JUST IN

Cosmetic Travel: Plastic Surgery in Brazil - Women from the United
States, Europe and other rich countries with high medical costs are
flocking to have their tummy tucks and liposuctions done for less in
places like Brazil, South Africa, Thailand, Mexico, Costa Rica and
Argentina. In response, a nascent cottage industry of travel
companies is beginning to specialize in what is sometimes
called "lipotourism." Brazil stands out from much of the cut-rate
Third World crowd because it can keep a straight face as it offers
First World quality. By Bill Hinchberger. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/tt_prstuff/id/4

Science Tourism in São Paulo – A mini-guide to museums and other
attractions:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/40

City of Sex – A proposed shopping mall of sex in Rio de Janeiro
riles our columnist Braulio Tavares:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/84

Singing in Brazil – Our resident gringo columnist sets out to seduce
Brazil by emulating Sinatra:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/85

São Paulo Travel Guide – We've updated our guide to Brazil's biggest
city:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/4

Image Gallery: Aleijadinho and His Times – Images of 18th century
baroque art from Minas Gerais from an exhibition at the Banco do
Brasil Cultural Center. See the images:
http://www.brazilmax.com/gallery.cfm

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WEB AROUND BRAZIL

Good Gone Wild - Sometimes, ecotourism hurts what it sets out to
help. Not about Brazil, but worth a look. (Science News Online).
Read more: http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20060930/bob9.asp

Braulio Tavares Orkut Community – Learn more about the BrazilMax
columnist: http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=261561

Stakeholders Flock to PES Conference in Brazil - Over 500
individuals representing a broad range of stakeholder groups
gathered in São Paulo for a two-day conference to discuss ways to
develop and improve payments for ecosystems services (PES). Read
more: http://ecosystemmarketplace.com/pages/article.news.php?
component_id=4577&component_version_id=6719&language_id=12

BrazilMax OnTime – September 28, 2006
Bill Hinchberger, editor
http://www.BrazilMax.com

LAST CHANCE TO TAKE THE SURVEY CHALLENGE

BrazilMax is running a couple of surveys - one for readers, one for
potential business partners. Participating readers get a chance to
win music downloads, and businesses get a complementary one-month
advertisement. We'll be closing the survey soon. This is your last
chance. For more information and links to the questionnaires:
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THIS JUST IN

Recife: Rivers Run Through It - Recife stands where the Capibaribe
meets the Beberibe River just in time for the two to flow hand-in-
hand into the sea. The historic center is literally an island unto
itself - one of three that comprise the downtown area. Some 39
bridges crisscross a city that has been referred to as a tropical
Venice. When I discovered that Recite offered its version of the
riverboat rides I'd taken along the Seine in Paris and the Thames in
London, I jumped at the chance to take the night tour, thus
transforming Recite into my own City of Lights for an evening. By
Bill Hinchberger. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_northeast/id/13

Rainforest Fiction: an Amazonian Reading List – Tips from Mark
Aitchison in his column Letter from Manaus:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/82

Amazon Explorer: Interview with Sydney Possuelo - Sydney Possuelo
was the first outsider to make contact with seven isolated Indian
tribes in Brazil's Amazon jungle. Now he leads expeditions that try
to _not_  make contact. That way he hopes to help indigenous peoples
protect their unique cultures. After a career that spanned 33 years
and governments of diverse ideologies, Possuelo was fired by the
Lula administration in early 2006 after criticizing its policy for
Brazil's indigenous people. We talked to the legendary explorer
about his jungle exploits. By Bill Hinchberger. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_amazon/id/21

Housewives Embrace Corruption in Brazilian Soap Operas – Personal
politics in the age of political scandals. A column by José
Nêumanne. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/83

BRAZILMAX TV

We're working on a pilot. Really. See the first two items here:
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WEB AROUND BRAZIL

Lilian Ross on Paraty's Prince Joãozinho in The New Yorker:
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/060918ta_talk_ross

More election madness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0_6VXduGN0

Salvador in the LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-
salvador20aug20,0,5810858.story?coll=la-travel-headlines

Announcing a new group on the UC Berkeley alumni networking website:
Cal in Brazil is for alumni who are from, live in, and/or are
interested in Brazil:
http://calcafe.berkeley.edu/berkeley/groups/235/index.html

