Tag Archives: television

Flawed Beauty – Dateline Australia

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“Brazil has one of the largest black populations in the world, yet only 2% of the nation’s catwalk models are dark-skinned, and it’s said to be alienating much of the country. One of the most famous faces of Brazilian modelling is Gisele Bündchen, who earnt around $US25 million last year, and it’s the perceived extra wealth of white consumers that’s seen as the driving force behind the divide. Video journalist Giovana Vitola meets some of the models, whose hopes of fame and fortune have been dashed, and the attorney behind a new agreement to increase the quota of dark-skinned models to 10% at the biggest fashion shows. But will the talent scouts and fashion world take any notice?

WATCH (apparently, you can watch it online after Sunday, right now it’s just a trailer) – See Giovana’s report on Dateline this Sunday at 8.30pm on SBS ONE.”

Leaving the TV on – Observations

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Since 2005 when my first long stay in Brazil started, I’ve noticed more than a few common threads that unite the people of Brazil. One of those is leaving the TV on when no one is watching it.

I never understood this peculiarity though. Is the extra noise like a nightlight to a child, like a mothers home cooked meal or a favorite corner of the house to read a book? What I mean by that is, is it a comfort thing?

Is the TV here just as nice to watch as it is to hear? Was the radio left on all the time before the TV was introduced to Brazil?

The other interesting thing is that some families unplug the electronics when they are not using them as a way to save energy or a superstition that says energy is being used even if the device is turned off (well, modern electronics do have a power save mode so when you turn it off, it just goes into hibernate). So this brings me to deduce that leaving the TV on while at home is considered a fair use of said device.

Any thoughts?

Gourmet Diary of a Foodie – Brazil

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Interesting that I first saw this a few days before moving across the country for school and I really wanted to know more about this program. A lil’ random research later and violá. Here’s the 24-minute Brazil episode!

“Foreign chefs settle and blend their own cultural traditions with indigenous recipes in Brazil.”

Unfortunately, Hulu hasn’t learned how to play nice with other countries so the show is only available to US audiences.