Home
Classified Ads Useful Info Services Entertain. Travel Sport Forum
São Paulo, July 29, 2010
  Headlines

  Poll
How often do you encounter a Brazilian willing to speak English?
All the time
Sometimes
Not often
Never
Tough! Speak Portuguese!
View Results

Get an instant travel insurance quote


 Travel
Ilha Grande

Seven day tailor-made trip (you decide the dates) to the island of Ilha Grande and the colonial town of Paraty, leaving from Sao Paulo.
Read more...

 Photo
Photo of the Week
Photo of The Week

Click on the image above to see a larger version...

 We Need You!
Write for Gringoes.com!

Are you a foreigner living in or travelling around Brazil with experiences you would like to write about, or with advice to offer?

Read more...

 Diary Dates

15-17 Feb: Carnival
2 Apr: Paixão de Cristo
4 Apr: Easter
21 Apr: Tiradentes‘ Day
1 May: Labor Day
3 Jun: Corpus Christi
7 Sep: Independence Day

 Archive

If you‘d like to see our email newsletter archive, or have just missed an issue, click the link below.
Read more...

 FAQ

Checkout our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Brazil, which cover a variety of topics.
Read more...

 Meet Ups

Here are a current set of meet ups for Gringoes around Brazil:

Rio de Janeiro (General)

Email us if you want to advertise your meet up.

 Advertise

Whether you‘re an individual with something to sell, or a multinational business with a service for foreigners in Brazil, we have the advertising option for you.

Read

 Events
Calling all Ex-pats for New Fantasy Football League in Sao Paulo
By Bob Moser
July 14, 2010

For American ex-pats who still ache inside on Sunday afternoons for our brand of football, I‘m offering the best remedy possible while living
...
more>>

 
 Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
July 9, 2010

Meet Arne Rasmussen who has lived in Brazil for over 5 years. Read the following interview in which he tells us about some of his most memorable experiences and gives
...
more>>

 
 Around Brazil
Brazil: Hidden Pousadas - Castelinho 38, Rio de Janeiro
By Alison McGowan
July 9th, 2010

I had already passed the Castelinho several times on visits to Santa Teresa but it was friends of mine who stayed there that said it really
...
more>>

 
 Events
Sao Paulo: Football Society - 24th July
Futebol Society is a night football tournament taking place in Sao Paulo, from 22h to 6h on July 24th. There will be 32 teams of 7 players competing all night. There is more information ...
more>>

 
 Events
Ladies Circle/ROTARY Brazil
Ladies Circle is a vibrant International service organization part of Rotary Club for young dynamic women under the age of 45. This organization was started by the wives of Round Table in ...
more>>

 
 Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
June 23, 2010

Meet Rod Saunders who recently visited Brazil. Read the following interview in which he tells us about some of his most memorable experiences and gives some useful advice
...
more>>

 
 Around Brazil
Brazil: Hidden Pousadas - Amazon Tupana Lodge, Manaus, Amazonas
By Alison McGowan
June 23, 2010

I had heard good recommendations for the Amazon Tupana before I even came to the Amazon, so I knew it would be excellent, but having never
...
more>>

 
 Culture
Brazil: Head for the Hills for an Authentic Festa Junina
By Marilyn Diggs
June 14, 2010

June will be here before you can say, "pé de moleque" (peanut brittle) and with it comes the lively folkloric parties called Festa
...
more>>

 
 Article
Brazil: Sao Paulo Metro
By James Turner
June 14, 2010

Maybe there‘s hope yet for São Paulo‘s suffering drivers, perpetually trapped in anguished gridlock. The first two stations of the
...
more>>

 
 Interview
Brazil Through Foreign Eyes
May 30, 2010

Meet Don Fenstermaker who has lived in Brazil for 5 years. Read the following interview in which he tells us about some of his most memorable experiences and gives some
...
more>>

 
 Culture
Ask a Brazilian: Jealousy
May 30, 2010

This is our regular column called "Ask a Brazilian", the idea being that you can quite literally ask a question of a Brazilian - for those issues you aren't sure about
...
more>>

 
 Article
Brazil: Paradise Still Unexplored
By Regina Scharf
May 30, 2010

Brazil is still very far from fulfilling its touristic potential. Despite its 7,500 kilometers (4,300 miles) of coast, the Amazon rainforest,
...
more>>

 
 Around Brazil
Brazil: Hidden Pousadas - Pousada do Capao, Serro, Minas Gerais
By Alison McGowan
May 30, 2010

Pousada do Capão definitely classifies as one of the most hidden of all the hidden pousadas, set in 38,000 square metres of rolling green
...
more>>

 
 Culture
Reinforcing Stereotypes of Brazilians
By Stephen Thompson
May 30, 2010

An interesting article appeared in last week‘s
...
more>>

 
 Article
Brazil: The New Real Estate Rental Law
By Jose Santiago
May 30, 2010

The new real estate rental law, known in Brazil as "Nova Lei do Inquilinato" came into effect on January 25, 2010 and since then it must be
...
more>>

 
 Culture
Ask a Brazilian: Waxing and Electronics
May 10, 2010

This is our regular column called "Ask a Brazilian", the idea being that you can quite literally ask a question of a Brazilian - for those issues you aren‘t sure
...
more>>

 
 Arts
San Francisco International Film Festival - Part 2
By Lance Belville
May 10, 2010

The San Francisco International Film Festival‘s Founder‘s Directing Award, annually awarded to a master of world cinema, went to Brazil‘s
...
more>>

 
 Sports
The Lula Football Curse and the Lula Olympic Nightmare
By Stephen Thompson
May 10, 2010

It's World Cup time again and we're getting ready for some fun. The Brazilian team has been playing well and should play entertaining football,
...
more>>

 
 Around Brazil
Brazil: Hidden Pousadas - Pousada Luar do Rosario, Milho Verde, Minas Gerais
By Alison McGowan
May 10, 2010

What a wonderful surprise! The Pousada Luar do Rosario already came highly recommended by pousada owners and travellers alike, but we were
...
more>>

 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
Sign up for our
FREE weekly
newsletter and
keep in touch
with what's going
on in Sao Paulo.
click here...



 Job Offer


English speaker wanted to work as teacher/consultant in Sao Paulo.
-Dynamic working conditions
-Part time / Full time
-Top pay
-Training provided
Contact: 11-3040-2784 / rh@boeconline.com

 Property
uv10

Talk to the experts on north east Brazil property and find out about the latest real estate for sale in Natal and Pipa.

Read

 Real Estate
Brazilian Homes

Looking for Brazil real estate?
View property for sale in Brazil
as well as our Northeast Brazil area guide.


 LinkedIn

To help with business networking, join the Gringoes.com LinkedIn group, which has over 170 members already.

 Travel Tips
Travel Insurance

The best insurance cover for your needs from one of the UK‘s leading direct sell travel insurance providers. All claims dealt with quickly, fairly and efficiently.


 Facebook

If you want to join our Facebook group, with over 280 members, click here.

 Donation
Donate


Help gringoes.com stay on the air. Donate by clicking below.






Find the time around the world.

click here to download


Classified Ads |  Useful Info |  Services |  Entertainment |  Travel |  Sport |  Forum
about us advertise contact us
Copyright © 2001-2009 All Rights Reserved gringoes.com