There’s an old Brazilian saying: “cada macaco no seu galho,” which literally means “each monkey on its own branch.” It’s a polite (or sometimes not-so-polite) way of telling people to mind their own business—perfect for curious neighbors, overenthusiastic colleagues, and that one friend who insists on giving relationship advice. Recently, these monkeys have become frequent
Why You Should Visit Brazil in 2025 – And Why Alagoas Is the Spot By Megan Frye Brazil is always a good idea, but 2025? Even better. The exchange rate is in our favor, the beaches are ridiculous, and it’s way easier to get here than you think. If you’ve been looking for a sign
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm We are continuing to talk about cultural differences between Brazil and other countries. On the previous post we covered Individualism vs Collectivism dimension of Hofstede model and showed differences between Brazil, Germany and USA. In this post we
If you are thinking about going to Maceió but don´t have time to do a deep internet research, don´t worry! This short guide from our Portuguese teacher Kátia will help you to get an idea about the city. The most beautiful beaches of Brazil are located around Maceió Maceió is at the top list when
Modern volunteers are different from those who first came to the poor countries with their volunteering missions. Nowadays there is broad choice of organisations offering volunteering services like GoBrazil. All what you need to do is to register and find the way to cover living costs, the rest will be organised for you. Young volunteers
In a story about racism issues in Brazil published on June 22, The Associated Press failed to give attribution to the source for the English translation of the Portuguese terms used.
The World Cup was supposed to show Brazil’s cultural diversity. All it’s really exposed is the country’s deep-rooted prejudicesRemember the Where’s Wally books? They consisted of a series of detailed double-page spread illustrations depicting hundreds …
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