BrazilMax OnTime – August 10, 2006

Bill Hinchberger, editor

http://www.BrazilMax.com <http://www.brazilmax.com/>



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Tietê River: The Once and Future River - Running away from the sea and into
the country’s economic heartland, São Paulo’s principal waterway – the Tietê
River - is haunted by the ghosts of Brazil’s past, present and future. We
follow its course through the state capital and two other cities within
driving distance: Salesópolis and Pirapora do Bom Jesus. By Bill
Hinchberger. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/38



Domingos Martins, Espírito Santo - Domingos Martins was settled in the
mid-19th century by Italian and German immigrants who brought with them
their distinct architecture and food. The centerpiece of this region is
Pedra Azul, the mile-high granite behemoth that resembles a cross between
Yosemite’s Half Dome and Rio’s Sugar Loaf. Enhancing the effect of these
beautiful mountains are cooler temperatures - many of the lodges offer
suites with fireplaces! Read an excerpt about Domingos Martins from Rum and
Reggae’s Brazil guidebook. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/39



Who was Padre Azevedo? Who Invented the Typewriter? - The Brazilian who
invented the typewriter has been overlooked by history. A column by Braulio
Tavares (translation by Tom Moore). Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/81



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BrazilMax OnTime – July 19, 2006

Bill Hinchberger, editor

http://www.BrazilMax.com <http://www.brazilmax.com/>



BRAZILMAX READER SURVEY



Take a few moments to fill out our reader survey and earn a chance to become
one three lucky winners of 20 downloads from BrazilMax Music (
<http://www.brazilmaxmusic.com/> http://www.brazilmaxmusic.com).



Follow this link to complete the survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=518502355924



THIS JUST IN



BrazilMax Radio: The Best 100 CDs of Brazilian Popular Music (Bill
Hinchberger, host) - An expert committee of Brazilian musicians and critics
compiled a list of the 100 best CDs of Brazilian Popular Music. On this
program, we feature songs from those CDs with commentary by André Domingues,
coordinator of the project and editor of the book that came from it.

- To hear the program: http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilmax.cfm/id/17

- To see the playlist and other trash:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/12



Getting to the Palm Heart of Development - In Guapiruvú, São Paulo, Locals
Promote Sustainable Agriculture and Ecotourism - Home to 150 families at the
end of a long stretch of dirt road, Guapiruvú sits astride Intervales State
Park in São Paulo state. Two other state parks lie adjacent. The three
reserves protect a bit of what’s left of the Atlantic Rainforest. By
promoting community-based, environmentally-conscious economic development,
including ecotourism, a local organization is helping to offer alternatives
to predatory hunting and gathering. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/37



Our “Mutt Complex” – BrazilMax columnist Braulio Tavares muses on the
inferiority complex that some Brazilians present vis-à-vis Europe and the
United States. Read more: http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/80




BRAZILMAX ADVERTISER SURVEY



We’re also polling our potential advertisers as we prepare, finally, to
complete our business plan. If own or work for a company that could
presumably be interested in advertising on BrazilMax, or know somebody who
does, please take the following survey or send it along.



In English: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=618262365905

Em português: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=740212366061



BRAZILMAX NO ORKUT



Are you on Orkut? Join us on the BrazilMax community:
http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=855555



If you want a formal invitation, just let us know by sending an email to our
official Orkut address: billhinchberger@...



BRAZILMAX FRIENDS



Find someone special online through BrazilMax’s new feature:
http://brazilmax.meta4-group.com/public/home.jhtml



BRAZILMAX ONLINE HOTEL RESERVATIONS



Online reservations for hand-picked pousadas and cool hotels. We’re adding
hotels, so if you have suggestions, please send them along:
editor@....  See what’s already available:
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BRAZILMAX IN PERSON IN RECIFE NEXT WEEK



A veteran foreign correspondent who has filed for The Financial Times,
Business Week and Variety, Bill Hinchberger founded BrazilMax to serve the
needs of hip travelers to South America’s largest and most diverse country.
Since its launch in 2001, the irreverent but good humored BrazilMax has
earned acclaim from places like The Guardian of London, the SonntagsZeitung
of Zurich and O Dia of Rio de Janeiro. This year Hinchberger launched
BrazilMax Radio, an online program that features Brazilian music and
interviews in English with leading Brazilian cultural figures. Currently he
is in the midst of launching a new career as a television host with Secret
Brazil, a co-production between BrazilMax TV and TV-PUC, the video
production unit of the Catholic University in São Paulo.



