The New York Times

If you are not in New York to buy the most famous newspaper, the newspaper reaches to you in a simple click. In addiction, you can also see the news.

The New York Times has a multimedia page full of videos, photos and articles about latest news.
While you read what interests you, the text offers underlined addictional information in case you miss a recall of what exactly each name refers to.
The videos are particularly appealling to me. Check this one about Finding Models in Rural Brazil.

What`s your English, South Africa?

In a World Cup year, everybody wonders how the country is, how the population live their every day life, how is the food and so on.
For English teachers it is a challenge to show our students how the English is spoken in different countries. Not only do I enjoy this challenge, but also I look for real examples of how the language is used in a daily basis.
Macmillan Education prepared a video on how is Sounth English is. Look at this video!
If you click on the other 4 videos right on name of the publisher, you will see more useful examples.

There is also a Macmillan Dictionary of Global English and Language with blog pages of different English sopken in the world. It is worth checking.

Let`s keep swapping our English!!
See you soon folks.

Bossa Blue

Bossa Blue is a mix of bossa nova ( from Brazil) and harp bop.

Read about Chris Standring who plays beautifully this jazz tune.

What is possible to be done with a guitar?

There are two amazing musicians I admire for their impeccable performances:
Yamandú Costa, a Brazilian prodigy musician from Rio Grande do Sul. He was born in a family who breathes music. By reading his biography, it is easy to know why he is considered to be one of the 10 best guitarists in Brazil:

''What is new or unique about Yamandu? He plays the 7-string guitar (a different instrument with different sound potential) and exploits the seventh string on the low end so that you hear two melodies or counterpoint lines and sweeping bass note swipes. The sound he delivers is an amalgam of Choro, the most played music in Brazil, with Gaucho melodies and dance rhythms producing a distinctly new sound. Most important, his style is unique: he has an aggressive masculine attack, with strong, firm fingering and explosion in his execution--technical brilliance (Frank Cherry) .''
Read his biograph in Portuguese. Read his biograph in English.
One of his videos on YouTube

A French/Canadian musician who plays rumba flamenco guitar has got me into a delicious song th other day. I first heard Havana, then I had to google him to find more songs which was not difficult due to his repertoire on the internet. Jesse Cook had a traditional musician tragetory but gave a chance to other kind od instruments to idealize his own style which is contagious. Yet, his website is a melody to read: www.jessecook.com. Read his biograph.
Watch one of his videos.

U.S. SECRETARY OS STATE, Hillary R. Clinton in Brazil

I was watching Mrs. Clinton's "townterview" in Brasília-São Paulo this evening when I thought of sharing the link with my readers so that you can also watch the entire interview at Unipalmares University in São Paulo.

Throughout the interview, I had a chance to get to know her more and follow her concerns about Iran, women in politics, education, Obama's election, Afro-students and education as the key to achieve goals in life, economy, Brazil and much more.

To watch the interview, please click here.

To read more about Hillary's visit to Brazil, click here.

Keeping the candle burning...

Being a teacher is a lifelong project.
Every time we find somehting interesting we think of showing it to our students.
We have the desire to share what we have of the best.
It keeps our mind working to find out more about the world.

Hillsong Australia

Time to think and decide what we want for our lives!! Should we stand and wait the best to happen in this world? It could take a long tiring time.
We have a hope.
Hillsong is indeed the best gospel band in the world.
The new album is in my hands. It is one of my favorites now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddpIzd4lerI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww5riVf0vVA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCCVe3SyUdY

Sharing thoughts.. or is it Food for Thought?

Lurking around my twitter friends, I came across an interesting thought. It sounds more like a poem to me but perhaps it can make you reflect what are our real differences: Take me as I am by Maru.
It is an English teachers` space but why not share it with all my dear bloggers.

Minha Filha vai se casar

Achei um blog só sobre casamento de famosos ou quase famosos pois nunca sabemos quem é, foi ou será realmente famoso nesse mundo de 5 minutos de fama. De qualquer forma, achei muito legal poder ver como pessoas comuns e/ou famosas tem o sonho de se casar e ser feliz. O mais legal ainda é o nome do blog ser MINHA FILHA VAI CASAR!! Achei super 10!

Presidente Lula

Encontrei um blog que traz algumas Pérolas do presidente Lula em suas visitas por este mundo...