News and opinions on current events from “The Land of the Southern Cross”.
In posting examples of what the charismatic and neo-pentecostal movements have done to Brazilian evangelicalism, it’s not a case of me scrounging around to find videos. Rather, I have a growing archive, and the challenge is deciding which one to feature next. Seriously. So today I decided to go with this one. In it, a…
We’ve had an eventful inaugurating week over at the Best of Brazil Blog. Here are some post that you may find of interest: Current Events Brazil was saddened by the passing of a tennis great Maria Esther Bueno. The truckers strike comes to a dramatic end. Explaining the Bolsonaro phenomenon. That time Anthony Bourdain visited…
One of my missionary colleagues is wont to opine that, as missionaries in Brazil, our biggest mission field is among those who call themselves “evangelicals”. For those who might feel that this is some sort of exaggeration, or feel that perhaps he is somehow overstating the case, I present to you… Holy Spittle In case…
As of 7:30 am on Saturday, May 26, the truckers strike is still going full swing here in Brazil. Here are some takeaways from where I sit: This has the potential to wreak havoc on Brazilian infrastructure. As I mentioned in my previous post, basically all necessary goods are transported by truck here. No trucks,…
Things are pretty tense this evening here in Brazil, and the reason for the tension a general strike by Brazil’s truck drivers. Basically, it works like this: Brazil’s government-owned petroleum company, Petrobras, has been steadily raising the price of gas – and in particular diesel – for some time now. Truckers have finally had enough….
By now, you may have seen pictures or watched the video (very graphic, you have been warned!) of the woman who took out a would-be mugger here in Brazil last week. To summarize, off-duty police officer Kátia da Silva Sastre was leaving a Mothers Day celebration with her young daughter, when she and other mothers…
A couple months ago I took some friends from out of state to the historical city of Alcântara. I’ve been there many times before, but I never tire of walking among the ruins of the ancient Portuguese colonial city. On this particular trip I took the GoPro, and the result was this series of videos….
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If you follow us on Facebook, you know we spent last week in the city of Manaus, on the Amazon River, at the annual conference of the Baptist Mid Missions missionaries here in Brazil. Later on I’ll have pictures, but for now, here’s a sequence of videos I took with the GoPro. As always, a…
A few days ago, as I was coming home from some activity or another, I noticed a couple people on foot on the dirt road that leads to my house. Suddenly, as I approached, they veered off the road, and for the first time I noticed that the fence surrounding that particular piece of property…