At the conference in Recife, capital of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco,
Hinchberger will appear on a panel entitled Communications Media and Tourism
and the Environment. On the panel alongside Hinchberger will be Verônica
Falcão, managing editor of the environmental section of the daily newspaper
Jornal do Commercio, and Cláudio Taboada, president of Bahiatursa, the
tourism agency of the Brazilian state of Bahia. The session’s moderator will
be Bruno Albertim, reporter for the tourism section of the Jornal do
Commercio.



The two-day event is being organized by Duxi Communications, a leading
Recife-based public relations firm. Speakers include leading figures in the
realms of environmentalism, tourism and journalism in Brazil.



Before, after, and even during the event, Hinchberger will be scouring
Recife and the rest of Pernambuco for tips and tales for the readers of
BrazilMax.



Where: Celpe Auditorium, Av. João de Barros, 111, Boa Vista, centro, Recife

Telephone: +(55-81) 3217-5100

Event website:  <http://www.duxi.com.br/eventos.php>
http://www.duxi.com.br/eventos.php

BrazilMax: http://www.BrazilMax.com <http://www.brazilmax.com/>



WEB AROUND BRAZIL



The Mixture of Life takes place in the borderland area between Argentina and
Brazil. It is an audio-visual essay on different aspects of every day life
reflecting the diversity of this group of people. See:
http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/104477



The 100 best CDs list gets debated on the Google Groups Brazilian Music
List: http://tinyurl.com/gjo6o



Chris McGowan, co-author of The Brazilian Sound, about Lula and the World
Cup:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-mcgowan/brazil-two-dreams-are-ov_b_24534
.html



Chinese American poet John Yau talks about the influence of Mário de Andrade
on his work (radio interview):
http://www.kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=bw
<http://www.kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=bw&air_date=6/29/06&tmplt_
type=Show> &air_date=6/29/06&tmplt_type=Show



A challenging 35-question Bossa Nova Quiz:
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~williamdee/id19.html



Readers endorse BrazilMax on Stumble Upon:
http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/www.brazilmax.com/



BrazilMax friend and harmonica player Flávio Guimarães and American harp
icon Charlie Musselwhite on the Jô Soares TV program:
http://gmc.globo.com/GMC/0,,2465-p-MC123-M483334,00.html



CALL FOR PHOTOS



You Were Here - Do you have a favorite photograph of yourself in Brazil?
BrazilMax is soliciting photos of readers taken during their visits to the
country. Send us yours. Selected images will be published on the website.
For more, see: http://www.brazilmax.com/news3.cfm/tborigem/tt_secbrazil/id/3




IF PUBLIC RADIO CAN DO IT, WHY NOT BRAZILMAX?



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BrazilMax OnTime – June 6, 2006

Bill Hinchberger, editor

http://www.BrazilMax.com <http://www.brazilmax.com/>



THIS JUST IN



BrazilMax Radio: 2006 World Cup Special - Our special World Cup program
features only songs with football/soccer themes, including some that can
only be heard here: Frevo do Bi by Tom Zé and Gereba and Canarinho Hexa by
Gereba. Our guest is filmmaker Caito Ortiz, co-director of The Day Brazil
Was Here, a documentary about the Brazilian national team’s visit to Haiti
for a game in that strife-torn Caribbean nation.

See the playlist: http://www.brazilmax.com/news5.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/10


Listen to the program: http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilmax.cfm/id/17



A Magical Musical Tutorial in Rio de Janeiro - Though I’ve never reached
true proficiency in any instrument, I once fooled around as a punk drummer
and I’ve taken guitar lessons on-and-off. So I jumped at the chance to learn
about Brazilian rhythms from the pros during a recent visit to Rio de
Janeiro. By Bill Hinchberger. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/11



BRAZILMAX MUSIC



Recent additions to the download system include songs by Nana Vasconcelos,
Scott Feiner and others:
http://music.brazilmaxmusic.com/world/south_america/brazil



BRAZILMAX NO ORKUT



Are you on Orkut? Join us on the BrazilMax community:
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If you want a formal invitation, just let us know by sending an email to our
official Orkut address: billhinchberger@...



