Last week we gave an example (one of many that could be cited) of a Brazilian song that has crossed the ocean and been recorded in French. But, has the cultural exchange gone the other way? Mais oui! Here is the Brazilian version of the hit by French singer Cristophe, Aline: _____________________ Did you enjoy…
Last week marked yet another milestone in the life of Mount Zion Baptist Camp. Up until now, our churches have each held their own retreats (or simply done nothing) during Carnaval season. This year, however, at the urging of our pastors, they decided to pool their resources and have a joint retreat at camp. This,…
As mentioned in earlier posts (for example here) I’ve had a personal project of learning French. In doing so, I have inevitably been introduced to certain aspects of French culture. One thing that stands out to me is that the French seem to have a certain fascination with Brazil. One evidence of this is the…
One of the main reasons we began this blog 20+ years ago was so that we could keep you informed of what is going on in our ministry here in Brazil. And usually there is no shortage of things to report on. Indeed, most of the time there is a backlog, and I end up…
This is the long-awaited final installment of a three-part series designed to help potential short-term missionaries as they seek to make the most of available language-acquisition tools. In Part One we talked about how to best use Duolingo, and in Part Two we talked about how to take advantage of the foreign language content to…
Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. This week’s verse contains two phrases that are often yanked out of their context and used as blanket mantras. Those phrases are “confess your trespasses to one another” and…
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Brazilian culture is everywhere, if you know where to look. This recently showed up in my Instagram feed. The song “A Banda” (The Band) was originally written by Chico Buarque de Holanda. Here’s the original. And yes, the famous “serious/smiling” meme is actually Chico Buarque. __________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation…
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Here in northeastern Brazil it is common to see horse-drawn carts plodding down the highway. And we even see said carts being pulled by motorcycles with astonishing regularity. But this guy took both concepts to a whole other level. Watch: As Brazilians are want to say upon seeing such examples of their own ingenuity: “Surely…