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Welcome back to Brazil Explore, your source for up-to-date inside stories on what makes Brazil and its people tick. This month we look at the 12 stadiums hosting matches during the 2014 World Cup. FIFA’s general secretary Jerome Valcke visited Brazil in mid-January to inspect progress for the massive event. National infrastructure needs improvement, but work is ongoing. We’ve gathered the data just for you. On another stage, we encounter another force of Brazilian culture in Gilberto Gil. We celebrate the former Minister of Culture, a productive dynamo whose whole career embodies world music. Speaking of Rio and music, it’s February and you know what that means: Carnaval! Rio de Janeiro becomes a giant stage for samba schools
18 Wh a t’s U p B r a z i l ? ................................................... 06 Sharing Thoughts with the Community
E n vi r o n me n t ............................................................... 10 Rio + 20
S tyl e & I ma g e ............................................................ 18 Carol Baumgartner
and thousands of joyous revelers, but there’s
Tr a ve l .............................................................................. 24
plenty more info in case you’re visiting at any
Rio de Janeiro
other time. What a cornucopia of goodies! Meet the lovely Miss Brazil USA Carol Baumgartner; thrill to Cirque du Soleil’s latest, Ovo (a Brazilian-heavy creative tour-de-force); tips on getting a visa to enter Brazil; the surreal functional art of Arthur Moreira and more. Usually, “more” at the end of a list means one more. In our case, more really means more. Get used to it.
Wo r l d & M a r k e t ........................................................ 32 United Nations Security Council
C l o s e U p ........................................................................ 36 Marines
T h e A r ts ......................................................................... 42 Gilberto Gil
C i n e ma ........................................................................... 46 Craft: A Film Packed with Real Life
S p o r t ............................................................................... 50 World Cup Stadiums Update
C i ti z e n s ......................................................................... 60 Getting a Brazilian Visa
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What´s Up Brazil? World Press & Brazil
FIFA awards Neymar with greatest goal of 2011 Santos star Neymar has been awarded the 2011 FIFA Puskas Award for his sensational solo strike against Flamengo,
Interest in Brazil in the international press has been
beating Lionel
increasing over the past three years. The total of
Messi and Wayne
articles about the South American giant have grown
Rooney to the
from 3,675 in 2009 to 4,929 in 2011 (+34%). Negative
prize for greatest goal of the year. The winner was
articles have increased in number in this period (+87%),
decided by FIFA.com users, with more than 1.3 million
but positive articles add up to 2,976 in 2011 (superior
votes registered. Neymar’s goal, scored during a nine-
compared to the negatives). The recent economic
goal thriller in the Brazilian league in July last year,
boom in Brazil has been responsible for much of this
saw the highly rated 19-year-old dribble past three
interest. Among the total number of articles published,
defenders and complete a one-two with his team-mate
1,449 highlighted Brazil as an international player
before poking the ball past the goalkeeper. Despite his
and 960 touted investment opportunities. England’s
phenomenal effort, Neymar could not prevent his team
Financial Times covered 19% of the articles published
from losing the match 5-4, but he will be consoled by
on the 2009-2011 triennium.
claiming the award which was won last year by Turkish
Source: Imagem Corporativa
midfielder Hamit Altintop.
United Nations appoints Brazilian official to environmental post Bráulio Ferreira de Souza Dias from Brazil has been appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, as the next Executive-Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, a four-year term. Bráulio Dias is the Secretary for Biodiversity and Forests at the Ministry of the Environment (MMA), has a PhD in zoology from the University of Edinburgh and is an associate professor of ecology (currently on leave) at the University of Brasília. Prior to his current position, he was the director of the Department for Biodiversity Conservation at the MMA.
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2012 Academy Awards Brazil is out of the running for best foreign film (Elite Squad 2) at this year’s Oscars, but the country will be represented by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, who are up for the best original song “Real in Rio” from the soundtrack of the animated feature Rio by Brazilian director Carlos Saldanha. The Academy Awards ceremony takes place on February 26 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
Julia Levy e BVKids
Talento Brasil 2012 winners In its fourth season, Talento Brasil 2012 blushed the Zambotti Fernando (62, New Jersey), a tenor from São Paulo state as the winner in the adult category. Sixty-seven finalists competed following 11 regional competitions in Boston, Newark, New York, Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, Fort Myers, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bridgeport and Broward County. Other adult category winners were model Camila Bau (Deerfield Beach, FL) and musician Dand EOF Camila Bau Danielly Pereira
Maria Eduarda Pereira
Gomes (Deerfield Beach, FL). The jury also awarded models Rafael Vicente (Boston, MA) and Bruna Barros (Pompano Beach, FL), singers Ulises Keys (Newark, NJ) and Helen Blondel (Miami, FL). Internet portal BrasilMais conducted online voting and the winner from among the 18 finalists was model Eder Silva (Newark, NJ). Child category winners were singer Danielly Pereira (Orlando, FL), model Maria Eduarda Pereira (Orlando, FL), the multi-instrumentalist Gregory Publius (Boston, MA) and capoeirista João Soares Guilhere (Fort Myers, FL). The jury also awarded highlights to models Krystal Malta (Fort Myers, FL) and Diana Silva (Cape Coral, FL), and singers Marjorie Andrade (Orlando, FL) and Lisa Day (Cutler Bay, FL). Talento Brasil is an event held by Brazil PMM-Plus Media Marketing, presented by BB Consignment, with sponsorship from American Airlines and support from TV Globo International and the Consulate General of
Escola de Samba
Brazil in Miami.
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En v i r onm e n t
Parque Nacional da Tijuca (Vista Chinesa)
Rio Goes Greener The 2012 UN Conference puts focus on Brazil’s environmental commitment
Source: United Nations
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Ricardo Zerrener - Riotur
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, to be held
1992, Mr. Sha related during a press conference at headquarters.
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, next June
“Brazil has certainly shown the
will give the international community
world how to put sustainable devel-
a unique opportunity to build a global
opment into practice,” he said, adding
economic development model aimed
that the Secretariat would work close-
at improving people’s lives and ensur-
ly with Brazilian authorities to ensure
ing social equity while reducing environ-
the event’s success.
mental risks and ecological scarcity, the event’s Secretary-General said.
Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado, Director-General of the Department
“Rio 2012 is humanity’s chance
for Environment and Special Affairs in
to commit to a transition to a green
Brazil’s Ministry of External Relations,
economy, to lift people out of poverty. said the conference would allow the We cannot wait another 20 years. The
international community to take stock
time to commit is at Rio 2012,” said
of progress in achieving the three pil-
Sha Zukang, who is also the United
lars of sustainable development —
Nations Under-Secretary-General for
economic growth, social development
Economic and Social Affairs.
and environmental protection — as
It’s fitting that the conference is
By UN Photo - JC McIlwaine
being held in Brazil because it has
well as address emerging challenges towards that end.
had an impressive track record on
The third session of the preparato-
economic growth, poverty eradica-
ry committee would be held from May
tion and environmental conservation
28-30, 2012, just ahead of the actual
since it hosted the historic United Na-
conference, scheduled for June 4-6,
tions Conference on Environment and
2012. Its main themes will be creation
Development, or “Earth Summit” in
of a green economy in the context of
Press Conference on “Rio 2012” Preparations
Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado (centre), Director-General for Environment and Special Affairs at the Ministry of External Affairs of Brazil, briefs on preparations for “Rio 2012”, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, to be held in June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Also pictured, from left: Stelio Marcos Amarante, International Relations Coordinator in the Office of the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro; Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Secretary-General of the Rio 2012; Laudemar Aguiar, Minister-Counsellor at the Brazilian Ministry of External Affairs; and Margaret Novicki of the Department of Public Information, press conference moderator.