BRAZILMAX FRIENDS



Find someone special online through BrazilMax’s new feature:
http://brazilmax.meta4-group.com/public/home.jhtml



BRAZILMAX ONLINE HOTEL RESERVATIONS



Online reservations for hand-picked pousadas and cool hotels. We’re adding
hotels, so if you have suggestions, please send them along:
editor@....  See what’s already available:
http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilhotel.cfm



CALL FOR PHOTOS



You Were Here - Do you have a favorite photograph of yourself in Brazil?
BrazilMax is soliciting photos of readers taken during their visits to the
country. Send us yours. Selected images will be published on the website.
For more, see: http://www.brazilmax.com/news3.cfm/tborigem/tt_secbrazil/id/3




IF PUBLIC RADIO CAN DO IT, WHY NOT BRAZILMAX?



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BrazilMax OnTime – May 25, 2006

Bill Hinchberger, editor

http://www.BrazilMax.com <http://www.brazilmax.com/>



THIS JUST IN



Recent Gang vs. Police Violence in São Paulo: Is the city safe for visitors?
Learn more, ask questions and make your own observations on our forums:
http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/index.cfm



Recife’s Erotic Pagan Temple - Tourists swarm Rio de Janeiro’s iconic
hilltop Christ statue and Manaus’ magnificent opera house. By contrast
Recife’s big “can’t miss” attraction is often, well, missed by visitors to
the state capital of Pernambuco. For those who catch a cab for the 15
kilometer ride to the Várzea district on the outskirts of town, the Oficina
Brennand provides a new meaning for the term living museum. Like sex and
death, Francisco Brennand’s sometimes monstrous ceramic sculptures, always
pregnant with life, both attract and repel – but never fail to fascinate.
Read more: http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_northeast/id/12



Apartment in Rio de Janeiro: Finding a Rental in Rio - Real estate in Rio is
not so different from anywhere else - it's about location, location,
location. As a gringo coming to teach at UniRio, the federal university in
the neighborhood of Urca (5 minutes walk from the base station for the
Sugarloaf cable car), I wanted to find a place that was convenient (not too
far by foot or bus), reasonably safe (didn't want to get mugged, or take a
stray bullet), and didn't bust my budget (my salary being generous, but not
absurdly so). By Tom Moore. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/36



The Best 100 CDs of Brazilian Popular Music (MPB) of All-Time - Check out
the list compiled by an expert committee of Brazilian musicians and critics.
This list comes from the book “Os 100 melhores CDs da MPB” by Brazilian
music critic André Domingues. See the list:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news5.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/8



The Big Guy on the Bus – Columnist Braulio Tavares is assaulted with words
in Rio de Janeiro. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/78



Not Living Intensely – Columnist Mike Kepp takes exception with the
lifestyle of Vinicius de Moraes and other Brazilian cultural idols. Read
more: http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/79



Música Sertaneja: What It Is – And Isn’t (Part One) - “Música sertaneja” is
the label for non-urban Brazilian music, or, more correctly, Brazilian music
made far from the bigger Brazilian urban centers, sounding like the very
life away from these bigger urban centers: bucolical, clean, tranquil – or,
in more objective terms, music that is simple, naïf, devoid of much melodic
or harmonic sophistication, and more natural, i.e., acoustic. By Ayrton
Mugnaini Jr. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/9



The Afro-Sambas – Columnist Braulio Tavares looks back at the classic 1966
album by Baden Powell and Vinicius de Moraes. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/77



Pantanal Life: Sparkplug Ignites Cross Border Activism - To the uninitiated,
Porto Murtinho may seem like the middle of nowhere – or simply the end of
the road. A well-paved Brazilian interstate ends here. No bridge connects it
across the river to Paraguay. A few bait shops and the squalid shacks of a
displaced Indian tribe dot the opposite bank. Beyond the reservation lies
the vast expanse of the Gran Chaco, a bioregion as remarkable for its
diversity as for its hostility to humans... Yet many consider this paradise
– or at least the gateway to it. Clemencia Bitancourt Donatti found another
reality and went about changing it. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_pantanal/id/9



BRAZILMAX MUSIC



Recent additions to the download system include songs by Nana Vasconcelos,
Scott Feiner and others:
http://music.brazilmaxmusic.com/world/south_america/brazil



BRAZILMAX NO ORKUT



Are you on Orkut? Join us on the BrazilMax community:
http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=855555



If you want a formal invitation, just let us know by sending an email to our
official Orkut address: billhinchberger@...



