Brazil with a Z

Salvador’s One-Note Music Scene

[1.Nov.06] :. In Brazil's third-largest city, thanks to the curse of Carnival, there is only one sound to be found.

So-Called Liberty, Justice and Peace, per the PCC, in São Paulo

[26.Sep.06] :. The PCC has generated an urban war to fight for better conditions for their members in prison -- and the people of São Paulo live imprisoned within their city.

An Axe to the Hexa

[8.Aug.06] :. Fan expectations of Brazilian players are fierce. At their hotel in Germany, the Brazilian team was booed by a number of fans who had traveled there for World Cup -- and more were waiting at home.

Social Climbers

[29.Jun.06] :. Orkut, an extremely popular, Brazilian-dominated social networking site, is so prevelant that some consider it a source of national pride. Others, who have simply had enough of it, are driven to commit Orkuticídio: Orkut suicide.