Moon handbooks: Brazil
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Moon handbooks: Brazil

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Author: Michael Sommers Journalist Michael Sommers guides travelers to the best that Brazil has to offer, from surfing, hang gliding, and enjoying the sizzling nightlife in Rio to venturing into the Amazon to witness the Meeting of the Waters, where the Rio Negro and Rio Solimões join to form the world’s mightiest river: the Amazon….

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Lipstick Jungle

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Genre: Drama, Comedy, chick-lit, romance, contemporary.  Author: Candace Bushnell In this book, Victory Ford is the darling of the fashion world. Single, attractive, and iconoclastic, she has worked for years to create her own signature line. As Victory struggles to keep her company afloat, she learns crucial lessons about what she really wants in a relationship….

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The Star Zoo

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Genre: Cientific fiction, Futuristic In our world today a hummingbird is a small, brilliantly coloured bird that lives in the tall trees of tropical forests. In the far distant future, Hummingbird (Hummy for short) is a girl of sixteen who lives somewhere in the Galaxy, on a planet called Just Like Home. She has the…

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Little Lord Fauntleroy

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Genre: children’s novel, Little Lord Fauntleroy is a novel by the English-American writer Frances Hodgson Burnett, her first children’s novel. It was published as a serial in St. Nicholas Magazine from November 1885 to October 1886, then as a book by Scribner’s (the publisher of St. Nicholas) in 1886. Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett Lord Dorincourt…

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The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-baked Heroes from Comic Book History!

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Genre: Comics, superheroes, graphic novels, humor. Author: “Calamity” Jon Morris You know about Batman, Superman, and Spiderman, but have you heard of Doll Man, Doctor Hormone, or Spider Queen? In The League of Regrettable Superheroes, you’ll meet one hundred of the strangest superheroes ever to see print, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary. So prepare yourself…

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Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life

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Genre: sports Since the 1950s, when Pelé first started playing, soccer has been how the world sees Brazil, but it is also how Brazilians see themselves. The essence of their game is one in which prodigious individual skills outshine team tactics, where dribbles and delicate flicks are preferred over physical challenges or long-distance passes, where…

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Cartas aos iniciantes: Jessica R. S. de Campos

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“Hello guys my name is Jessica and I’m 27 years old. I was born in Jaboticabal a small city in the state of São Paulo. In 2013 I got married to Tiago. He is a PhD in science by USP São Carlos. After the weeding we moved to São Carlos. Because of his profession he…

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Cultural Immersion: Bangkok (Thailand)

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Flag of Thailand ▪ Thailand  Located in the heart of mainland Southeast Asia, Thailand or Kingdom of Thailand encompasses diverse ecosystems, including the hilly forested areas of the northern frontier. The country has also many rare species of  trees, shrubs and plants. The country was primarily an agricultural country, however since 1960 an increasing number of people…

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Cultural Immersion: Johannesburg (South Africa)

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Flag of South Africa ▪ South Africa  Officially Republic of South Africa, the southernmost country on the African continent, renowned for the great natural beauty and cultural diversity, all of which have made the country a favoured destination for travelers since the legal ending of apartheid. Most of South Africa’s landscape is mad up of high,…