Blog topic: Misc

Volunteer work at ADESPA – Acatenango, Guatemala

By Lisiane Saude Shuler | Published: September 2, 2010

While in Guatemala my access to the internet was limited so only now I am updating Casa Brasil’s blog with my experiences down there with ADESPA’s Project, which, by the way, was very rewarding. First, let me give you a little background on ADESPA. ADESPA (Asociación de Desarrollo Sostenible de Paraxaj) – Association for Sustainable [...]

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Birthday Excuse – Parabéns pra Você Caetano Veloso

By Joel Shuler | Published: August 7, 2010

Another “birthday excuse” to share with you some Caetano videos:

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The Plight of Brasiguaios

By Joel Shuler | Published: July 18, 2010

A very interesting and touching Globo Rural edition this morning about Brazilians that were forced out of Paraguay with threats and acts of violence by rural gangs associated with the Landless Workers Movement in Paraguay. They have returned to Brazil, and landless and penniless they have formed a tenement settlement along the highway in Mato [...]

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Birthday Excuse – Parabéns pra Você João Bosco

By Joel Shuler | Published: July 13, 2010
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Curso Internacional de Degustação e Classificação de Café

By Joel Shuler | Published: July 6, 2010

So after two days at the Curso Internacional de Degustação e Classificação de Café, I must say that my expectations have been exceeded. Granted, my expectations were fairly low, not because of anything I had heard or any negative perceptions about the ACS, but simply because spending one month classifying commercial coffee and learning to [...]

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