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Teatro Amazonas

Hino Nacional Brasileiro

February 23, 2015
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  Teatro Amazonas – Manaus/AM – Brasil – photo by Gabriel Smith História do Hino Nacional Brasileiro Em 1822, para comemorar a independência do Brasil, o maestro Francisco Manoel da Silva compôs uma música chamada Marcha Triunfal. Composta originalmente para banda, ao longo dos
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Oaxacan Food from A to Z: Part 5 Chile de Agua

February 16, 2015
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The final spicy instalment of the letter C/Ch I debated whether or not to do a third blog on the letter C, but I realized that I cannot talk about Oaxacan cuisine without at least mentioning one chile. Chile de Agua – A Oaxacan Chilli Pepper In the streets of Oaxaca city you wil
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Shy Andean Girl

Why Social Justice in Education?

February 02, 2015
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What is social justice? At Esperanza Education, we speak often about the importance of social justice education and the necessity to include social justice in our curricula and teaching practices. While reviewing some literature for the final project of my M.Ed., I  have come across s
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Frutas brasileiras

January 26, 2015
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Paixão Quando cheguei ao Canadá, imediatamente apaixonei-me pelas berries. Um amor que dura até hoje. Nativa de um país tropical, eu jamais havia provado tão lindas e deliciosas frutas. Claro que já havia experimentado mirtilo e framboesa. Você até pode encontrá-las em alguns supermer
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Oaxacan Food from A to Z: Part 4 Chocolate and Chilacayota

January 19, 2015
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Traditional Oaxacan Drinks: Chocolate and Agua de Chilacayota As I mentioned in my last post about Oaxacan food, there are many traditional Oaxacan foods that begin with the letters c and ch (che), so here is part four of Oaxacan Food from A to Z where we will explore two Oaxacan drin
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Um Feliz Natal no Brasil

December 08, 2014
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A importância do Natal para os brasileiros O Brasil ainda é a maior nação católica do mundo. Segundo o último censo sobre religião (IBGE/2010), aproximadamente 65% da população é católica. Como o dia 25 de dezembro é a data simbólica do nascimento de Jesus Cristo, a maioria dos brasil
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Primavera brasileira - flores

A primavera brasileira

November 10, 2014
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Características da primavera brasileira A estação das flores no Brasil, a primavera brasileira, começa no dia 23 de setembro marcando o final do inverno e vai até o dia 21 de dezembro quando se inicia o verão. É na primavera que a nossa natureza fica ainda mais exuberante. Perfumes e
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Oaxacan Food from A to Z: Part 3 Chapulines and Chicatanas

November 03, 2014
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Chapulines and chicatanas – Oaxacan traditions It was difficult to decide which foods to include in this third instalment of Oaxacan Food from A to Z – since my initial list for the letter C included over a dozen food items. This is also complicated by the fact that the le
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Mulher – E a batalha continua…

October 14, 2014
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A situação atual da mulher Estamos no século 21 e, inacreditavelmente, a mulher ainda precisa lutar pelos seus direitos. Direito à liberdade, à igualdade e ao respeito. De diversas maneiras a mulher continua oprimida. Nos países ditos ‘desenvolvidos’ ou ’em desenvolvimento
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7 Foreign Language Films at VIFF

September 29, 2014
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Films and languages from around the world The Vancouver International Film Festival is here! From September 25th to October 10th, the festival invites us into lives and worlds beyond our city in the rainforest. Many of these lives and worlds come in other languages, giving us the perf
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