Baltimore

Baltimore is an independent city located in the U.S. state of Maryland on the eastern coast of the United States of America. As of 2005, the population of Baltimore City was 641,943 and the Baltimore-Towson metropolitan area has approximately 2.6 million residents. Baltimore is the largest city in Maryland and serves as the state's major cultural and industrial center.
The city is named after the founding proprietor of the Maryland Colony, Lord Baltimore in the Irish House of Lords. Baltimore became the second leading port of entry for immigrants to the United States during the 1800s. The city is a major U.S. seaport, situated closer to major midwestern markets than any other major seaport on the East Coast.
Because there is also a Baltimore County surrounding (but not including) the city, it is sometimes referred to as Baltimore City when a clear distinction is desired.
People from Baltimore are known as "Baltimoreans."

Source: Wikipedia

Rio de Janeiro

(Portuguese for "January River") is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. The city was the capital of Brazil (1763-1960) and of the Portugues Empire (1808-1821). Commonly known as just Rio (particularly in English and by its inhabitants), the city is also nicknamed A Cidade Maravilhosa - "The Marvelous City"

It is famous for its spectacular natural setting, its Carnival celebrations, samba and other music, hotel-lined tourist beaches, such as Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon, pavements decorated with black and cream swirl pattern mosaics, and the easygoing lifestyle of its inhabitants. Some of the most famous local landmarks in addition to the beaches include the giant statue of Jesus, known as Christ the Redeemer ('Cristo Redentor') atop Corcovado mountain; Sugarloaf mountain (Pão de Açúcar) with its cable car; the Sambódromo, a giant permanent parade stand used during Carnival; and Maracanã stadium, one of the world's largest. Rio also boasts the world's largest forest inside an urban area, called Floresta da Tijuca, or 'Tijuca Forest'.
Rio de Janeiro is located at 22 degrees, 54 minutes south latitude, 43 degrees 14 minutes west longitude (22°54′S 43°14′W). The population of the City of Rio de Janeiro is about 6,094,183 (2005 IBGE estimate), occupying an area of 1182.3 km² (456.5 mi²). The larger metropolitan area population is estimated at 11-12 million. It is Brazil's second-largest city after São Paulo and was the country's capital until 1960, when Brasília took its place. Residents of the city are known as Cariocas. The city's current mayor (2006) is Cesar Maia. The official song of Rio is "Cidade Maravilhosa."

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Halloween

Halloween 2007

Halloween

Halloween 2007

Spring is here!

The most beautiful season is back! Spring is here again! Let´s enjoy!

The devil wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada is the week’s movie at Babel Language Group. The movie is about Andrea Sachs - Anne Hathaway- a young girl who has just graduated and gets the job “a million girls would die for” which is second secretary of Miranda Priestly – Meryl Streep great as always- the merciless editor of fashion magazine Runway.

It´s a fun light movie to watch, partially due to Streep’s wonderful and mean character and also because of the marvelous clothes shown in the movie that will make you want to change your entire wardrobe.

“Quebec uma sociedade aberta à imigração.”

Palestra: Canadá

“Quebec uma sociedade aberta à imigração.”

Cultura, língua, clima, qualidade de vida, educação, etc.


28 de Setembro, 19:30

Local:

SANTILLANA

Av. República Argentina, 1649 . Curitiba.

Informações:
Fone: 3242 9696 ou 3342 9514

ou babellanguageinfo@gmail.com

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GARAGE SALE

Pictures of our Garage Sale.

This blog is opened to all but is geared specifically to students and teachers of the Number One school of Agua Verde in Curitiba, Parana Brazil.
We welcome all comments about Brazil, Curitiba or the process of learning foreign languages.
You will also see the comments of the participants regarding their latest best reads as well as movies and trips, their experience in learning foreign languages and so on...

who is the baby?

The first person to guess who this person in the picture is, will receive a T-SHIRT or a Team CAP.

Palestra com Aaron Bilgrad: AN INSIDE VIEW OF HOLLYWOOD

Palestra

AN INSIDE VIEW OF HOLLYWOOD

Experiences working on TV shows
meeting STARS
Dia 27/04 – 19:30
Por Aaron Bilgrad.
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Aaron Bilgrad é americano, roteirista, tem 26 anos, trabalha em Hollywood.

A palestra será dada em inglês.

Endereço: Rua Rio Grande do Sul, 99 – Água Verde

Guacamole day

Today, Melissa´s class had a unit about Mexico. Pierre taught the class how to make Guacamole, one of mexico traditional recipe. Along with the dip, the students fried home made corn tortilla and turned them into chips. Everyone seemed to enjoy the treat.

Recipe:

Ingredients: 1 small avocado (abacate), 1 mid size tomato thinly chopped, 1 onion chopped in small bits, 2 pieces of ground garlic, 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 chili pepper thinly chopped, 2 sprigs of coriander also called cilentro (cuentro) cut into small pieces and the juice of one medium lime.

Mash the avocado well (puree), add the lime juice and stir the chopped tomato in, add the salt, onion, garlic and cilentro mixing the ingredients well.
Leave the dip in the refrigerator and enjoy with chips (dorito type).

Guacamole
Is a sauce made primarily of avocado with various additions depending on the region of Mexico where the guacamole is made. According to Diana Kennedy the best avocado is Hass and the correct ingredients include white onion, serrano chiles, tomatoes, sea salt and cilantro. Further, although adding a bit of lime juice helps preserve the color of the avocado for a short period of time Ms. Kennedy states it "spoils the balance of the flavors".
Guacamole History
Guacamole dates back to the Aztecs - The Aztecs referred to guacamole as ahuaca-mulli which translates roughly to avocado sauce or avocado mixture. This concoction was very similar to what you might fix now in your own kitchens today. Avocados, the main ingredient in guacamole are a New World food that became quite popular with the Spaniards. It is said the Spaniards liked their avocados three ways, with salt, with sugar or both. Although actual guacamole recipes were not well preserved the Spaniards documented their likes for the avocado fruit. The Aztecs believed the avocado to be an aphrodisiac. Clearly this had something to do with the popularity of the food with the Spaniards. Another reason for the popularity of the fruit was the fact that the avocado has the highest fat content of any fruit. The Aztecs had a very low fat diet compared with today's standards. You can understand how a fruit that contained life sustaining fats and protein could become so highly regarded.
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Manu, Gabriel, Gustavo

Happy Birthday, Maria Victória

On your birthday We wish you much pleasure and joy.

SAINT VALENTINE

Saint Valentine refers to one or more saints of ancient Rome. The feast of Saint Valentine was formerly celebrated on February 14th by the Catholic Church until the revised 1969 calendar. His birth date and birthplace are unknown. Valentine's name does not occur in the earliest list of Roman martyrs.

The name was a popular one in Late Antiquity, with its connotations of valens, "being strong". Several emperors and a pope bore the name. It may have been an attempt to supersede the pagan holiday of Lupercalia that was still being celebrated in fifth-century Rome,

on February 15.

Many of the current legends that characterise Saint Valentine were invented in the fourteenth century in England, notably by Geoffrey Chaucer and his circle, when the feast day of February 14th first became associated with romantic love.

Today the holiday is celebrated widely thoughout the world by lovers and friends. Brazil is an exception and celebrates the ``dia dos namorados`` on June 12th. In the United States and Canada it is common to give a box of chocolate to the people you love. In each US classroom, the children exchange cards with each other, professing their friendship.

At night it is a custom to take your significant other (wife or girlfriend) to a restaurant for a romantic meal.