BRAZILMAX FRIENDS



Find someone special online through BrazilMax’s new feature:
http://brazilmax.meta4-group.com/public/home.jhtml



BRAZILMAX ONLINE HOTEL RESERVATIONS



Online reservations for hand-picked pousadas and cool hotels. We’re adding
hotels, so if you have suggestions, please send them along:
editor@....  See what’s already available:
http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilhotel.cfm



BRAZILMAX RADIO



Our guest on the current edition of BrazilMax Radio is Tatynne Lauria of KL
Produções, the production company for “Clóvis: War and Fun in Carnaval,” a
fascinating documentary film about a little known Carnaval ritual on the
outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.



Listen to the program: http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilmax.cfm/id/17



Check out the playlist:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news5.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/7



CALL FOR PHOTOS



You Were Here - Do you have a favorite photograph of yourself in Brazil?
BrazilMax is soliciting photos of readers taken during their visits to the
country. Send us yours. Selected images will be published on the website.
For more, see: http://www.brazilmax.com/news3.cfm/tborigem/tt_secbrazil/id/3




IF PUBLIC RADIO CAN DO IT, WHY NOT BRAZILMAX?



Like what you see on BrazilMax? Consider making a donation:
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E-CONFERENCE: "THE ROLE OF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM"
- 29 MAY - 9 JUNE 2006



Organized by the World Bank Development Communication Division, the USAID
Development Communication and Sustainable Tourism Unit, and the United
Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)



We are pleased to invite you to participate in this E-Conference on "The
Role of Development Communication in Sustainable Tourism" that will take
place entirely through the Internet and emails between 29 May and 9 June
2006.



Tourism is one of the largest and rapidly expanding world economic sectors
and represents an important development opportunity for many countries and
communities if properly planned and managed. Development communication has a
crucial role in planning and implementing tourism policies and initiatives.
Strategic communication methodologies are necessary for facilitating
stakeholder participation in the design and implementation of development
policies and projects that identify and respond to real needs, develop local
ownership and ensure sustainability.



This e-conference will bring together international institutions and donors,
development practitioners, tourism professionals, decision-makers,
academicians and communication specialists representing various national
institutions, NGOs, private sector and media organizations from allover the
world to share experiences and lessons learned in applying communication
best practices to sustainable tourism development.



The E-Conference will be hosted on the Forum section of the World Bank
Development Communication Webpage (http:// <http://www.devcomm.org>
www.devcomm.org). To participate, please click on the
<http://www.devcomm.org/worldbank/public.asp?idmacro=16> Sustainable Tourism
link and follow the instructions. Registration will start on Friday, May 26.
For more information on the five concurrent discussions, please see the
<http://www.devcomm.org/worldbank/admin/uploads/WCCD%20Files/STConcept%20Not
e.doc> concept note on the same webpage.



We encourage you to send us case study documents, links to information and
resources, and look forward to your participation. This e-conference will be
followed by a related Summer Speaker Series, a specific event at the World
Congress for Communication for Development in Rome in October 2006, and
publication of the proceedings and collected submissions from these events.



Please feel free to forward this invitation to any other relevant
organizations and persons you know of.

- Lucia Grenna and Gianmarco Scuppa, World Bank - Development Communications
Division

- Roberta Hilbruner, USAID, Development Communication & Sustainable Tourism

- Eugenio Yunis and Gabor Vereczi, UNWTO, Sustainable Development of Tourism
Department



BATUCADA WORKSHOP IN NEW YORK


Learn to play Brazilian percussion in the style of Rio de Janeiro's samba
schools!

Samba New York! Presents:

Instructor: Philip Galinsky, Ph.D., Founder & Director, Samba New York!

