Posted by Rachel
Rede Record, Globo’s major competitor, has come out with a new reality show to rival Globo’s Big Brother series. The show, called A Fazenda, is like Big Brother, but the participants are famous Brazilian actors and actresses who live together on a farm in rural Sao Paulo, rather than in a house on a set. (For those not familiar with Brazilian soap stars, you may know Jonathan Haagensen, from City of God.) They have to run the farm, getting up early, taking care of the animals, planting, and taking on the roles of actual farmers. The participants are voted off by the viewers, leaving an eventual winner who wins R$1 million.
Check out some scenes from the show, below.
Posted by Rachel
The latest travel trend to take Brazil by storm is the theme cruise, a cruise based around certain activities, a performance or celebrity, or a certain type of music or dance. It began with the fitness cruise fifteen years ago, intended to get people in shape while they were on vacation. Since then, cruise ship companies have diversified and have been very successful in luring Brazilians on board for a whole range of activities. Let’s take a look at some of the cruises being offered:
- a university student cruise
- a European cruise with soccer star Pelé
- a well-being cruise, including yoga, healthy food, and lectures
- a dancing cruise, featuring daily dance classes
- a tango & milonga cruise, with classes teaching the two dance forms
- a cruise to Argentina featuring Italian food
- a gourmet cruise, featuring renowned chefs
- the Roberto Carlos cruise, including shows by the famous crooner
- the Zezé di Camargo & Luciano, including performances by the famous sertanejo duo
- gay and lesbian cruises
- the Bar Brahma cruise, featuring the famous beer bar
- singles cruises
- a cruise featuring flashback music
- a cruise featuring techno music
- adventure sports cruises
- the Zen cruise, including relaxing activities
- The Apprentice cruise, watching the filming of the Brazilian version of the show
- a beauty cruise, featuring aromatherapy, make-up classes, and fashion
- the fashion cruise, featuring fashion shows, modeling competitions, and theme parties
- the art cruise, featuring ceramics, painting, sculpture, scrapbooking, and home decoration
All aboard!
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