"I think that the reason is languages tend to write their words in the way they are pronounced and not in the way other languages write them. So, in English, it's more frequent to have the letter "z" for the sound "zzz." In Portuguese, "z" is a much more foreign language and they"

"I definitely love Rio...Sao Paulo is too big, too confusing...Rio has the beaches, the sun, the amazing history, the beautiful people scantily dressed....is screams relaxation and vacation while Sao Paulo makes you think of work and reminds you of all the huge cities in the US with plenty of crime, poverty and people"

"Can anobody anser to my e mail why Brasil when is wrtten in English is written with Z like this BRAZIL. It always amased me take an example Argentine is Argentina in any language ; please let me know this is the second time I asked; there must be a hidden answer . BY the"

"Instead of pandering to gays, how about cleaning up the favelas which makes Rio the international murder capital of the world? I'd like to go to both the World Cup and the Olympics with my family but am scared. Please read: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/10/05/091005fa_fact_anderson"

"All of Petrobras production goes to China. Why should the U.S. even be involved?"