Saturdays, 4:00 - 6:00 PM

Ultrasound Music Studios, 251 West 30th Street @8th Avenue, 7th Floor,
Studio J, New York City

$15 per class

All levels welcome

Some instruments provided; Instruments available for sale

To register and for more information:

917.684.9447

Info@...

http://www.sambanewyork.com <http://www.sambanewyork.com/>



WEB AROUND BRAZIL



No pig left unturned as Swiss village welcomes Brazilian soccer team:
http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060519/7/6ubc.html



The Brazil Project at the Wilson Center announces the launch of its 2006
Elections Website: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/brazilelections



Online video of Sinatra and Jobim on TV in 1967:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcTwRNLIn2E



Ligia Morris recommends BrazilMax in her travel blog:
http://www.unguarinaporfavor.blogspot.com
<http://www.unguarinaporfavor.blogspot.com/>







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BrazilMax OnTime – April 24, 2006

Bill Hinchberger, editor

http://www.BrazilMax.com <http://www.brazilmax.com/>



THIS JUST IN



BrazilMax: A User’s Manual – We’ve organized a start page for anyone who
wants to begin planning a trip to Brazil:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/tt_prstuff/id/3



Caminhos de Pedra: Living Museum of Italian Immigration in Bento Gonçalves,
Rio Grande do Sul - Adjacent to Brazil’s wine country is a living museum
called the Caminhos de Pedra (Stone Trails). The name is derived precisely
from the remarkable stone buildings built by settlers – many of which
survive. By Bill Hinchberger. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_south/id/11



Brazilian Literature: Lost Without Translation - The original cast of the
comedy program Saturday Night Live was called the Not Ready for Primetime
Players. Here are some Brazilian writers ripe for translation.  By Tom
Moore. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news3.cfm/tborigem/fe_artcultmus/id/39



SOBS (SOUNDS OF BRAZIL) ON BRAZILMAX MUSIC



Through our US partner, Calabash Music, our download system BrazilMax Music
is featuring several recordings from SOBs (Sounds of Brazil). SOBs is New
York City's number one club for sounds from around the world. These live
recordings are exclusively available at Calabash/BrazilMax Music. Check out
the artists and live shows:

- Music from Dadou Pasquet: http://dadoupasquet.brazilmaxmusic.com/

- Music from Carlos Darci & Baroozca Band:
http://carlosdarci.brazilmaxmusic.com/

- Music from Alma Niurka: http://almaniurka.brazilmaxmusic.com/



Meanwhile, the selection of Brazilian music available on the system
continues to grow. See for yourself: http://www.brazilmaxmusic.com
<http://www.brazilmaxmusic.com/>



BRAZILMAX ON ORKUT



Are you on Orkut? So are we. Join us on the BrazilMax community:
http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=855555



If you want a formal invitation, just let us know by sending an email to our
official Orkut address: billhinchberger@...



BRAZILMAX FORUMS



Meet and discuss Brazil with fellow BrazilMax readers on our forums: Café
Brazil (all things Brazilian), Brazil Travel Tips, and Brazilian Music. Join
in: http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/index.cfm



BRAZILMAX FRIENDS



Find someone special online through BrazilMax’s new feature:
http://brazilmax.meta4-group.com/public/home.jhtml



BRAZILMAX ONLINE HOTEL RESERVATIONS



Online reservations for hand-picked pousadas and cool hotels. We’re adding
hotels, so if you have suggestions, please send them along:
editor@....  See what’s already available:
http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilhotel.cfm



PANDEIRO WORKSHOPS IN NEW YORK CITY



A friend of BrazilMax, Scott Feiner, will be giving pandeiro workshops in
NYC during the first week of May. One will be for beginners and the other
for people who already have some experience with the pandeiro and are
looking to expand their knowledge. Both workshops will be held at
Progressive Music Studio (Manhattan) 630 Ninth Ave. between 44th & 45th
Streets, #711, Studio 0. The fee is $25 in advance and $30 at the door.
There will be a 20 person max for the workshops and a 10 person minimum. So,
payment in advance is recommended. Scott will also be playing in New York.
For more information: http://www.pandeiro.com/news.php.



BRAZILMAX RADIO



Our guest on the current edition of BrazilMax Radio is Tatynne Lauria of KL
Produções, the production company for “Clóvis: War and Fun in Carnaval,” a
fascinating documentary film about a little known Carnaval ritual on the
outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.