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By UN Photo - Eskinder Debebe;
En v i r onm e n t
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green economy, to lift people out of poverty. We cannot wait another 20 years. The time to commit is at Rio 2012,” By UN Photo - Mark Garten
“
Rio 2012 is humanity’s chance to commit to a transition to a
Dialogue on “Sustainable Development Expectations” ahead of Rio+20 A view of delegates at the ministerial dialogue on “Moving towards Sustainable Development Expectations” ahead of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012.
sustainable development and poverty
tems to make Rio a green city in general.
result in bolstered United Nations
eradication, as well as a compatible
Machado said the intention was to
support for sustainable development,
“make cleaner what is already clean,”
a strengthened Commission on Sus-
Laudemar Aguiar, Minister-Coun-
drawing on Brazil’s widespread use
tainable Development and United
sellor of Brazil’s Ministry of External
of renewable energy such as bio-
Nations
Relations, said the conference would
mass-fueled power stations and hy-
(UNEP), creation of guidelines to de-
be held in downtown Rio near the
droelectric power technology. “We’re
fine the green economy, and a greater
city’s port and that related civil society
not coming from a dirty matrix, but a
commitment by member states to
activities would be staged close by to
green one,” he said.
provide the financing and technology
institutional framework.
Environment
Programme
needed to build it.
enable more interaction between peo-
Asked what conference outcomes
ple attending the official venue and
they envisioned, Mr. Sha said partici-
Machado said the conference
side events. Stelio Marcos Amarante,
pating member states were supposed
would provide a platform for special-
International Relations Coordinator
to come up with a focused political
ists in many fields, including the busi-
of the office of the mayor of Rio de
document based on the event’s three
ness community and civil society, to
Janeiro, added that his office would
objectives: renewing political commit-
hold ongoing debates on issues of im-
work closely with federal and state
ment for sustainable development;
portance to societies worldwide such
authorities to ensure the conference
identifying progress and obstacles to
as poverty eradication.
facilities were well-equipped.
achieving it; and addressing emerg-
Asked about Brazil’s focus on tol-
Asked if the conference itself would
ing challenges. Much had been ac-
erance and diversity and how they re-
be a green event, Mr. Aguiar said indeed
complished already in environmental
lated to the conference, Machado said
it would and that Brazilian authorities
conservation, but the institutional
they would help create the best possi-
also aimed to showcase recent efforts,
framework for achieving sustainable
ble atmosphere for such a large-scale
such as installing energy-efficient trans-
development was largely fragmented.
event and the widest level of participa-
portation and sewage management sys-
He hoped the conference would
tion among all social sectors.
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T he A rt s
OVO An Insect Spectacle
Cirque du Soleil’s latest feast for the senses is loaded with Brazilian creative inf luence. by Cirque du Soleil Photos Cirque du Soleil 14 | Brazil Explore Magazine
Cricket
OVO means “egg” in Portuguese
sounds of bossa nova and samba
they invented a visual language that
and is written and directed by Debo-
with funk and electro music. As you
owes a great deal to set design. His
rah Colker, the first female director
might expect from a Brazilian, there is
70-plus music videos have won him
of Cirque du Soleil (and a Brazilian).
a lot of percussion in the score. Cep-
numerous awards including the MTV
OVO is a headlong rush into a col-
pas sampled actual insect sounds
Video Award for Best Brazilian Video
orful ecosystem teeming with life,
to combine with the music. He also
in 1990. He has also designed hun-
where insects work, eat, crawl, flutter,
assigned instruments and individual
dreds of album covers for the most
play, fight and look for love in a non-
themes to specific characters. The
prominent Brazilian musicians, in-
stop riot of energy and movement.
8-piece band includes a bandleader/
cluding Antonio Carlos Jobim and
As a child in her native Brazil, Colk-
bass and double bass player, a key-
Gilberto Gil. Cardia designed and
er grew up in a creative environment.
board player, drummer, percussionist,
curated the exhibition Amazonia Bra-
Her father was a violinist and conduc-
guitarist, accordionist, violinist and a
zil, which has been touring the world
tor, and she started piano lessons at
wind instrumentalist, plus one singer.
since 2004, and
the age of eight. In 1984, she began
In almost all Cirque du Soleil shows,
in 2006 he di-
creating choreographies and direct-
the music is performed live. Unlike
rected the film
ing piece movements for musicals,
most musicals, the music needs to
No Arms for
shows, TV programs, movies and
adapt to what is happening onstage,
Amnesty
Creatura
Deborah Colker
Ants
samba schools. She is used to de-
so the band leader, musicians, sing-
International. Among his recent archi-
veloping concepts as an integral part
ers and sound staff all communi-
tectural commissions was the design
of the rehearsal process, but for OVO
cate via headsets and microphones.
of the Museum of Telecommunications
she had to come up with the concepts
Gringo Cardia, who started out as
in Rio de Janeiro and the new Minas
a year and a half before rehearsals be-
a gymnast, has earned an enviable
Gerais Memorial in Belo Horizonte.
gan. “OVO presents the world of in-
reputation as one of the most sought-
Cardia’s set for OVO evokes the
sects with the emphasis on constant
after designers in the world of per-
mysterious habitat of insects and
movement and color,” Colker says.
forming arts and video in Brazil. In his
is infused with colors and sounds
“I have a very physical choreograph-
career as a designer, he has success-
taken from nature. “We are in a
ic language and for me the insects’
fully integrated the three disciplines
cave or a termite’s nest,” he ex-
movements translate into emotion.
he has worked in architecture, graphic
plains. “One of the biggest chal-
OVO reflects my background in dance,
design and theatrical staging. He has
lenges for a designer is to recreate
of course, but it also represents my
also made his mark as a director in film
the natural environment. I believe
lifelong love of music, the inspiration I
and video as well as a producer in the
the way to do that is to interpret
draw from sport and the liveliness you
world of theatre, opera and fashion.
rather than copy, and in this case
can discover in every aspect of life.”
In 1989, Cardia founded a cir-
to translate the forms and curves
To create the musical score for
cus troupe in Brazil before joining
of nature so we can see the world
OVO, Berna Ceppas combined the
forces with Colker in 1994. Together,
through the eyes of insects.”
