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November 2013
Country of the month: Brazil

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Federative Republic of Brazil
8,515,767 km2
Slightly bigger than Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea combined
Brasilia
198 million
10 times the population of Australia
48% white
43% mixed
7.6% black
1% asian
0.4% indigenous
Real (R$)
1 AUD = 2.1 R
Dilma Rousseff
Alberto Santos-Dumont (inventor)
Paulo Coelho (writer)
Lucio Costa (architect)Oscar Niemeyer (architect)
Tom Jobim (composer)
Edson Arantes "Pele" (footballer)
Ayrton Senna (racing driver)
Gisele Bundchen (model)
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Presenter: Luciana Fraguas
Nationality: Brazil
Occupation: Journalist

Luciana Fraguas is a Brazilian journalist with more than 20 years of experience. In Brasil she worked with various media organisations, including newspapers, radio and television. Living in Australia since May 2001, Luciana has successfully continued her work in the media industry. She is a broadcaster and radio producer at SBS Radio Melbourne and the Australian correspondent for the Portuguese Language unit at Radio France International.

Luciana is a professional translator and also works as a public relations officer at local government where is responsible for a range of publications produced by her marketing department. Currently she is working on a book about the Brazilian migration to the state of Victoria, from the 1800’s til today. The book was commissioned by ABRISA, the Brazilian Association of Victoria and will be launched in April 2014.


Contact: https://twitter.com/LuFraguas

Meal of the Month

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Name: Feijoada
Origin: Portugal
Ingredients: kidney beans, bacon, pork, beef ribs, rice, salt, pepper, onion, garlic, chicken stock and white vinegar


Preparation:
Place black beans in a small saucepan; cover with cold water. Bring to a boil; cook beans for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour. Drain beans.

Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan; crumble. Sprinkle pork evenly with 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Increase heat to medium-high. Add pork to drippings in skillet; sauté 8 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Transfer pork to a 6-quart electric slow cooker. Sprinkle ribs evenly with 1/8 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add ribs to skillet; cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Place ribs in slow cooker. Add drained beans, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, onion, and next 3 ingredients (through ham hock) to slow cooker, stirring to combine. Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours or until beans and meat are tender.

Remove ribs from slow cooker; let stand 15 minutes. Remove meat from bones; shred meat with 2 forks. Discard bones. Discard ham hock. Return beef to slow cooker. Stir in vinegar and crumbled bacon. Serve with steam or fried rice.



Entertainment

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Name: Trio Agogo
Speciality: Choro and Samba
Contact: www.trioagogo.com

Formed in 2009, Trio Agogo are one of the few Australian groups performing the Brazilian styles of Choro and Samba. Their live show is a fiery display of one of the first true Brazilian instrumental music forms.

The group has performed from festival and conservatorium stages to the gritty back lane bars and botequims around Australia

All members of the group have lived, studied and traveled in Brazil, bringing a wealth of knowledge and understanding to their music.


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Name: RJ & Ali - Samba de Gafieira
Speciality: Dance

RJ and Ali have been dancing together for 3 years, both sharing a love of partnered dance styles and music.  They love the feeling of being able to dance to many styles of music with different partners whether it's funky Samba de Gafieira, a cheeky Cha Cha Cha or a traditional Waltz.  Both with backgrounds in Latin & Ballroom dancing. Having fallen in love with Brazilian dance styles, RJ & Ali are also passionate about spreading Brazilian partnered dance in Melbourne, teaching the styles of Samba de Gafieira & Zouk-Lambada.

Contact: www.facebook.com/Dance4LifeRjAliDance

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