Listen to the program: http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilmax.cfm/id/17



Check out the playlist:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news5.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/7



CALL FOR PHOTOS



You Were Here - Do you have a favorite photograph of yourself in Brazil?
BrazilMax is soliciting photos of readers taken during their visits to the
country. Send us yours. Selected images will be published on the website.
For more, see: http://www.brazilmax.com/news3.cfm/tborigem/tt_secbrazil/id/3




IF PUBLIC RADIO CAN DO IT, WHY NOT BRAZILMAX?



Like what you see on BrazilMax? Consider making a donation:
http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PX6CESXH6W3EO



WEB AROUND BRAZIL



The International Ecotourism Monthly interview’s Ariane Janer of EcoBrasil
on Sustainable Tourism in Brazil:
http://www.ecoclub.com/news/079/interview.html



Helping to Rebuild New Orleans, Illegally - Among the small army of workers
rebuilding New Orleans, one group in particular stays out of sight: the
Brazilians. They tend to sleep in the houses they're gutting, and they're
more culturally isolated than the Hispanics. The Brazilian workers describe
how multiple layers of subcontractors and "labor agents" stand between them
and their American employers, who enjoy deniability about the illegal work
force. From All Things Considered on National Public Radio in the United
States. Listen: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5343129




Be your own band leader:
http://www.orapois.com/br/arquivos/06162005170419937g.swf







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BrazilMax OnTime – March 29, 2006

Bill Hinchberger, editor

http://www.BrazilMax.com <http://www.brazilmax.com/>



THIS JUST IN



Pantanal: Me and Teddy Visit the Wilderness - Theodore Roosevelt inspires my
answers to two questions I often hear: “Where’s the best place in the Amazon
to see wildlife?” and “Where’s the best place in the Amazon to go fishing?”
On the 1913-14 expedition that became known as his Amazon journey, the 26th
president of the United States first traversed the Pantanal. So I reference
him to justify my singular answer to those Amazon travel questions: “The
Pantanal,” I respond. Read more from Bill Hinchberger:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news1.cfm/tborigem/pl_pantanal/id/8



Natural Highs: An Introduction to Urban Hiking in Rio de Janeiro - With a
landscape of mountains and beaches, waterfalls and lagoons, and the largest
urban forest in the world, Rio de Janeiro is a city inspired by its natural
surroundings. Because it is defined by the sensual curves of its terrain,
Rio is a place that just begs to be explored on foot. But don’t just stick
to the wide avenues and mosaic sidewalks. Escape the urban sprawl by
disappearing into the rainforest – or climb above it all to experience a
truly natural high. Here’s our guide to urban hiking in Rio de Janeiro. Read
more from Taylor Knight:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news1.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/35



Defining Brazilian Popular Music (MPB) - A few months ago while performing
in the New York area, I encountered an interesting challenge as I tried to
explain Brazilian Popular Music to non-Brazilians. Every time I casually
introduced myself as a composer of Brazilian Popular Music, I was faced with
a blank look and the question, “What exactly is Brazilian popular Music?” A
gringo musician gets a grip on MPB. Read more from Michael Anthony Lahue:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/6



A new cartoon by Sizenando – See image 4. Sizenando’s cartoons by be viewed
via either of two links:

http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm

http://www.brazilmax.com/gallery.cfm/startrow/55



BRAZILMAX RADIO



Our guest for this edition of BrazilMax Radio is Tatynne Lauria of KL
Produções, the production company for “Clóvis: War and Fun in Carnaval,” a
fascinating documentary film about a little known Carnaval ritual on the
outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.



Listen to the program: http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilmax.cfm/id/17



Check out the playlist:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news5.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/7



BRAZILMAX FORUMS



Meet and discuss Brazil with fellow BrazilMax readers on our forums: Café
Brazil (all things Brazilian), Brazil Travel Tips, and Brazilian Music. Join
in: http://www.brazilmax.com/forum/index.cfm



BRAZILMAX NO ORKUT



Are you on Orkut? Join the BrazilMax community:
http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=855555



If you want a formal invitation, just let us know by sending an email to our
official Orkut address: billhinchberger@...