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Ricardo Pimentel
St y le & I mag e
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Carol Baumgartner Life Auteur
Crispim
Ricardo Pimentel
Nicholas Rolon
I really want to use it to benefit people”
Josua Spafford
“
“My thinking was, now that I won this title
Several months ago, Carol Baum-
from Brusque, a picturesque beach-
to learn about American culture and
gartner passed on her crown as Miss
adjacent town in sub-tropical Santa
study journalism, which is a serious
Brazil USA, ending the most inter-
Catarina, has bigger aspirations than
passion of hers.
esting year so far in her life. Despite
looking good for the camera. Howev-
“I thought I would go to the Unit-
being a beautiful young woman, she
er, she’s grateful for the career that her
ed States, study, get a good educa-
doesn’t hold herself as someone who
looks have garnered and is not above
tion, return to Brazil, get an amazing
needs to be admired.
using her beauty intelligently. I asked
job and go to the big city.” Then she
if she was going to try for bigger con-
entered the pageant and won, which
tests.
changed everything. What got her
As a young child she contended with an ugly duckling phase. She was a chubby kid with a too-short haircut
“No, no, no,” she says. “I was in-
interest were the doors that her title
that earned her some taunting. Like
vited to participate in Miss Brazil USA,
could open and the good she could
all swans, she emerged from dark
but I never wanted to do a pageant.
accomplish.
obscurity to reveal a brilliant self. Her
It’s not my thing, but then I thought
“My thinking was, now that I won
parents had to encourage her at first
why not? It was an amazing experi-
this title I really want to use it to bene-
to try modeling and when she found
ence, so once in my lifetime is OK.”
fit people,” Baumgartner says. “I was
that the camera lens liked her, she felt like a normal person again.
When she first arrived in New York
engaged in charities during the whole
three years ago, she worked as an
year. I wanted to work with the United
Yet for all the attention, her mod-
au pair with simple yet earnest goals.
Nations, so I did as much with them
esty is disarming. This 22-year-old
The exchange program allowed her
as I possibly could.”
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Ricardo Pimentel
St y le & I mag e
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Felipe Suarez
Ricardo Pimentel
She may be young, but she is cer-
ferent person here. In Brazil I would al-
she says. Before I came to the U.S., I
tainly not naïve. She learned quickly
ways be at my friends’ house and they
always wanted to go to Los Angeles,
that good intentions and reality often
would say, ‘They won’t let you go in
but I think God wanted me to come to
don t mesh the way you think they
their house. You have to call them and
New York first for some reason.”
should. “The United Nations actually
make an appointment.’ But it’s not like
taught me a lot,” she says. “Interning
that at all.”
Don’t think for a minute that Ms. Baumgartner’s bicoastal enthusiasm
at the UN was one of my dreams. Then
America seems to be hardwired
makes her anything less than a true
when I got there, one of my mentors
into her mind. Already as a teenaged
Brazilian. “I feel proud of the Brazilian
told me, ‘Carrie, if you want to help
student of English she gave the im-
community in the United States. Our
people, you have to help yourself. Un-
pression of being a native. “I started
people appreciate more than many
fortunately if there’s money involved,
teaching English when I was 17, be-
Americans what it means to be suc-
the people who really need it don’t get
fore I came here,” she says. “I taught
cessful, to be in a better place. They
the large part of what’s donated. If you
at the best school in my city and wore
are my role models.”
give $10,000, they will realistically get
glasses to look more serious because
Taking the hardworking Brazilian
$500.’ He said that I have the poten-
my students were older than me. I still
example to heart, Baumgartner has
tial to go to these places myself and
have a lot to learn, but in Brazil if you
plans of her own. She’s still looking for
help people in the way that makes me
can say ‘Hi, how are you,’ ‘there is,’
a way to juggle all her interests, like
happy.” Such revelations are definitely
‘there are,’ you’re already an expert. If
writing music or a screenplay. “I still
the stuff of which journalistic careers
my students asked me about vocab-
want to do more modeling,” she read-
are made.
ulary and I didn’t know, I would say,
ily admits. “It’s fun and now I have
So what did Miss Brazil USA learn
‘Let’s find out together.’ It was funny; I
more power to make better decisions.
about America and its culture? “I feel
went to São Paulo and pretended that
I have some projects here in New York
this is a place for opportunity,” she
I was American.”
with a few television channels. This
says. “The U.S. has been very good
This music-obsessed beach girl
year is going to be great. I’m definitely
to me and has taught me a lot. Just
from Santa Catarina has had Califor-
going to be on camera in 2012, but
the fact that one single place like New
nia on her bucket list since she was
my passion is making things happen,
York can offer you the whole world is
a kid. “I went to California and fell in
being behind the scenes. That’s what
amazing. I changed and became a dif-
love with the weather, what else?”
I like.”
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T r av el
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Pedro Kirilos - Riotur
Rio de Janeiro Marvelous City
Marvelous city, full of enchantment, marvelous city, the heart of my Brazil. By Andrea Eirado | Source RioTur
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T r av el
The lyrics from the lovely opening
The metropolitan region of Rio de
celebration is as popular with visitors
image page have been performed by
Janeiro includes 17 other municipali-
as it is for Brazilians. Considered the
many great names in Brazilian music,
ties: Duque de Caxias, Itaguaí, Man-
second largest tourist event of the
and captures the essence of Rio in one
garatiba, Nilópolis, Nova Iguaçu, São
whole year, this huge party brings mil-
single phrase. It is the capital of a state
Gonçalo, Itaboraí, Magé, Maricá, Ni-
lions of people to Copacabana beach,
that shares its name and is blessed
terói, Paracambi, Petrópolis, São João
most of them dressed in white, to
with dazzling landscapes that stretch
de Meriti, Japeri, Queimados, Belford
watch the fireworks display that wel-
from the beaches to the mountains.
Roxo and Guapimirim, which make up
comes the New Year. Also, artists from
what is known as Grande Rio.
a variety of musical styles perform on
Although this city with 6.3 million inhabitants and 159 neighborhoods
Rio de Janeiro is known and loved
has grown to be one of the most im-
across the globe for its beloved Car-
mense urban areas, it can be said that
naval, for soccer and for its beautiful
The Carnaval celebration in Rio
it emerged from the world’s largest ur-
girls and women. Native residents
is the most famous of its kind in the
ban forest. This vast stretch of green
are nicknamed cariocas and have a
world. Tourists from all over the globe
countryside called Tijuca Forest was
wonderful reputation for going out of
come to experience this spectacu-
replanted in the 19th century after the
their way to assist strangers and be
lar celebration. In Praça da Apote-
original forest had been destroyed to
carismático: friendly, nice, agreeable
ose (Apotheosis Square), the samba
make way for coffee farms.
and good-natured. The New Year’s
schools recount the history of Brazil
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the stages that line the beach, playing their music until dawn.
through March, and the hottest days
taking beauty. They preside along the
are always followed by luminous af-
parade route in front of the judges
ternoons, when sudden heavy cloud-
and spectators that pack the grand-
bursts often fall, bringing fresh starlit
stands and dance the night away. On
nights.
