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Footvolley: 5 Things to Know About This Amazing Beach Sport

their body (their feet, thighs, chest, shoulders, or head), which sometimes leads to spectacular acrobatics and slides! 2- Footvolley was invented in Brazil. The cradle of footvolley is Brazil, and it is no surprise given this country's reputation for its love of football and its beaches. More speci ...

11
July
2024

Christ the Redeemer: the symbol of Rio de Janeiro

back'), one of the hills enclosing the Marvelous City. Perched at 710 metres above sea level, it has become one of the most famous symbols of Rio and Brazil, along with Sugarloaf, Copacabana Beach and Rio Carnival. Its dimensions make this statue one of the largest of its kind: it is 38 meters hi ...

20
Dec
2011

Pele: the soccer legend in 5 figures

2 clubs Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pele, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a striker and playmaker from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. During his professional soccer career, he played for two clubs: Santos FC from 1957 to 1974 and then Cosmos New York from 1975 to 1977. The ...

02
Jan
2023

The Rio Carnival: the great samba party

The most famous Brazilian carnival The Rio Carnival is undoubtedly the best known and most important carnival in Brazil, ahead of those in São Paulo, Recife and Salvador de Bahia. This colorful event attracts thousands of tourists every year who come to marvel and have fun to the sound of the s ...

07
Jan
2008

New Year: 6 Unusual Traditions Around the World

st. The start of the year in Japan is also marked by other rituals. In the first days of January, the Japanese flock to temples or shrines to pray. 5- Brazilians throw offerings into the sea. If you ever have the chance to celebrate New Year's Eve in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, you will witness one of ...

29
Dec
2023

Combat Sport: Discovering MMA in 5 Questions

rtial arts in French. This combat sport blends various disciplines such as Muay Thai, wrestling, judo, and jiu-jitsu. The sport, first legalized in Brazil in 1993, has been gaining an increasing number of followers worldwide. What are the rules of MMA? As their name suggests, mixed martial arts co ...

07
Mar
2024

Cashew: Benefits and Uses

you are wondering why cashews cost much more than peanuts, for example, know that they are more difficult to produce. They come from a tree native to Brazil, the cashew tree, but it is not enough to just pick them from the branches like walnuts or almonds! The cashew nut is a true curiosity in the ...

25
June
2024

Paris Book Fair: the Paris book fair at Porte de Versailles

event is dedicated each year to a different theme: Germany (1989), India (1990), Italy (1991), Spain (1992), the United States (1996), Japan (1997), Brazil (1998), Quebec (1999), Portugal (2000), Germany (2001), Italy (2002), Dutch-language literature (2003), Chinese letters (2004), Russia (2005), ...

22
Mar
2007

Time zones: origins and functioning

niversal time: although their territory covers several time zones, they have decided to adopt a single legal time. Other large countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, DR Congo, USA, Indonesia, Russia) are arbitrarily divided into several zones to avoid too great a difference between legal time and ...

06
Aug
2008

Giving Tuesday: an international day of generosity

This movement born in 2012 then spread internationally, in the United Kingdom, Iralnd, Israel, Australia and New Zealand but also in Latin America, Brazil and even Singapore! In French-speaking countries like Canada, this day of generosity has taken the name of Mardi je donne. A day to give 'Givin ...

01
Dec
2014

Tourism: 5 Things to Know About the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival

is held every year in the capital of the island of Tenerife (the largest of the Canary Islands archipelago). Although it is less well-known than the Brazilian carnival, it is often said to be the second most popular carnival in the world after Rio de Janeiro! Whether it's a myth or a reality, this ...

07
Feb
2018

The world of Steve McCurry: an exhibition event at the Musée Maillol

ographer always puts the human at the center of the image, even when his presence is only hinted at. From the United States to Southeast Asia, via Brazil, Cuba, Africa, Italy, Afghanistan and India, this exhibition offers a true world tour in images and, above all, an emotional exploration of Ste ...

13
Dec
2021

Trip to England: 10 places to visit in Cornwall

cation shared by Lauren ???? (@pollzable) You can discover exotic species rather unexpected in England, such as tree ferns or giant rhubarb from Brazil. You can even admire a cascading water garden fed by a natural spring and can enjoy a small private beach, isolated from the rest of the worl ...

23
June
2022

Putrajaya in Malaysia: visit the pink mosque and much more

utra Mosque is far from being the only interesting building in Putrajaya! In this new city that seems to have sprung from nothing like Brasilia in Brazil, all the buildings are new and particularly impressive. You can see the headquarters of various ministries but also many bridges of various ...

12
Dec
2022

Light Christmas dessert: 5 exotic fruits to serve for the holidays

1- Passion fruit The passion fruit, which is native to Brazil, is mostly grown to be made into juice. However, for the holiday season, it can be interesting to buy whole fruit and even if the skin looks crumpled! Whether the fruit is nice and fresh and smooth or slightly dehydrated and crumpled, ...

13
Dec
2022

Wallace fountains: discreet symbols of Paris

riginal Wallace and Lebourg mold to meet orders from all over the world. They can be seen in public spaces in cities as diverse as Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, San Sebastian in Spain or Granby in Quebec. Even more amazingly, some private collectors have this Parisian fountain model built for them! ...

15
Dec
2022

Christmas travel: where to see the most beautiful Christmas trees in the world?

ared by Strasbourg Capitale De Noe?l (@strasbourgcapitaledenoel) 4- The floating tree of Rio de Janeiro Of course, the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is not the first idea that comes to mind when looking for a destination for a Christmas trip... And yet, the city is worth a visit between the ...

20
Dec
2022

Tourism Bolivia: don't miss the Carnival of Oruro!

What are the origins of this carnival? Less well known than the famous Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Oruro Carnival in Bolivia is nonetheless one of the most picturesque events in South America. This singular festival was originally an indigenous celebration, the Ito festival. But ...

31
Jan
2023

Unusual: 3 good sides of mosquitoes.

ith the idea of using them to participate in the eradication of these diseases? In 2018, a team of researchers released tens of thousands of sterile tiger mosquitoes in Brazil using an automated drone. The goal of this operation was to fertilize as many females (the only ones that bite and transmit ...

04
Aug
2023

The Belem: 5 unusual facts about the famous sailboat.

ower called the same in Lisbon at the mouth of the Tagus River. On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, Belém is also a port located in northeastern Brazil. The steel-hulled three-masted barque was named after this Brazilian port because it was there that the ship's first owners, the Crouan shipo ...

29
Sep
2023