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A Brazilian artist brings his blend of urban painting and photography to San
Francisco – From the San Francisco Chronicle:
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BrazilMax OnTime – February 20, 2006

Bill Hinchberger, editor

http://www.BrazilMax.com <http://www.brazilmax.com/>



BRAZILMAX RADIO



Listen to part two of our interview with writer, composer and BrazilMax
columnist Braulio Tavares: http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilmax.cfm/id/17. See
the program playlist, featuring indie Brazilian music, mostly from the
Northeast: http://www.brazilmax.com/news5.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/5.



THIS JUST IN



Brazilian Air Safety: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane (and that’s the problem) -
In peace-loving Brazil, the environment outranks terrorism as a security
threat at the country’s airports. Open air dumps nourish expanding
populations of vultures, and many of these birds venture into flight
patterns. The number of reported collisions between airplanes and birds in
Brazil has more than doubled in a decade. By Bill Hinchberger. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/tt_prstuff/id/2



Curitiba: Jaime Lerner’s Urban Acupuncture - Urban planning icon Jaime
Lerner fondly remembers the street where he lived as a boy. Such memories
might be written off as mere nostalgia had Lerner not dedicated his
professional life to recreating the human-scale urban environment he enjoyed
as a youth. By Bill Hinchberger. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_south/id/10



Brazilian Language: a Sea of Metaphors - Portugal, like England, was a great
seafaring nation - a small strip of land on the Atlantic taking for its own
the seven seas. It bequeathed a language full of maritime expressions to its
most important colony, Brazil, and the Brazilian popular vernacular still
smacks of the sea. By Tom Moore. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/fe_society/id/25



The Manatee Project in Itamaracá, Pernambuco - The IBAMA Aquatic Mammal
Center on the island of Itamaracá, Pernambuco, offers visitors the chance to
see the endangered animal described by a 16th century Portuguese explorer as
“larger than an ox, covered by a hard skin similar in color to that of an
elephant." By Paulina Chamorro. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_northeast/id/11



"Roda de Samba" and "Pé de Parede" - Two kinds of surroundings, two kinds of
celebrations. Two matrices of our popular culture - with differences, and
with things in common. They are the "wellspring" for two musical-poetical
forms: samba and cantoria de viola. Column by Braulio Tavares. Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/76



Brazilian Film: The End and the Beginning - One of the films that touched me
the most in 2005 was the documentary “O Fim e o Princípio” (The End and the
Beginning) by Eduardo Coutinho, shot in the sertão at Rio do Peixe, in the
state of Paraíba. Coutinho took a film crew and headed out to the
backcountry in Paraíba with no script, no project, no plan. The film that
resulted from this adventure is a demonstration that cinema has the power of
lifting to mythic grandeur the meaningless little life of the "average
citizen," of people who are "nobodies." Column by Braulio Tavares. Read
more: http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/idcolumn/75



BRAZILMAX ON THE BBC



BrazilMax founding editor Bill Hinchberger was interviewed on the BBC
program Up All Night about the arrest of members of a Brazilian criminal
ring that was cleaning out people’s bank accounts by hacking into online
banking systems. Click on this link to listen to the program:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/noscript.shtml?/radio/aod/fivelive_aod.shtml?five
live/uan1_thu



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BrazilMax OnTime – January 18, 2006

Bill Hinchberger, editor

http://www.BrazilMax.com <http://www.brazilmax.com/>



BRAZILMAX RADIO



Our special guest is the writer, composer and BrazilMax columnist Braulio
Tavares. We also feature indie music from the Brazilian Northeast.



* Listen to part 1 of our two part program:
http://www.brazilmax.com/brazilmax.cfm/id/17

* Check out the playlist:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news5.cfm/tborigem/fe_music/id/5

* While you’re listening, do some multitasking and read Braulio’s columns:
http://www.brazilmax.com/columnist.cfm/clmnist/35



THIS JUST IN



A Visit to Ouro Preto - Ouro Preto has 18 churches, a bunch of museums,
mines to visit, and countless cobblestone streets and historical building,
all waiting to be visited and photographed. Deborah Freire takes us to visit
them – and more. (Translated by Tom Moore.) Read more:
http://www.brazilmax.com/news.cfm/tborigem/pl_southcentral/id/34



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