Posts tagged with "Rio de Janeiro"

Breaking Dawn in Rio de Janeiro

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Nov 10 2010

This week, the stars of the Twilight Saga are in Brazil filming scenes for the final film in the series, Breaking Dawn. While some teenage carioca girls were overjoyed, not everyone was happy about the shoot. Today we’re going to read two stories about the film production in Rio de Janeiro from Brazilian news sources and do a little reading comprehension exercise.

Protestos marcam filmagens de ‘Amanhecer’ no Rio, Estado de SP

Excerpt: “Protestos de moradores e comerciantes contra a interdição de ruas e o fechamento de lojas formaram um cenário inesperado para as filmagens de “Amanhecer”, quarto filme da saga vampiresca adolescente “Crepúsculo”, nas ruas da Lapa, bairro boêmio do Rio, na madrugada de ontem. Manifestantes reclamavam de não ter sido avisados de que teriam de apresentar comprovante de residência para voltar a suas casas.”

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Rio vai pagar R$ 850 mil por duas cenas da cidade em “Amanhecer”, eBand

Excerpt: “A RioFilme vai pagar cerca de R$ 850 mil para a produção do filme “Amanhecer”, da saga “Crepúsculo”,  que tem cenas gravadas no Rio de Janeiro e em Paraty. O contrato foi fechado nessa segunda-feira, dia 8.”

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Questions

1. Why were Lapa residents annoyed by the shoot?

2. Who was forcibly removed from the set?

3. How many jobs did the shoot create?

4. When did RioFilme sign the contract for the Twilight shoot?

5. Why did the director choose Lapa to film?

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Carnaval!

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Feb 12 2010

Carnival celebrations are already in full swing and get into high gear this weekend. If like me, you can’t make it to the festivities, there’s plenty available online to experience Carnival from afar.

Beija Flor’s 2010 Samba (reigning Rio champion)

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Bloco band in Rio

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Frevo classes in Recife

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Ivete Sangalo at Salvador’s Carnival last year

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Lyrics Practice: Mangueira

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Jan 11 2010

O Carnaval está chegando, so today we’re going to do a lyrics practice with samba school Mangueira‘s song for Rio’s 2010 Carnival. This song is called their samba-enredo. Listen and follow along with the words!

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Lyrics

Vai passar
Nessa avenida mais um samba popular
Mangueira até parece um céu no chão
É música vestida de emoção
Com notas e acordes refletiu
Em suas cores o orgulho do Brasil
Nas ondas do rádio,
De Norte a Sul viajei
No sonho dourado embarquei
Parece magia!
Vai minha inspiração
Num doce balanço a caminho do mar
Vem me trazer a canção
Pro mundo se encantar

Tantas emoções na verde-e-rosa
Brilham as estrelas imortais
Bate outra vez uma saudade
Lembro dos antigos festivais

Um verso me levou
Do rock à jovem guarda
Fui caminhando e cantando ao luar
Com a tropicália no olhar
Atrás do trio eu quero ver
O baile começar e a noite adormecer
O sol nascerá, as cortinas irão se fechar
Folhas secas virão e o show vai continuar

Meu coração é verde e rosa
Descendo o morro, eu vou
A música, alegria do povo
Chegou, a Mangueira chegou

Flooding in SP and RJ

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Jan 6 2010

This week, there was terrible flooding from heavy rains in both São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, which caused mudslides in several areas.

In Angra dos Reis and Ilha Grande, in the state of Rio, fifty people were killed by mudslides. On Ilha Grande, a mudslide destroyed an entire pousada and killed around a dozen people vacationing together in a rental home. There were other deaths reported throughout the state.

In São Luís do Paraitinga, in São Paulo, the town was devastated by flooding, and the town’s historic church collapsed. Many houses were also destroyed. Authorities estimate R$100 million will be required to rebuild the destroyed parts of the city, and as a result, Carnival was canceled in order to begin reconstruction.

Click here to read more and see photos of the destruction in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. If you’re interested in helping flood victims, click here.

Massive Blackout Hits Brazil

Posted by Rachel No Comments
Nov 11 2009

Last night, a massive blackout hit Paraguay and many states in Brazil, including the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, affecting millions of people.

Brazil lost 17,000 megawatts of power when the largest hydroelectric dam in the world, Itaipu, suddenly lost power. There were mixed reports about which states were affected; the first reported were the states of Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goias, Espirito Santo, and the country’s capital; later reports included Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Bahia, Pernambuco, Mato Grosso and Parana.

The blackout began shortly after 10PM (Rio de Janeiro time), cutting off subway service in Rio and Sao Paulo and making it difficult for drivers to navigate on the suddenly pitch-black streets. The blackout caused problems for public transportation and airports filled with stranded passengers.

It is not yet clear what caused the blackout, though several possibilities included a computer problem or a large storm in the area of the dam.

As of 1AM, power was being restored to several parts of Rio de Janeiro, one of the worst hit states in the blackout. However, Globo.com, the website for the country’s largest news network, was inaccessible.

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