Alexandre Macieira - Riotur
with a blend of artistic flair and breath-
Ash Wednesday, the winning samba school is chosen based on certain cri-
History
teria used to rate the groups such as
The city is first officially mentioned
the theme or genre, costumes, story
when the second exploratory mis-
line, group leader and flag bearer.
sion of the Portuguese, led by Gaspar
But there is much more to Carna-
Lemos, arrived at the bay in January
val than the parades in Apoteose. Just
of 1502. The navigator thought this
a few years from now, the surround-
body of water to be the mouth of a
ing city streets will once again receive
great river and consequently named
Carnaval floats. There are more than
the region Rio de Janeiro (River of
300 floats (in the central and southern
January). However, it wasn’t until
regions alone) that carry thousands
1530 that the Portuguese monarchy
of participants moving to the sound
sent an expedition to colonize the
of the now famous theme songs and
area rather than continue to use this
rhythms of Carnaval. The samba
area as a mere stopping point be-
schools perform their dance routines
tween maritime adventures.
and marches during the entire month
Rio de Janeiro grew and devel-
of Carnaval (this year, the first Satur-
oped thanks to its natural use as a
day of Carnaval will be on February
port. In the same epoch when gold
18). Some of the most famous groups
was discovered in the Minas Gerais
include: Banda de Ipanema (focusing
at the end of the 17th century, the
on Rua Gomes Carneiro in Ipanema),
governor of Brazil was named viceroy
Simpatia é quase amor (in the Plaza
of the territory. At that time, Salvador,
of General Osório in Ipanema), Suva-
Bahia was the capitol of the colony,
co de Cristo (on Rua Jardim Botâni-
but growing importance of the port
co, in the neighborhood of Jardim
of Rio guaranteed the transfer of the
Botânico) and Cordão da Bola Preta
seat of power down south.
(in the central Plaza Mauá).
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Candelária
Copacabana
In 1808 the royal Portuguese famJardim Botânico
Climate
as a refuge during the threat of the
Rio has a tropical climate, hot and
Napoleonic invasions. After the royal
humid, with some local variations,
family finally returned to Portugal,
caused by the different altitudes,
Brazil was granted its independence
amount of vegetation and proximity
in 1822. By that time the gold mines
to the ocean. The average tempera-
had been depleted, which gave way
ture for the year is about 72 degrees,
to the next national treasure: coffee.
with highs in the summer between
In 1889 the capital of the empire
85 and 90 degrees; and rainfall var-
witnessed the fall of the monarchy,
ies from 47 to 71 inches per year.
and political changes followed the
Summer months run from December
capitalistic directives. The transition
AF Rodrigues - Riotur
ily came to Rio de Janeiro, using it
Beija-Flor Carnaval 2011
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Pedro Kirilos - Riotur
Eliane Carvalho - Riotur
Pedro Kirilos - Riotur
Marina Herriges - Riotur
Photos: Pedro Kirilos - Riotur
Ricardo Zerrenner - Riotur
Rafael Moraes - Riotur
Alexandre Macieira - RioTur
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T r av el
Igreja Nossa Senhora da Penha
from a monarchy to a republic began
Rodrigo de Freitas Pond is sur-
in 1889 and was completed by 1930.
rounded by the neighborhoods of
Santa Teresa is a favorite gather-
With the proclamation of the republic,
Lagoa, Ipanema, Leblon, Gávea and
ing place for both famous and aspir-
Rio de Janeiro became the federal
Jardim Botânico, it extends for 4.7
ing writers and artists. The bondinho
capital, which continued until 1960
miles encompassing parks, play-
is an attraction in and of itself, and the
with the construction of Brasília.
ing fields, skating rinks, a heliport, a
only one of its kind in all of Brazil that
jogging track, bike path, as well as a
still circulates. This trolley car departs
large food court.
the city center, passes over the Arcos
Tourist Attractions
Morro da Urca and Pão de Açúcar.
The Calçadão of Copacabana is
The Botanical Gardens are a tru-
da Lapa and follows the trail of time
a well-known symbol of the city. The
ly ecological sanctuary. They contain
over the ascending and descending
wide sidewalk stretches for 2.6 miles
the rarest species of plants native to
slopes of Santa Teresa.
along the beaches of Leme and Co-
Brazil and many other countries, in-
Christ the Redeemer is the sym-
pacabana, starting at the Plaza of
cluding at least 3,000 orchids in 600
bol of the city, located on the highest
Rocio in Lisboa, spanning the fresh
varieties. This park was opened in
point of the Morro do Corcovado. It
waters of Tejo and the Atlantic Ocean.
1808 by D. João VI, a principal of that
was recognized as one of the New-
It was built by Mayor Pereira Passos
region at the time.
7Wonders of the World, chosen from
in 1906 using white calcita and black basalt rocks imported from Portugal.
Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf Mountain):
among 21 other monuments and receiving more than 100 million votes via
Maracanã is the largest stadium
Designed in 1908 by Brazilian en-
the Internet and telephone. The statue
in the world and was built in 1950, the
gineer Augusto Ferreira Ramos and
stands 38 meters tall, with the first
year that Brazil hosted the World Cup.
opened on October 27, 1912. It was
stones laid in 1922, and had its grand
Promoters of this game projected that
the first cable car ever built in Brazil,
unveiling on the 12th of October, 1931.
it would hold a crowd of 166,369 peo-
and only the third installation of its
The Metropolitan Cathedral is
ple, and the first match was played
kind in the world. It is one of the most
located in the heart of the financial
on June 16, 1950. It was a classic
important tourist icons in the country,
district. This cathedral is a prominent
match-up between rival cities: The
consisting of three main stations in all:
feature of the cultural landscape, and
All-Star players from Rio de Janeiro
Praia Vermelha, Morro da Urca and Pão
it draws the attention of visitors with
going against the São Paulo All-Stars,
de Açúcar. These stations are serviced
its unique style and pyramid-shaped
with the great midfielder Didi (Waldyr
by four bondinhos (passenger cars),
cone.
Pereira) from Rio scoring the first goal
two that run between Praia Vermelha
For more information visit:
in the history of this great stadium.
and Morro da Urca; and two between
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Brazil’s 10
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UN Term Expires Using its non-permanent member status to help solve world issues, Brazil exerted its inf luence peacefully while increasing transparency in council management. Source: The Ministry of External Relations
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WORL D & M A RK ET The 2010-2011 biennium was in-
promotion and protection of human
tense and challenging. The UNSC
rights. At the same time independent
was called to act in
and cooperative, with firm convictions
conflicts, crises and
and open to dialogue with everyone,
political
processes
Brazil sought to actively contribute to
of great importance
the construction of political consen-
and complexity, such
sus that would allow the UNSC to af-
as the earthquake in
firm its authority, without prejudice to
Haiti; the Iranian nu-
the effectiveness and relevance of its
clear program; grave
decisions.
military incidents in
In the biennium now coming to
the Korean Peninsula;
an end, Brazil encouraged reflection
the political and se-
within the Security Council and pro-
curity stabilization in
moted concepts that might improve
Somalia; the electoral
that organ’s actions. Most important
crisis in Côte d’Ivoire;
among them are the interdependence
the conflict in Libya
between security and development
and the international
as essential elements of sustainable
military action in the
peace in situations marked by institu-
Dilma Rousseff, President of
country; the popular
tional, economic and social vulnera-
Brazil, addresses the general
protests in Syria; the independence of
bilities (an issue addressed at an open
debate of the sixty-sixth session
South Sudan; the humanitarian crisis
debate during the UNSC presidency
in the Horn of Africa; and the Pales-
last February) and the “responsibility
tinian issue; among many others. On
while protecting.” This concept is a
several occasions, the UNSC had to
much-needed political call for the pre-
respond firmly to systematic and gen-
vention of conflicts and for modera-
eral violence against
tion when deciding on the recourse
unprotected civilians,
to force and when managing the use
including women and
of force. This serves to prevent the
children.
