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Bizarre Brazil Bizarre Brazil Oddities and bizarre of the first of the BRIC countries. Fun stuff, videos, culture and history of the big green and clueless southern country. Articles
Pope Benedict XVI at Sao Paulo - third day
2007-05-12 17:58:00 Campo de Marte Airport, at Pope’s mass, 11th May 2007. Street near Campo de Marte Airport, 11th May 2007. The Pope take care of our dirty souls ? the State of our dirty body. Lavatories at the street near Campo de Marte Airport. Pope say the mass at Campo de Marte Airport, ... More About: Religion , People , Photography , Oddities , Sao Paulo
Brazilians prefer Pope to Cicarelli
2007-05-11 17:55:00 We, Brazilians have changed the advertising of Daniela Cicarelli ? she was in all her glory, as God has made her, I dare say ? for the “welcome Pope banner”, at Consolacao Street. As you know, we Brazilians can not stand people who has or uses little clothes… Before After Bem-vindo Papa Bento XVI = Welcome Pope ... More About: Religion , Humor , Photography , Advertising , Oddities
Pope Benedict XVI at Sao Paulo - second day
2007-05-11 17:44:00 The Pope is hosted at this beautiful monastery. The Pope and Mr. Serra, Governor of Sao Paulo (county) and his wife. The Pope and rabbi Sobel, the man who loves expensive ties. The Pope at Pacaembu Stadium. The Pope at Pacaembu Stadium, exhorting people to keep chastity, even in the marriage. OMFG! is it possible? Chastity and marriage at the ... More About: Religion , People , Photography , Oddities , Bizarre
This Pope is fashion
2007-05-11 13:35:00 Oh yes! This Pope is very fashion. His red shoes are from Prada and he loves sun glasses from famous griffes. Who has not a pecadillo? People, behaviour like Christ, forgive him! About red shoes business see my old post The Pope was pop once. © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more ... More About: Religion , Fashion , Sao Paulo , Fash
Pope Benedict XVI at Sao Paulo - first day
2007-05-10 16:46:00 The Pope and his means of transportation at Sao Paulo . The airplane The helicopter The “Papa-Movel” (don´t ask me, I have no idea how you can call this “Thing” in English… sorry!) The Pope at the stairs of the airplane, at Guarulhos International Airport, Sao Paulo The Pope at Guarulhos Airport with President Lula The Pope at ... More About: Religion , Photography , Transportation , Oddities
Pope has arrived at Sao Paulo
2007-05-09 21:41:00 I think this Pope is a bad luck guy. He has arrived at Sao Paul o , a place where the weather is always spring, is freezing! See some images from places that he will visit. Campo de Marte Airport, today at 3:30 pm Street near Campo de Marte Airport Street near Campo de Marte Airport ... More About: Bizarre , Paulo
Rio Grande do Sul - old postcards
2007-05-07 13:00:00 Rio Grand e do Sul, Canela (Cinnamon tree) . Cathedral in the 60’s. © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Photography , Flora . More About: Postcard , Cards
CP 500
2007-05-06 13:00:00 Computers are Rico’s business but I can’t resist to this old and beautiful CP-500. This was a TRS-80 clone which ran a CPM-80 like OS, also from Prologica as you can see the small logo. I do love its design! Good memories! © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Technology , ... More About: Computers
Santa Catarina - old postcards
2007-05-05 13:00:00 Santa Catarina, Itajai. Moonlight upon the harbour © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Photography , Fauna , Flora . More About: Santa , Postcard
Brazilian Aviation - postcard
2007-05-04 13:00:00 In 2002 Brazil has celebrated 90 year of Civil Aviation . This postcard show Cap. Antonio Guedes Muniz and his biplane, Muniz-7 (M-7), in Campos dos Afonsos, Rio de Janeiro (1935). © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Armed Forces , Advertising , Aviation. More About: Postcard , Razi
Rio de Janeiro, Teresopolis - old postcards
2007-05-03 13:00:00 Rio de Jane iro, Teresopolis, partial view © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Flora , Rio de Janeiro. More About: Rio de Janeiro , Postcard , Cards
Vintage sewing machines
2007-05-02 13:00:00 Two vintage sewing machines ? Elgin and Vigorelli ? in a messy second hand shop, in downtow Sao Paulo . © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Oddities , Photography , Sao Paulo. More About: Machines , Vintage
Cowboy Brazilian Football Game
2007-05-01 13:00:00 In this type of Cowboy Football (soccer) Game you can have three goal keepers? it is much more efficient, believe me. One above the cross bars, looking “where on hell is that d… ball” and two, inside the bars, ready to fight with paws and corns, I mean, heads “against that d… ball”! Sorry, for a ... More About: Sports , Humor , Photography
Para - old postcards
2007-04-30 05:00:00 Belem, sunrise over Amazon region © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Fauna , Flora , Amazon. More About: Para , Postcard
A Mango on Guinness Book
2007-04-30 00:05:00 Manga brasileira de 2,34 kg pode ir para Guinness - Terra - Quentinhas © Rico Ferrari on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Characters. More About: Mango , Book , Ness , A Man
When smoking was cool
2007-04-29 13:00:00 An old advertising of cigarettes, back them in the 80’s - in a Modernist style - when smoking was cool. © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Photography , Culture , Fashion , Advertising . More About: Cool
Carnival in Brazil - Porto Alegre
2007-04-29 04:57:00 Somedays ago I’ve wrote a small rant about Porto Alegre, my southern hometown, and about Olinda’s Carnival in comparison with that from Rio de Janeiro. So now it’s time to show some pics from Porto Alegre’s brancaleone Carnival. Just to contextualize: Porto Alegre (map) is the southern state capital town where the commie World Social ... More About: Society , Photography , Brazil
Espirito Santo - old postcards
2007-04-28 13:00:00 Espirito Santo, Vitoria. Metropolitan Cathedral © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Photography , Flora . More About: Spirit , Postcard , Cards
Sao Paulo?s Graffiti
2007-04-28 07:39:00 Sao Paul o is the heaven in Brazil for this kind of street art. I really don’t like graffiti in a moral basis, but sometimes they can be pretty cool. Via Manny, pics by ndrC © Rico Ferrari on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Photography , Brazilian Arts, Culture , Sao ... More About: Graffiti , Sao Paulo
Slow down. Flying is for planes.
