it´s the Brasil way of life... like Guilherme would say, "Don´t worry" and then we´d break into bob marley ..."about a thing, cause every little thing, is gonna be alright"
Fairwell Party August 12th 2006 On Saturday I had my fairwell party at my friend Guilherme´s house. We had about 20 people come out to enjoy some soda, beer and a really nice BBQ. The night before, Guilherme and I bought almost 300 reais worth of food and drinks. We set everything up in the party room of his building including the projector to show the game 7 stanley cup final (thanks Francine!).
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South America » Brazil » Minas Gerais » Belo Horizonte Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more
Days before leaving to Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on an IAESTE internship program a good friend of mine, Hugh, wrote in to Rex Murphy's Cross Country Check-up. He commented on the disagreement between the Prime Minister and the Ottawa Press Gallery using the word "circumlocutorily" (sound it out) to express the way Stephen Harper answered the press's questions. The word stumped Mr. Murphy, quoting "I'll have to get back to you on that one." It reminded me of all the beating around the bush, to put it in layman's terms, leading up to my internship and I thought it a fitting choice for the tit... full info