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Brazilian superstitions!

In my beautiful country many people have a superstition, specialy old people. My grandparents always tell me many superstition. The most popular are:

• If you eat a mangoes and drink a milk, you'll have a stomache and headache. You'll should die.


• If you eat in a pot, it will rain on your married


• If you lost a object, you'll should jump 3 times and say: "São Longuinho, São Longuinho if I find (say the name of object lost), I'll jump more 3 times."


• If you pass under a ladder, you'll have a bad luck.


• You have a bad luck if a black cat pass in front you.


• You have a bad luck (for 7 years) if you broke a mirror.


• Someone in your house will can die if a owl fly onder it.
  
• If you find a "trevo de quatro folhas", you'll have a good luck forever!!!

Saci - Pererê: the king of florest!!!

In Brazil we've got a rich folklore and we can tell many stories for ours children. For example: about Saci - Pererê. He's a boy. What does Saci Like??? He' s black skin, he has a only leg and he wears a red beanie and short, he likes smoke a bong. He moves in a whirlpool.
He makes many tricks, such as, put salt in your coffee,
mosquitos puts in your soup, sour milk, and so on.
If you can see a Saci, you'll should catch him. You need a sieve and a bottle. If you see a whirlpool, you'll throw a sieve and catch Saci; Wait a moment and you see a Saci into the bottle.

Good Luck!!!

Halloween in Brazil.

Halloween is a festival celebrated on October 31st in many parts of the world. The origins of Halloween take us back to Ancient Ireland and a Celtic fire festival know as "Samhain" wich was consideret the last day of summer.

Nowadays this festival is celebrated around the world, in countries such as, England, U.S.A, Spain, Irland, and also in Brazil.

But in Brazil it's strange, because our culture is very different, and the Halloween lost its original characteristic.

In the U.S.A or England: children dress up as ghosts, devils or witches,

and go from house to house. They ask "Treat or Trick". Their neighbour has to give them a treat (usually many kinds of candys, sweets, chocolate) or they play a trick on them.

In Brazil it is very different: peolple celebrate this festival with a party in high schools or English language schools. The celebration doesn't have the same meaning. There are some sweets and Brazilian songs. There aren't scary stories, but there is a scary decoration.

We've got a rich folklore and many stories, for example: about "Saci", "Curupira", "Iara", Lobisomem", and so on. So, I think we souldn't celebrate feslivals like Halloween. Like me, many Brazilan are bored with this situation. The government criated in Brazil "the day of Saci" on the same date as Halloween.

Maybe my beautiful country can transformer October 31st in a national date "the day of Saci", but, I think it's impossible!!!

Procession Fogaréu

Fonte: http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnKG_orontw

Typical Goiás food.

Like I said: "When you visit Goiás you need to try the typical goiana food". For example: "pequi", a typical fruit of the Center East of Brazil. This fruit can be enjoyed with some rice, some chicken and some corn; with some kinds of beef; pure; with "guariroba", and so on.

"Guariroba is another typical goiana food with its bitter taste. The palm - tree - is about 20 meters high. "Guariroba" is also used in other foods like "Empadão Goiano". To preparet it, you need: some chicken, some sausage, some "guariroba", some cheese, some corn, some patatoes, some tomatoes, some olives, some onions, some green peppers and some garlic.

Do you like sweet corn? Yes! In Goiás we use corn in may dishes, such as "pamonha", "cural" and corn cake. You need: some corn, some milk, some cheese and salt or suggar to make "pamonha".

It's delicious, you must try it!

Rice with Pequi

Fonte: www.viagemsabor.com.br

CORA'S HOUSE

ROSÁRIO'S CHURCH

City of Goiás (Vila Boa)

It's the old capital of Goías. Cora Coralina the most important poet in Goiás was born in City of Goiás. The History about this city is very interesting.

In 1727, Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva "O Anhangüera" arrived with other exploiters in the Center East of Brazil, then Vila Boa of Goiás (before Sant' Anna) was founded.

However, in the 19th century with the end of the gold exploitation, City of Goiás had its population reduced by half. But Goiás didn't die, as you might have thought.
The City grew and developed from its turism and culture. So, in 2001, it wuas recognize to UNESCO as a Historial National Heritaye site.
There are many beautiful places in go as such as baroque churchs, houses, squares, museums, and so on. When you visit City of Goiás you must get to know these places: Matriz Church, Boa Morte Museum, Rosário's Church, São Joaquim theater, São Francisco Church, Nossa Senhora do Carmo Church and specialy Cora's House; where the poet wrote about her city (with its alleys and windows - is the most famous windows in Brazil), her life and her emotions.
You must also visit City of Goiás in turistic season. Every year, people who live there promote many festivals, such as, FICA (Festival Internacional de Cinema e Video Ambiental), and religious events, like: Fogaréu Procession.
I think Vila Boa of Goiás is as beautiful as Goiânia and you'll love this city s I Love it.

Cora Coralina

Fonte: http://www.lunarosa.multiply.com/journal/item/937/937

Welcome to my blog

AT NIGHT!!!

3 races monument

Welcome to my blog!!!

This blog is about Brazil the most beautiful country in the world. However, I won't tell about Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo or Amazonas. I'm going to tell about less famous cities. So, I'm Tálita de Oliveira Borges and I'll first tell you about the city that I was born: Goiânia.

Goiânia is the most important city and the capital of Goiás in the Center East of Brazil. It's a big and beautiful city.

It was fouynded on October 24th, 1933 from an urban plan that transfered the old capital of Goiás (Vila Boa) to a modern and new place. As a matter of fact, the transfer was necessary, because the old capital woul support the growth of a capital.

But Goiânia developed more tham the first espectations. Nowaldays, its population is 1,24 million inhabitants.

When you visit Goiânia be prepared for strong emotions. People here are very friendly, some are attractive, polite and sometimes funny.

There are some beautiful places, like: parks, monuments, theaters, shopping centers, clubes, open markets, squares and, specially at night, with its shows, pubs and lights.

You must get to know these places: Bosque of Buritis, Goiânia theater, 3 races monument in the Civic Square, Anhangüera monument in Anhangüera Avenue corner with Goiás Avenue, Vaca Brava park, Zoo park, Multirama park, Flamboyant shopping center, moon open market, and so on.

Last but not least, you need to try the typical Goiânia/Goiás food; it's delicious, such as: "pequi", "empadão", "pamonha", "guariroraba", and so on. After wards, I'm going to tell you more about the foods we have here.

So, when you visit Brazil, come to Know Goiânia.