A visit down town into São Paulo's historic financial district with my friend Kamila offered me an opportunity to learn more about São Paulo, Brazil's most populous city, through the lens the of the Farol Santander - Santander Lighthouse. Farol Sandander was a former Banespa building which opened earlier this year on the 25th January, the... Continue Reading →
Dia da Consciência Negra… Remembering Zumbi dos Palmares
Dia da Consciência Negra... Black Consciousness Day, Brazil It might seem ironic that there should be a day dedicated to black consciousness in Brazil; a country with its history steep in the trans-atlantic slavery between 1594 to 1888 (the last country in the western hemisphere to abolish slavery). The seed of 'black origin' flourishes in... Continue Reading →