possibility that such protection would
UN Photo: Evan Schneider
of the General Assembly.
to
allow further waves of violence and
these issues on the
With
instability, with significant human,
agenda of the Secu-
political and material costs, not to
rity Council and oth-
mention the weakening of the very
ers, Brazil reaffirmed
legitimacy of the collective security
its diplomatic iden-
system. Brazil also insisted upon the
tity as a peace-lov-
need to coordinate peacekeeping and
ing country, strongly
peace-building activities whenever
committed to preven-
and however possible by seeking to
tive diplomacy, to the
increase interaction between the Se-
settlement of tensions
curity Council and its Peace-Building
(left) meets with Antonio de Aguiar
and crises though dialogue, to the re-
Commission (PBC). Brazil has had
Patriota, Minister for Foreign
spect for international law and to the
constant and active presence on this
Affairs of Brazil, in Brasilia.
terms of UNSC decisions, and to the
commission as the country that chairs
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
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regard
UN Photo: Paulo Filgueiras Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with Dilma Vana Rousseff, President of Brazil.
the PBC country-specific configura-
agenda; being constantly available to
among these countries, particularly
tion for Guinea-Bissau.
all member states; carrying out inter-
within IBSA, as a grouping of large
As a UNSC non-permanent mem-
active debates with the PBC; holding
multiracial democracies in developing
ber, Brazil’s efforts were also aimed at
an informative session for non-mem-
countries. The intense dialogue among
steering the organ to provide effective
bers of the council about UNSC activ-
them will be maintained throughout
attention and support to Haiti and Af-
ities during the Brazilian presidency,
2012, despite Brazil no longer taking
rica, particularly Guinea-Bissau and
among other initiatives.
part in the UNSC.
Timor-Leste.
In 2011, alongside Brazil, all coun-
The Brazilian government is firm-
During its mandate, especially
tries in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India,
ly convinced that taking part in the
when holding the UNSC presidency,
China, South Africa) and IBSA (India,
Security Council for the 2010-2011
Brazil also strived to contribute to-
Brazil and South Africa) were repre-
term was a significant contribution to
ward a more participative and trans-
sented in the UNSC, which contributed
further consolidate Brazil’s engage-
parent management of the council,
to the debate of the major issues in the
ment in the promotion of peace and
by carrying out permanent consulta-
Security Council’s agenda. This added
the strengthening of multilateralism,
tions among all members of the organ
a healthy political diversity to the organ
from a humanistic and democratic
on the approach to the issues in the
and strengthened diplomatic dialogue
approach to international relations.
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A Hero Within by Clara Benjamin
To say that Alexandre Danielli’s story is unconventional is an understatement. He spent eight months f ighting a war in Afghanistan as a Civil Affairs Marine. While accompanying Italian and Georgian armies on a humanitarian mission, their MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) tank was targeted and he was injured. Danielli spent a few days unconscious in a coma stage because of a head trauma. He woke up next to a soldier with a blast-damaged face who needed reconstructive surgery, on his other side lay another who had lost both legs. At that point, he prayed and thanked God for being alive. What makes Danielli’s story unusual is that he is a Brazilian-born United States Marine.
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Danielli calls Camp Pendleton
It was a photo of clean-cut, ath-
Then the team is briefed on the day’s
home. The base is located in San Di-
letic and tenacious U.S. Marines that
mission. A typical mission involves or-
ego County and has a population of
changed his fate. He was certain that
ganizing electrical generators, cables
100,000. It spans over 125,000 acres
he would enlist in the army or navy.
and supplies to provide power for any
and serves as a training base for ma-
“When I walked into a recruiting
kind of mission. “Everything needs to
rines. Danielli says it is like living in a
center, I saw photos of marines and
be neatly organized, cleaned and han-
mini city. The place has a golf course,
learned how difficult their training is.
dled very quickly. Our superiors are
movie theater, bowling alley, shop-
That’s when I changed my mind,” he
constantly yelling at us to be detailed-
ping malls, grocery stores and more
says. He went through an arduous
oriented and quick,” he says. Danielli
than 12 gyms. His son Justus also
and time-consuming screening pro-
confides that his biggest challenges
lives with him at camp. He is a kinder-
cess to eventually get the dress blue
are the constant stress and pressure.
gartener whose teachers are retired
uniform. The process includes a thor-
“When I was stationed in Afghani-
colonels and majors, while his dad is
ough background check (that includes
stan for 8 months,” he adds, “I real-
his soccer coach. Danielli jokes about
his family) and fitness tests with time
ized why our routine is the way it is.
Justus being a military brat, a playful
limits, among other requirements.
During the war, if you aren’t fast and
expression around camp for children of military members.
His daily routine can start as early
detail-oriented it can cost your life.”
as 5:00 a.m. with a set of exercises.
On the other hand all of this stress
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“
It is a pleasure serving as a US Marine inside and outside the Base with my voluntary work.”
and pressure gives him a sense of
my son was born.” He hopes that one
He has organized a group that puts on
brotherhood, protection and loyalty.
day his son Justus will be proud to
events benefiting rookies and veter-
He also gets a lot of recognition from
say that his father is a war veteran.
ans in the community. The Plantão de
the public and rarely pays his bills at
Danielli lives in constant fear of los-
Ajuda ao Brasileiro assists people with
bars, restaurants and airports. There’s
ing his life and not being there for his
legal issues, taxes workshops, health
always someone who is honored to
son. “You know those war movies
problems and even with resumes and
pay his tab.
that have battle scenes in slow mo-
job searches. “It’s a pleasure serving
I was very curious to know why
tion?” he asks. “It‘s the same thing. I
as a U.S. Marine inside and outside
someone would want to fight and de-
saw my life flash in front of me many
the base with my volunteer work.”
fend a foreign country. When I asked
times. The worst is knowing that I can
His contract with the USMC will
him about it, his reply put my curios-
lose this fear anytime, because when
end in 2012 and Danielli explains that
ity to rest. “How does an adoptive boy
I do, I become more vulnerable,” he
he wants to focus his time and energy
feel about helping or even dying for
confides.
on helping others and maybe even
his adoptive parents?” he asks. “This
Danielli’s work as a good citi-
going back to the classroom as a stu-
is exactly how I feel. I was born in Bra-
zen goes beyond the gates of Camp
dent. We don’t know what the future
zil, but it was the United States who
Pendleton. He uses the motto “Honor,
holds for this selfless citizen. What we
gave me the opportunities I would
Courage and Commitment” to help
do know is that wherever he is, there
never have in Brazil. It is also where
the Brazilian community in San Diego.
will be some good around him.
