Last week I went to the restaurant with my husband, my brother and my sister in law as it was her birthday. We chose to dine at the Vicolo Nostro, a fine Italian restaurant here in Sao Paulo. I had never been there but Claudia told me I couldn't miss the visit.
The restaurant is housed [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘ECML’
March 21, 2006
Outing
March 6, 2006
Carnival
Do you celebrate Carnival in your country? Have you ever participated in a Carnival parade? Do you know what Mardi Gras/Shrove (Fat) Tuesday means? What are the customs and traditions where you live?
In Brazil although not all people parade, it is a feast that starts getting prepared one year ahead and each region [...]
February 12, 2006
Blogging from the Tropics
Blogging from the Tropics is a P2P-EFL-ESL-X project with 39 10th grade (5th form) students (ages 14 to 17) from the Franco-Brazilian school in Sao Paulo.
The level of English is heterogeneous, from lower-intermediate to advanced . The students also speak /write/understand French/Portuguese so although the project is primarily in English, visitors [...]
February 2, 2006
Your favourite dish
One of my favourite dishes is not Brazilian but Japanese: sushi and sashimi.
Poetry for the mouth and a painting for the eyes!
Have you ever tried using chopsticks to grab thinly sliced raw fish and little rice patties topped with seafood (shrimp, squid or roe) and vegetables?
I am also very fond of Thai [...]
April 27, 2005
Photographs
Oh…I have just noticed it’s ages since I last posted here. Time just flies!
I am presently enjoying a short break from school – only one week…I wish I could stay away a little longer as I have so many things to do!
What I wanted to share with you today is my new photo account.
I [...]
January 19, 2005
Brazil
Brazil is the largest country in South America as you can see here on the map and over 7000 km are bathed by the Atlantic Ocean. Because of the treaty of Tordesilhas, signed between Portugal and Spain in 1494, it is the only country where Portuguese is spoken. All the other [...]
January 18, 2005
Intro
Witam wszystkich
Greetings to all
Bonjour tout le monde
Olá
Mario has just offered me this cosy space on the web to post my comments, reflections and interact with you. Thank you Mario. It is a pleasure to be in such fine company.
So, let me start by introducing myself. My name's Barbara Dieu but many people online call me [...]
