Category Archives: Site News

Site News – The Pivot

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Hello Readers,

Eyes On Brazil will be doing a bit of a pivot as the time has come to focus more on work (both on maintaining what I already do and obtaining more work). What will most likely follow this post, from time to time, are my own articles…the type I write for Street Smart Brazil (SSB). Any non-SSB articles will be posted as I write them. Additionally, every time 2 months pass on my newest article at SSB (as per my contract),  I will post those here in full.

Cheers!

PS – And thank you for subscribing and/or always coming back!
PPS – The same goes for Eyes On Colombia and Eyes On Portugal.

Three Announcements (on X-mas, Films & Tech)

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Most know by now that I am the owner of other virtual properties (sounds fancy, doesn’t it?) on the web and that, from time to time, I write on other websites. Here are a few instances…

- Sounds and Colours, the South American music and culture magazine, asked me to write a lil’ article on the top 5 Brazilian films of 2010. One I wish I added to the list was Olhos Azuis, which I just saw last night. A polemic film that raises many questions on immigration and stereotypes.

- Street Smart Brazil just published my 8th article, this one on Christmas in Brazil.

- BrazTech, a new project by…me, is underway as well. The aim is to provide English-language summaries of news items on how technology is being used in Brazil. I’m looking to make it a stand-alone website next month and to enhance the look and feel.

I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday break! Don’t eat too much Panetone, eh!

Fazendo Uma Geral – Site News Update

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Just an update from my Sept. 10th post titled ‘Fazendo Uma Geral’.

- Yesterday, I brought the vanity URLs over so both www.eyesonbrazil.com and eyesonbrazil.com direct here to WordPress.

- The Brazilian Films List (to your left, which took over from the ‘Every Brazilian Film I’ve Ever Seen & Recommend’ post) gained a few additional details such as the year each film was made and the director who made it, along with the previous IMDB links. I’m happy to say it has also become a popular post according to my blog statistics. Current film count: 130.

- On top of being contracted by Street Smart Brazil for a weekly column, I’m also the translator now for Estilo Bay, the new Bay Area magazine on Brazilian culture I mentioned in a recent post. From time to time, I’ll also be a columnist there, too. The November issue will be out shortly so I’ll post about that when the time comes. Aside from being published a few times in Brazzil magazine several years back, which you can find on the right side column at the bottom under ‘My Non-Fiction’, I’m awaiting one of my articles to be published in the December issue of a Colombian magazine.

- Last but not least, I’m looking into new ways to bring you my content. A few of the ideas I’ve considered are audio, video and magazine format(s). What I’m after is an easily sharable way to post or perhaps a compliment to the posts themselves.

The New Columnist at Street Smart Brazil

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Just an announcement. I’m excited to say I’ve been contracted out to Street Smart Brazil’s blog as a weekly columnist where I’ll be writing about Brazilian culture. That means I’ll be linking to those posts from here every week, to tell you all about the newest post!

And for anyone in the SF Bay Area who is looking for Portuguese lessons here or even via Skype, get in touch with Luciana, the owner of Street Smart Brazil at info@streetsmartbrazil.com (or via her site).

Here’s my first column!

Eyes On Brazil – My 1,000th Post

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It’s been two and a half years since I started this blog. I’ve tried to keep it focused on topics of interest to both my readers and myself, and more importantly, to not fall into the trap of only posting stories of all too common topics. I passed 300,000 views not too long ago, which means 16,000/month currently, and I’m hoping that number only climbs higher. Not too shabby, eh?

I thank everyone for their contributions, both to my blog and to the world of Brazil-blogging in English. I can only say that things will just get crazier from here on out since Brazil is now a major player in many areas and everyone will want their piece (or at least a taste). Hopefully in the not-too-distant future, I’ll have my own small piece (of land, that is).

Time to down that last shot in my bottle of cachaça from Minas. Here’s to a new bottle and another 1,000 posts!

Tin-Tin!

Fazendo Uma Geral – Site News

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I’ve been tidying things up (fazendo uma geral) around here since I came back to WordPress as well as posting like a madman for the past 30 days. Some things you may have noticed are:

- New Blog Theme
- Brazilian Films List below About section
- Cleaner Category Menu (ie, you can click on a city under Geography)
- A Record 89 Posts in One Month (normally about 3 months worth).

- I also brought Eyes On Portugal over to WordPress (but I’m currently taking a break from it)
- As for the Vanity URL of EyesOnBrazil.com, that should work for this blog again in a few weeks.