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T he A RTs
Gil-6-9! Gilberto Gil plays a fundamental role in the
constant modernization process of Brazilian popular music. A highly inf luential creative force for almost 50 years, he has pioneered one of the world’s most relevant and renowned careers as a singer, composer and guitarist. source: www.gilbertogil.com.br
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Jorge Bispo
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Jorge Bispo
Cult ure
The Salvador, Bahia native has
manner as he approaches musical
imprisonment and exile of Gil and Ve-
had his albums released outside Bra-
styles, Gil tackles a wide variety of
loso. It was this exile that sent them
zil since 1978, the year he performed
modern issues in his lyrics, from social
to late ’60s London, where they inter-
at the Montreux Jazz Festival. He an-
inequality to the racial question, from
faced with the cutting edge musicians
nually tours Europe, North America,
African to Asian culture, from science
of the day, including Pink Floyd, Yes
Latin America and Japan, singing his
to religion and beyond. The mastery
and the Incredible String Band.
contagious pop music in Brazilian-
and ingenuity with which Gil explores
While in London, Gil recorded an
Portuguese and other languages. His
these subjects marks him as one of
album in English for the Philips label.
music has a strong rhythmic appeal
Brazil’s greatest composer-lyricists.
When he returned to Brazil in the ’70s,
and melodic richness that is as di-
Gil’s importance to Brazilian cul-
he recorded a series of anthologies: Ex-
verse as the cultures that have influ-
ture goes back to the 1960s, when he
presso 2222, Gil Jorge (with Jorge Ben
enced Brazil.
and Caetano Veloso founded tropical-
Jor), Os Doces Bárbaros (with baianos
Along with samba and bossa nova,
ism. Radically innovative in the music
Veloso, Gal Costa and Maria Bethânia)
northeastern Brazilian rhythms such
scene, the movement fused the pop
and a conceptual trilogy consisting of
as baião were crucial to his musical
culture epitomized by the Beatles to
Refazenda (“country” flavored), Refave-
development. Using these as a start-
existing national genres. Naturally, the
la (with rhythms from Jamaica, Nigeria,
ing point, Gil forged his own music to
two artists were deeply critical on po-
Rio and Bahia) and Realce. The latter,
which he incorporated rock, reggae,
litical and moral levels which led not
recorded in Los Angeles, signaled his
funk and rhythms from Bahia such
only to Tropicalism being repressed
pursuit of pop music, which would de-
as afoxé. With the same exploratory
by the authoritarian regime, but to the
fine his work in the ’80s.
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a 32-day European tour called The
ebration with Veloso of Tropicalism)
String Concert (15 shows in 9 coun-
and Unplugged, (a collection of hits
tries) in which he performed with his
recorded live for MTV). In 1997, the
son Bem Gil, an impressive surprise
double CD Quanta was released. In
in the new Brazilian music scene,
1998, Quanta Gente Veio Ver won a
and the outstanding musician and
Grammy. In 2000 he released “Eu Tu Eles” and “São João Vivo”. In 2002 “Kaya N’Gandaya”, a CD and a DVD after a worldwide tour became a live album. In 2004, Eletracustico (a live CD and DVD) was the result of Gil´s concert at ONU in New York. Since Gil is committed as Brazil´s Minister of Culture, he decided to seal his journey
arranger Jaques Morelenbaum. In December of the same year, the new CD/DVD Bandadois was released. Recorded live in September, at Bradesco Theatre in São Paulo and directed by Andrucha Waddington, the show featured special guests Maria Rita, and his sons Bem and
into politics by recording in Rio. He is
José. Bem has logged many touring
still the same sensible Gil.
hours playing guitar with his father,
In 2006, the Biscoito Fino label
while José the youngest in the fam-
re-released Gil Luminoso – Voice and
ily, surprised the audience by playing
Guitar, an album recorded in 1999
bass on a few songs.
to be packaged with the book Gilu-
Gil’s accomplishments and ac-
minoso – A PoÉtica do Ser by Bené
knowledgments comprise a long list.
Fonteles. The book was an homage
He has been awarded and honored
to Gil with more than 50 of his lyr-
around the world. He has pursued
ics, photographs and a long personal
artistic excellence without compro-
statement. The Gil Luminoso tour, one
mise and still achieves commercial
of the most beautiful of his career,
success, as evidenced by 12 gold
brought him to Europe and the United States. In 2008, Gilberto Gil released Banda Larga Cordel, reaffirming his irreversible engagement with the universe of bits and bytes, a theme that has fascinated him for more than 30 years. Gil makes his work widely available for webcasts, podcasts, cellcasts, etc. In
music to which he incorporated rock, reggae, funk and rhythms from Bahia such as afoxé.”
records, 5 platinum albums and 8 Grammys. Now, at the ripe age of 69, he remains unflinching in his creative engagement to bring the heart and soul of Brazilian music to the world. You owe it to yourself to get to know his music if you somehow managed to reach this moment without
keeping with this generous philosophy,
hearing him play and sing. Gilberto
his concerts offered a warm invitation
Gil is a living world treasure, a unique
to concertgoers to photograph and
composer powered by immense tal-
film to their heart’s content. Backstage
ent and curiosity, a unique musical
scenes from the tour were posted on
ambassador powered by firm cultural
the Internet in diverse platforms from a
conviction.
specially-created hot site.
“
Gil forged his own
Marcos Hermes
In November 2009, Gil went on
Jorge Bispo
The 1990s brought Parabolicamará, Tropicália 2, (a 25-year cel-
With thanks to gilbertogil.com.br
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Ci ne ma
CrafT
A Film Packed with Real Life
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Craft is a film about everyone who
outside while we are sweeping the
longs to live with dignity, more pre-
floor.” The challenge that faces him is
cisely, from their chosen profession,
to make life happen when the camera
the work they love. Such people con-
is on. And that is only possible when
sciously choose a path that challeng-
real people are really living something
es them on a daily basis, forcing them
special or when great actors deliver
to excel and struggle against the ob-
through a real understanding of what
stacles between them and their goals.
is at stake. It’s what Pizzi worked
But sometimes constant work, study
hard with cast and crew to achieve.
and improvement is just not enough.
Their combined courage and will to
Craft emerged from a huge will-
say something became an enriching
ingness to say something: What is
shared experience. Craft is an urgent
the importance of luck in anyone’s
film that couldn’t wait. It’s a simple
career? How far can your talent and effort alone take you? Is it enough to guarantee you a solid career or is luck part of the craft? The term craft here relates to work, and Bianca our “hero” knows her craft. She is a somewhat young and very talented actor whose career hasn’t happened yet. In order to make a living, she accepts small acting jobs and other kinds of gigs familiar to young actors. The script was written by an actor named Karine Teles (who plays Bianca) and her husband, director Gustavo Pizzi. Teles has been a theater actor for the past 16 years, many of which she shared with her
and honest film, one that can bury the dead things we carry inside. It’s a story for those who are interested in life and its consequences. Craft is the English title, but not exactly the equivalent of the original Portuguese, Riscado, which could be translated as “scratched,” as in scratched from a list or a roster. It’s a low-budget film that was launched in 2011 to critical and public acclaim. Its screening life was prolonged as it garnered awards at national and international festivals, demonstrating that it had optimal momentum to become a successful indie dark horse.
husband. He observed and shared
This Brazilian production comes at
many of her anguishes, triumphs and
a time when Brazilian films are emerg-
especially her fears. They worked for
ing into the light of cinematic appre-
several months to transform their per-
ciation again. The Brazilian spirit, its
ceptions into image and sound.
creative force is coming to the film
The film tells a simple story while
medium to express itself. It is an indi-
searching for cinema: the necessary
cator of a certain swelling of national
and specific time for each plan – the
pride of creativity, something that is a
time it takes for life to really happen.
uniquely communal Brazilian expres-
Pizzi’s search is to understand the
sion.
delicacy of each and every possibil-
It’s a film about many things, es-
ity that is right in our face yet some-
pecially luck. In the case of Craft,
times remains unseen. He says he is
viewers are likely to count themselves
“searching for the sky that is melting
among the lucky.
