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JK Boogie Brazil 0 - 2 Portugal Feb 6, 2007 3:59 PM The Brazil vs.Portugal has just finished in a very cold London and the Brazilian's lost unfortunately :cry: I blame the cold weather and the fact that Ronaldinho was injured therefore he could not play. Two late goals by Simao (82 min) and Carvalho (90 min) ended Dunga (the new Brazil Coach) unbeaten run. Simao (right) is congratulated on his opener for Portugal To cheer up all you Brazilian fans here is a cheeky little Nike ad called 'Ole' from Euro 2004

JK Boogie Brazil Football (aka Soccer) game in London Jan 18, 2007 5:16 AM On Tuesday 6th February Ronaldinho and his Brazilian friends will be taking on Ronaldo and his Portuguese friends in a international friendly match in Arsenal's Emirates Stadium in London. The kick off is at 8pm UK time and promises to be a great game. Passions will be high as the two great footballing nations come face to face for the first time since 2003. This would have been a great final for the World Cup 2006.

Sica Bossa Nova Nov 30, 2006 4:08 AM My friend wrote a blog about Bossa Nova a few days ago. There are some videos, really good stuff. I hope you like it. http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=48055701&blogID=172838231&MyToken=deaaf662-23f1-4a66-b13c-c08bee79e6db ;-)

Sica Pop Music - Skank - Vou deixar. Nov 14, 2006 4:22 AM I know you don't speak Portuguese, but this music is so good! ;-) I hope you like it.

Sica Dances #3 - Samba (Part 2) Oct 31, 2006 10:27 AM The escolas de samba The first escolas de samba were founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1928 (the short-lived Deixa Falar) and in 1929 (Estação Primeira de Mangueira). These were neighborhood groups of blacks and mulattos who wanted to make music and parade during carnaval. The name school apparently has to do with the fact that there was a real school nearby. Some sambistas say that it was chosen because they "taught samba" like a school teaches other subjects... The first escola de samba left as its legacy the introduction of the very large beat-marking drums. In 1935 this parade was officially recognized by the government. In the same year a group of sambistas (samba composers) founded Portela, the most innovative of the original group of escolas. It introduced themes, floats, the comissão de frente (front commission, usually the most honorable personalities of the escola) and the separation of the public from the parading dancers. In the last few decades, the parade has become the greatest attraction of carnaval in Brazil and decidedly luxurious and gigantic. Some schools parade with over 4,000 participants and more than 300 percussionists. Every school has a theme and a samba (called the samba-enredo, or theme song) and is divided in alas or units with huge decorated floats in between. The most important individuals are the porta-bandeira (female flag-bearer) and the mestre-sala (the male master of ceremonies, who accompanies her). The puxador de samba or main singer stands on the sound float and sings the theme song while his/her school parades, usually for about 90 minutes.

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