Debora Baldelli · January, 2011

Latest posts by Debora Baldelli from January, 2011

Brazil: Flooding in the Mountainous Region of Rio de Janeiro Devastated Cities

  16 January 2011

The mountaineous region of Rio de Janeiro is suffering what is being considered Brazil’s most-deadly natural disaster: there are more than 500 fatal victims and countless people left homeless so far. This tragedy, which gives only its first steps in the aid of the victims, still doesn't allow us to assess the damage and the work to be done, but it already brings back the debate about the urgency of creating a policy for climate catastrophes in the country.

Lusophone Traditions in Malacca

  4 January 2011

Baragül, a Brazilian blogger, investigates the lusophone influence in Malacca (Malaysia). In this post he argues about some gastronomy traditions shared between Brazil, Portugal and East Timor that are also present in the former Portuguese Colony.