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Brazil 2014
A World Cup Update
With just over two years before the f irst whistle, we gauge the road to readiness of Brazil’s 12 stadiums in 2012. Note: Facilities are listed in alphabetical order by location.
Mineirão - Belo Horizonte upgrade
Original name – Governador Magalhães Pinto Stadium Home team – State owned Opened – September 5, 1965 Capacity – Before: 76,000 / After: 67,000 Scheduled matches – 6 total: 4 group stage, round of 16, semifinal New features – Pitch lowered by 3.4 meters, large video monitors installed, new stadium access roads paved. Estimated completion – December 2012 Estimated cost – $396.1 mil Federal funding – $228 mil
Mané Garrincha – Brasília Original name – National Stadium Home team – State owned Opened – March 10, 1974 Capacity – Before: 45,000 / After: 71,412 Scheduled matches – 7 total: 4 group stage, round of 16, quarterfinal, 3rd place New features – Metal stadium cover, new stands, lowered pitch, removal of athletics track. The roof will have solar panels with a 2.5 megawatt capacity, which is the amount of energy needed to run the stadium. The construction company is aiming for the Green Building Council’s highest level environmental certification. Est. completion – December 2012 Est. cost – $392.2 mil Federal funding – no federal funding
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rebuild Verdão – Cuiabá Home team – State owned Capacity – Before: 35,000 / After: 43,600 Scheduled matches – 4 group stage New features – New pitch will be planted May 2012. The stadium features trees in the corners, one of the project’s several green credentials. The stadium’s landscaping includes the planting of 3,200 trees. It is one of four 2014 World Cup venues aiming to receive LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Est. completion – December 2012 Est. cost – $295.7 mil Federal funding – $162.4 mil
Arena da Baixada – Curitiba Original name – Joaquim Américo Guimarães Stadium Home team – Atlético Paranaense
upgrade
Opened: September 6, 1914 Capacity – Before: 25,000 / After: 42,000 Scheduled matches – 4 group stage New features – With refurbishment works to adapt the venue for the 2014 World Cup, the capacity will be increased from 25,000 to 42,000 people. Changes include the extension of the press section, a new changing room and the removal of obstacles, such as columns and lifts in order to increase visibility in some areas. Accessibility will also be upgraded with priority being given to public transport. Est. completion – December 2012 Est. cost – $133.6 mil Federal funding – undetermined
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Castelão – Fortaleza Original name – Governador Plácido Castelo Stadium Home team – State owned Opened – November 11, 1973 Capacity – Before: 58,400 / After: 67,000 Scheduled matches – 6 total: 4 group stage, round of 16, quarterfinal New features – After refurbishment and upgrades, capacity will be expanded from 58,400 to 67,000 seats, all under a covered structure. The upgrade includes an underground parking area with 4,200 capacity, cabins, a VIP area, press room, changing rooms, multipurpose areas, an entrance square and restaurants, in addition to other improvements. The lower seating will be closer to the pitch for increased fan enjoyment of matches. Est. completion – December 2012 Est. cost – $295.5 mil Federal funding – $200.3 mil
Vivaldão – Manaus Home team – State owned Capacity – Before: 43,000 / After: 43,710 Scheduled matches – 4 group stage New features – The venue will have a restaurant, underground parking, special needs access and systems for the reuse of water and natural ventilation. The stadium will have a fixed cover for the grandstands made of a polytetrafluoroethylene membrane that offers improved durability, lighting and temperature control. Est. completion – June 2013 Est. cost – $303.3 mil Federal funding – $228 mil
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new Machadão – Natal Home team – City owned Capacity – 45,000 Scheduled matches – 4 group stage New features – The original blueprints for the World Cup include construction of the so‑called Arena das Dunas, a sports complex that will replace the Machadão stadium and the Machadinho sports center. The new facilities will provide a venue for 45,000 people, a shopping mall, office buildings, hotels, an amphitheatre, a wooded area, an artificial lake and new facilities for state and local government. The earthworks are already underway. Est. completion – December 2013 Est. cost – $237.6 mil Federal funding – $225.9 mil
Beira-Rio – Porto Alegre Original name – José Pinheiro Borda Stadium Home team – Internacional
upgrade
Opened – April 6, 1969 Capacity – Before: 56,000 / After: 60,000 Scheduled matches – 5 total: 4 group stage, round of 16 New features – Modern metal roof, new ramps and access ways to gates. Lower-level seating area will be enlarged and closer to the pitch. The entire lower circuit will have boxes and special viewing areas. Est. completion – December 2012 Est. cost – $165.2 mil Federal funding – undetermined
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new Pernambuco Arena – Recife Home team – Stated owned Capacity – 46,000 Scheduled matches – 5 total: 4 group stage, round of 16 New features – In order to speed up structurerelated works, rebar fabrication facilities have been set up on the building site and the premolded parts plant was expanded. Up to 2,500 employees are working day and night to finish. Est. completion – December 2012 Est. cost – $285.1 mil Federal funding – $220 mil
upgrade Maracanã – Rio de Janeiro Original name – Mário Filho Stadium
tional Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute (IPHAN) will
Home team – State Owned
be retained. Fourteen thousand parking spaces will also
Opened – June 16, 1950
be built within a 1.5 km radius of the stadium. Instead of
Capacity – Before: 82,238 / After: 76,525
the almost 200,000 places in the 1950s, the former Mario
Scheduled matches – 7 total: 4 group stage, round of
Filho Stadium will have 76,000 seats after the upgrade,
16, quarterfinal, final
but it will still be the biggest in Brazil.
New features – A new lower seating level will be laid out
Est. completion – February 2013
in an oval to improve visibility. All seating will be covered.
