Silvia Stocco's blog

With the World Cup in South Africa fast approaching, FIFA has announced its decision to change the rules regarding the controversial penalty-kick maneuver known as the paradinha (pronounced par-a-JEEN-ya). READ MORE>

FORRÓ IN THE DARK is a New York-based group that pays special honor to a happy and danceble Brazilian country music style called forró.

First the word to its phonetic: it's faw-haw. According to legend, the word forró was a mispronunciation of the English words "for all", dating back to colonial times when British engineers on the Great Western Railway of Brazil threw sumptuous gatherings and invited everyone. READ MORE>

In Brazil, the minimum-income employee is entitled to receive monthly a basket of goods containing basic food necessities as part of the Government strategy to combat hunger. This product is called the Cesta Básica (Basket of Basics) and it is the essential component of a great many Brazilian families. READ MORE>