2007-04-27 13:00:00 I love this old flyer from Embraer*. You could put this flyer at the back of you car and let a clear message to the drivers, who think they are pilots and want to surpass you. Calma. Voar é pra avião. = Slow down. Flying is for planes. * Brazilian Aircraft Industry © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre ... More About: Humor , Technology , Advertising , Lane
the Erotic minister
2007-04-26 15:59:00 Eros Grau is a lawyer, appointed by the President to the Supreme Court in 2004. He’s also a professor at the University of Sao Paulo and wrote some books on law interpretation and the Constitution. And this week, he became a mocking target for many people in Brasilia due to his first fiction novel (the ... More About: People , Culture , Roti , Erotic , Minister
Women?s party
2007-04-26 05:00:00 This kind of feast is rare, and has no precise time to happen (this one happened in 1974). One day Takumã, the pagé (chief of the tribe*) after take care of a sick man who was almost crazy of pain and seeing monstrous women, decided that it was time to provide this special party called ... More About: Society , Women , People , Culture , History
Ceará - old postcards
2007-04-25 05:00:00 Fortaleza, Ceará. Jangadas: a very plain boat, typical from Northeast of Brazil (more…) © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Fauna, Flora, People. More About: Postcard , Cards
The Star and The Moon
2007-04-24 12:00:00 This is a beautiful TV spot made for National Geographic by Borghierh/LoweBrasil. YouTube - click here if you can't see the video. Link An approximate translation: The moon and the Star . The Moon and the Star show up when the Sun leave the town. In the night, they’re buddies. One day I’ve saw on the TV That the Moon declared war on the ... More About: Videos , Advertising , The Moon
Wedding in the middle of nowhere
2007-04-24 05:00:00 This kind of wedding in Northeast part of Brazil, a very poor region, is very common. That picture is from 80? but today is certainly in the same way that used to be. Photo Carlos Humberto © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Culture , Bizarre, People . More About: Wedding , Middle
Skin color underpants
2007-04-24 00:00:00 A stop motion video showing the story of a gal and her skin color underpants. Terrible skin color underpants. :^) YouTube - click here if you can't see the video. Link A video made by Juliano Maykel, Vivian Rodrigues, Mayara Dias e Ronaldo Ribeiro from Opet. © Rico Ferrari on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category ... More About: Videos , Humor , Women , Music , Skin
Drink Campari, not whisky!
2007-04-23 13:00:00 Advertising from 70’saying, approximately, “When even the best whisky do not please us, drink Camp a riâ€. I do not know you, but I prefer Guinness! © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Bizarre, Advertising. More About: Drink , Whisky , Campari
Red Bull Air Race Rio de Janeiro Update
2007-04-23 06:44:00 Very nice set of pics from Jim Skea on Flickr. And the complete coverage on the event’s site. © Rico Ferrari on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Photography , Rio de Janeiro , Aviation . More About: Race , Update
Smoke Squadron - Esquadrilha da Fumaça
2007-04-22 13:00:00 I am preparing a long post about my dear “Esquadrilha da Fumaça”, the Brazilian Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, it is not ready yet… so take a look at those old pictures, long ago, in Sao Jose do Rio Preto (I am not sure about the place…) only to say hellooo to Rico. Official site of ... More About: Technology , Photography , Aviation , Smoke , Quadro
Congratulations, Brazil!
More articles from this author:2007-04-22 06:24:00 Congratulations, Brazil ! 507 years old on April, 22, 2007. PS: Behave yourself, love aunt Ira. © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category Brazil in the news. More About: Tula , Razi , Ratu , Congratulations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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