Est. cost – $503.5 mil
The facade, included in the World Heritage List by the Na-
Federal funding – $228 mil
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rebuild Fonte Nova – Salvador Original name – Otávio Mangabeira Stadium Home teams – State owned Opened – January 28, 1951 Capacity – Before: 60,000 / After: 55,000 Scheduled matches – 6 total: 4 group stage, round of 16, quarterfinal New features – In order to offer safety and comfort, a cover made of a plastic membrane will be installed over the 55,000 seats. There will be between 70 and 100 boxes, modern facilities for the press and remodeled changing rooms. The project includes a restaurant with a panoramic view of the pitch and the Tororó dike, a tourist site near the venue. Shops, kiosks and a business center complete the complex. The Fonte Nova Stadium will also house the Museum of Football and Music, a multi-use facility which is expected to host approximately 80 concerts annually. Est. completion – December 2012 Est. cost – $340.2 mil Federal funding – $184.4 mil
Fielzão – São Paulo Home team – Corinthians Capacity – 68,000
new
Scheduled matches – 6 total: 4 group stage (including Cup opener with Brazilian squad), round of 16, quarterfinal New features – The project provides for a stadium with 68,000 seats in an area of 200,000 square meters. Beams for the stands are made with premolded parts manufactured on-site. Est. completion – December 2013 Est. cost – $467.3 mil Federal funding – $228 mil
A special thanks to StadiumPorn.com and Copa2014.gov.br for providing useful details, including video clips and photographs of the World Cup 2014 stadiums.
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Reci pe
Feijoada Ingredients
1 lb Brazilian dry beef 7 oz salted pig’s foot 3.5 oz salted and smoked pig’s ear 3.5 oz smoked ox tongue 3.5 oz salted pig’s tail 7 oz salted and smoked pork ribs 2 lb black beans 6 Bay leaves 2 oranges (with rind) cut in half 3.5 oz sausage 3.5 oz Brazilian smoked sausage 1.5 oz bacon 2 tsp oil 2 onions, chopped 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
How to Prepare
Clean meat well and cook pieces whole in pan filled with water on high flame for 20 minutes. Drain water and set aside. Cook beans, Bay leaves, oranges, dry beef, pig’s foot and ear for 30 minutes. Add ox tongue, pig’s tail and ribs. After a half hour, remove oranges, add pork, sausage, smoked sausage and bacon. Brown onion and garlic in hot oil, then combine with beans. While cooking, remove fat that rises to surface. After 30 or 40 minutes, remove meat once fully cooked. Cut parts into small pieces, return them to pan, let mixture simmer for 15 minutes, add salt to taste. Serve with white rice, orange slices, ‘farofa,’ sauteed collard greens and chili pepper sauce. Serves 6 “Editor's note: Some ingredients are only familiar to Brazilians. They should be available in Brazilian markets.”
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Ingredientes
400g carne seca 200g pé de porco salgado 100g orelha de porco salgada ou defumada 100g língua de boi defumada 100g rabo de porco salgado 200g costela de porco salgada ou defumada 900g feijão preto 06 folhas de louro 02 laranjas (com casca) cortadas ao meio 100g lingüiça calabresa 100g paio 50g bacon 2 xícaras (chá) óleo 2 cebolas picada 2 cabeças de alho picado
Modo de Preparo
Limpe bem as carnes e cozinhe as peças inteiras em uma panela com água, em fogo alto, por 20 minutos. Escorra a água e reserve-as. Coloque o feijão, o louro, as laranjas, a carne seca, o pé e a orelha de porco para cozinhar por 30 minutos. Adicione a língua, o rabo e a costela. Depois de meia hora, retire as laranjas, acrescente o lombo, a lingüiça, o paio e o bacon. Doure a cebola e o alho no óleo quente e junte ao feijão. Durante todo o cozimento, retire a gordura que se acumula na superfície. Após mais trinta ou quarenta minutos de cozimento, retire as carnes, conforme cheguem ao ponto de cozimento. Corte todas as peças em pedaços pequenos, volte para a panela, deixe por 10 a 15 minutos em fogo brando e prove o sal. Sirva com arroz branco, laranjas, farofa, couve e pimenta malagueta. Porção: 6 pessoas
IMMIGR ATION
Going to Brazil? Good Luck Getting a Visa! As Brazil continues to shine as a diverse, booming land of opportunities, Americans are increasingly packing up and going south of the Equator.
by George Castro, CEO of Brazil Visa Center
As the United States continues to
the world’s seventh-largest economy
Consulate of Brazil in San Francisco.
face economic disaster on a scale few
and is expected to rise to fifth within
And when one considers the addi-
nations have ever experienced, Brazilian
the next years. With such expecta-
tional five business days processing
expats are moving back home to take
tions, tourism, business and migra-
time, it may take up to a month be-
advantage of the continuing economic
tion to Brazil will possibly continue
fore an American citizen may be able
growth that the country of Carnaval has
to grow, which will consequently de-
to get his passport back with the Bra-
been experiencing in the past few years.
mand from the consulates an increas-
zilian visa. Another hurdle is the dis-
There is a consensus among Brazilian
ing Brazilian staff prepared to handle
tance some travelers must go to ap-
citizens that prospects in Brazil have
visa applications and other related
ply for a visa in person. Residents in
improved while prospects in the United
consular services.
states as far as Hawaii or Utah have
Unfortunately, getting a simple
only two options: either fly to Los An-
But not only Brazilian citizens
tourist visa to enter Brazil, let alone to
geles twice (to file and later pick up
are returning to their home country.
immigrate, may not be such a simple
the passport with a visa) or use the
Americans are also realizing that there
task. As a matter of fact, many Ameri-
services of a third party.
may be other more attractive reasons
cans often presume they do not need
Moving to Brazil as a resident can
to visit, work or move to Brazil, other
a visa to travel to Brazil, since visas
be also a convoluted process. Perma-
than the beautiful mulatas (Brazilian
are not required from U.S. citizens
nent visas may be granted to scien-
women of Caucasian European and
by European countries, and by many
tists, professors, researchers, retirees,
samba (a
countries in Central and South Ameri-
spouses and immediate family mem-
Brazilian dance and musical genre),
ca. Oftentimes U.S. travelers are noti-
bers of Brazilian citizens or permanent
great food and the world’s best beach
fied about the visa bureaucracy right
residents in Brazil. However, depend-
paradises. American citizens are in-
when they are checking in their lug-
ing on the eligibility for such a visa,
creasingly packing up and going to
gage at the airport. Brazil has a reci-
the U.S. citizen will have to deal with
Brazil to also enjoy the natural beau-
procity policy concerning visa require-
the Brazilian Ministry of Labor and
ties of the country or the opportunities
ments and fees for citizens of the U.S.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as
of financial success that are being ad-
and Canada.
demonstrate financial means, police
States have diminished.
Negro African descent),
vertised worldwide almost every day.
Planning is the key to avoid un-
clearance and health insurance.
According to the U.S. Depart-
necessary stress and financial loss.
As much as Brazil has become
ment of State’s website, “the Brazilian
Brazil requires U.S. travelers to
an attractive country to visit or reside
economy’s solid performance during
schedule an appointment before they
in, red tape has often made getting
the 2008 financial crisis and its strong
may appear in person at a Consulate
a Brazilian “green card” or a simple
and early recovery, including 2012
to file a visa application. As of the
tourist visa a challenging task.
growth of 7.5%, have contributed to
closing of this edition, for example, it
the country’s transition from a regional
is taking approximately three weeks
send us an email: info@brazilvisacenter.
to a global power.” Brazil is currently
to schedule an appointment with the
com.
For inquiries about Brazilian visas,
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