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Video: Random maracatu procession

Shayna January 18, 2012 Culture, Photo/Video 4 Comments
When you live in the historical center of Salvador, sometimes you look out the window and see this: The rhythm they are playing is called maracatu – it’s a …
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Brazil Mystery #4 – The “Talita” Kid

Shayna January 15, 2012 Culture 11 Comments
Photo by Paul Hart The absence of doorbells on Brazilian houses is more common than you’d expect. When you come to a house without a doorbell, you have three …
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Brazil Mystery #3 – Why do Brazilians eat Halls like candy?

Shayna January 13, 2012 Culture 15 Comments
Before coming to Brazil, I thought Halls were cough drops – you know, something you only use when you’re sick, because the menthol and eucalyptus soothe your throat. A …
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7 things you’ll see at the Lavagem do Bonfim

Shayna January 13, 2012 Culture, Photo/Video 5 Comments
The Lavagem do Bonfim,  Salvador’s second-biggest street party after Carnaval, consists of an 8-kilometer procession through the lower city, up to Bonfim Church. Bahian women bring flowers and wash …
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Brazil Mystery #2 – The strange sound-car – SOLVED!

Shayna January 9, 2012 Everyday Stuff 14 Comments
Image source One of the irritating parts about life in Brazil is the existence of carros-som (“sound-cars”), which drive around with speakers strapped to their roofs, blasting advertisements for …
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Brazil Mystery #1: Where have all the R$ 2 bills gone?

Shayna January 7, 2012 Everyday Stuff 15 Comments
I’m starting a new series called Brazil Mysteries – they are things I don’t (or didn’t used to) understand about life in this country. Some have been solved, some are …
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The downside of fluency

Shayna January 5, 2012 Teaching & Learning 19 Comments
Image source …is that is messes with your translation work. I’ve just come up for air after finishing a mega-project of about 60 pages in 4 days (which may …
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And my 2012 theme is…

Shayna January 1, 2012 Reflections 10 Comments
Image source I am a natural resolution-maker. My inclination is to make not only resolutions, but also quarterly targets and monthly progress checks and SMART goals (see picture). The problem …
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Chapada Diamantina: Photos & Videos

Shayna December 30, 2011 Photo/Video, Travel 8 Comments
My rather melancholy Christmas had a surprise ending! Christian came home from work on Christmas evening and said, “I have the next 3 days off. Let’s go to Lençóis.” …
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Favorite books of 2011

Shayna December 26, 2011 Reflections 2 Comments
Inspired by Danielle’s 2011 reading list, here are 10 books I’ve really enjoyed this year: The History of Love by Nicole Krauss A heartbreakingly beautiful book about an old …
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