Tag: rio de janeiro
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October 05, 2009 06:31 PM EDT --
Remember when the GOP and right wing were constantly screaming in our faces about being patriotic? Remember if someone didn’t support the Iraq war they weren’t patriotic?
Remember when . . .
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March 23, 2009 06:16 PM EDT --
Petropolis, Brasil, is a city in the State of Rio de Janeiro where intellectuals, artists and craftsmen have long congregated. It is a young and beautiful city filled with university students . . .
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March 25, 2009 06:04 PM EDT --
During a recent tour of Rio de Janeiro (the city) I visited the Carmen Miranda Museum. It has many of her private possessions (including her shoes!) and her elaborate wardrobe as a gift from her . . .
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April 02, 2009 03:21 PM EDT --
When I’m waxing poetic over risotto I first have to check my pronunciation by saying:
“Phil Rizzuto, Rice Risotto”
or I’d pronounce the rice dish as if it were the Yankee shortstop! . . .
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June 24, 2008 02:41 AM EDT --
The New seven wonders:
Ancient City of Petra
Machu Picchu
The Great Wall of China
Taj Mahal
Christ Redeemer, Rio
The Roman Colloseum
Chichén Itzá
I have seen . . .
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April 09, 2009 03:04 PM EDT --
Paraty ( the “t” is pronounced as a “ch” as in “ParaCHEE”)
Paraty is a UNESCO World heritage site on the . . .
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June 15, 2009 03:49 PM EDT --
I have many articles posted here on gather - all illustrated with my own photographs. What most people (including myself) didn't realize was that besides being a Food Correspondent here, I was a World-Famous . . .
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October 21, 2009 03:54 PM EDT --
Ever wonder how Rio de Janeiro's Samba Schools work? Here's a simplified explanation:
The Samba Schools originated in the poorer sections of Rio de Janeiro. They take their name . . .
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April 24, 2007 09:43 AM EDT --
Whether you love sports or hate sports or yawn at the thought altogether, there is one thing you must do before you die and that is to see the Brazilians play soccer. Their talent, their rhythm and their . . .
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June 02, 2009 10:27 AM EDT --
Airbus A330 Wreckage Believed Found off the coast of Brazil. Not enough wreckage was found to say for sure, but it doesn't look good. The plane took off from Rio de Janeiro and was bound for . . .
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October 05, 2007 02:41 PM EDT --
It's Saturday afternoon, and my friend Diane and I gather with our tour mates on the rooftop terrace of our hotel. We arrived in Rio de Janeiro a few hours ago to spend a week visiting Rio, Iguassu . . .
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October 12, 2007 01:07 PM EDT --
My hair whips across my face as the open-air Jeep I'm riding in courses through the streets of Rio de Janeiro. This is the second day my friend Diane and I are in Rio, and our tour group is on the . . .
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May 03, 2009 02:55 PM EDT --
Sometimes language is a barrier when traveling, and sometimes not. In Buzios , at Chef Sonia Persiani’s restaurant “Cigalon” , we were served a mouthwateringly good meal. Chef . . .
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September 28, 2006 07:39 PM EDT --
Warning: The following article contains adult thinking. Some readers may be offended because they have no idea what the article is about.
"Everything you see or hear or experience in any . . .
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October 05, 2007 05:45 PM EDT --
OR - “What is Gather.com?”
I accepted an invitation to lunch at the 21 Club in Manhattan last Monday. The occasion could have been to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of . . .
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April 22, 2009 04:22 PM EDT --
One could be excused for tiring of the never ending beauty that is the Brazilian coast in the state of Rio de Janeiro. After hours of emerald seas dotted with lush green islands, beautiful beaches . . .
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April 26, 2009 04:13 PM EDT --
There is a restaurant in Petropolis - Barão Gastronomia - that is in love with ostrich meat and fine wine. The dining is superb. You definitely have to go there! Chef Barão doesn’t . . .
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May 21, 2009 05:57 PM EDT --
There’s something curious about the water off the coast of Brazil . When you travel north along the shore in the State of Rio de Janeiro you are traveling towards the equator. The climate . . .
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October 19, 2007 03:31 PM EDT --
As the train jolts along, I'm fascinated with the scenery on both sides of the tracks. My friend Diane and I, along with our tour group, are ascending Rio de Janeiro's Corcovado Mountain via . . .
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December 12, 2007 02:39 PM EST --
The holiday season is in full delight! Walking outside my office doors after a busy day's work, I see the lights on the buildings and the center of our city lit up full of decoration. . . .
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