Minas International

"When witches go riding and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, 'tis near Halloween"

To all Americans out there in BH! 🇺🇸️

Consular representatives of the US Embassy will be in Belo Horizonte on August 24 to offer services to American citizens.

Wanto to know more? Send an email to [email protected]

Want to study in the US? 🇺🇸️️ Fulbright Commission is offering academic opportunities for Brazilian postgraduate students, researchers, university teachers and English teachers that graduated recently.

Learn more in www.globestrong.org/comissao-fulbright-oportunidades/

The only things you can do in both Rio and BH for the same price is smoke and eat at McDonald's!

You would need around R$9,380.38 in Rio de Janeiro to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with R$7,900.00 in Belo Horizonte

See where the differences are!

Cost of Living Comparison Between Belo Horizonte, Brazil And Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Meow and Woof Woof!

A Prefeitura de Belo Horizonte anunciou a criação do primeiro Hospital Público Veterinário em Minas Gerias! Será localizado na Rua Pedro Bizoto, no Bairro Madre Gertrudes, na Região Oeste da capital mineira, com previsão de início do funcionamento até o fim do ano e recebendo atendimentos simples, como consultas, curativos, fisioterapia.

24 buses torched in 24 hours in Minas Gerais. What the heck is going on!

24 public buses burned in Brazilian state in 24 hours RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At least 24 public buses have been burned in less than 24 hours in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Authorities said Monday that the attacks began Sunday afternoon…

Just a reminder that this event is happening next week on Wednesday, 23 May!

Evento "Nova lei de migração - Mercado de trabalho", que ocorrerá na próxima semana dia 23/05 às 8h30 na ACMinas. Participe!

It doesn't get more Mineiro than this! Mercardo Central is going for the world record of the longest chapa serving Figado com Jilo (liver and scarlet eggplant) in the world! Sounds like a fun Sunday!!

O Mercado Central vai entrar para o Guinness Book. No dia 27 de maio, vamos fazer "A Maior Chapa de Fígado com Jiló do Mundo", e você não pode perder esse momento que vai entrar no livro dos recordes. Confirme presença no evento e participe! goo.gl/aZDpo1

We wish all the mothers, including those who feel like a mother to us, a very happy and special day today.

NEW IMMIGRATION LAW - PANEL DISCUSSION - 23 May
being put on by ACMinas ( Associação Comercial e Empresarial de Minas) and Internacionaliza BH. If you want to learn more about Brazil's new immigration laws this is the place to be.

Government is set to close 513 post offices around Brazil including 14 of the 20 most profitable ones in Minas. Services for the closed sites will mostly be handled by franchised agencies. What're your thoughts? Happy to see this going the way of privatization or disaster in the making?

Correios vão fechar 513 agências e demitir 5,3 mil Os Correios decidiram fechar nos próximos meses 513 agências próprias e demitir os funcionários que trabalham nelas, o que deve

Sad story... this corruption net is far and wide!

A federal judge sentenced Paz, who became a billionaire through a network of mining and steel companies, to more than 9 years in jail for money laundering late last year.
Paz is accused of receiving $98.5m (£70.6m) between 2007 and 2008 into an account intended for donations to Inhotim, but instead using some of those funds to meet the obligations of his other companies.

The rise and fall of Brazilian art patron Bernardo Paz Bernardo de Mello Paz created one of Brazil's most famous museums but he has fallen foul of the law.

Brazil's Immigration laws changed at the end of 2017. They may affect you now or in the future! Here is an excellent article about the new laws. Note** It is written from the perspective of a Canadian citizen so some information may be different as it relates to your country.

TONIGHT!!!! A great way to end the week... a FREE concert sponsored by the US Mission to Brazil!

If you like music that moves you and you want to hear it in English you won't want to miss this FREE SHOW!!

The US DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN BRAZIL presents the gospel band "Oscar Williams & the Band of Life"

4 May at 7PM - Teatro Franciso Nunes - BH
5 May at 7PM - Casa do Opera - Ouro Preto

Call: (31) 3338-4010 for ticket information (again.. tickets are FREE!)

Want to engage in ? Here's a chance!

The US Embassy in Brazil is promoting a panel on World Press Freedom Day - "Keeping power under control: the media, justice and the rule of law." The event will be held on May 3, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Brasília time) and will be broadcast live via
Facebook. Participants via Facebook may send the panel questions.
www.facebook.com/embaixadadoseua.br/

If you like music that moves you and you want to hear it in English you won't want to miss this FREE SHOW!!

The US DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN BRAZIL presents the gospel band "Oscar Williams & the Band of Life"

4 May at 7PM - Teatro Franciso Nunes - BH
5 May at 7PM - Casa do Opera - Ouro Preto

Call: (31) 3338-4010 for ticket information (again.. tickets are FREE!)

Volunteer opportunity with GlobeStrong, our youth volunteer program. 😉

Join us!

Show your teaching skills by gaining digital badges when you attend LIVE online teacher development courses. First session starts on 2 MAY.

American English Live: Teacher Development Series 2 begins on May 2, 2018. Join us on facebook.com/AmericanEnglishforEducators for the series of six Facebook Live sessions related to professional development topics for English language teachers around the world! View the entire live presentation to be eligible to receive a digital badge at the end of each session.

This should satisfy your sweet tooth today.... Minas Gerais in the Guinness Book of World Records with a chocolate house in Uberaba! 🍫

This record-breaking house, and everything inside it, is made entirely of chocolate Brazilian chocolate manufacturer Equipe da Casa do Chocolate has created the world’s largest chocolate sculpture - a house where it and everything inside is made from chocolate

FOLLOW-UP POST to those w/ an interest in the US GOVERNMENTS E-Teacher course program, below is the link to the application form. The address for submission is: [email protected]

https://app.box.com/s/6jv85sjnma07pkitm195z1cd0ev3wex6

** UPDATE: Submit applications to: [email protected] Application form at the following link:https://e.america.gov/t/i-l-btialy-cykuihjij-y/

Are you an English teacher who is a Brazilian citizen and living in Brazil? If yes, this may be a great opportunity for you to participate in an American English Online Teacher Course from the United States Government!

Are you an English Teacher living in Brazil? We have a great opportunity for you!

Inhotim! ...

Art, money, mines A journey through Brazil’s mind-blowing Inhotim art park with the eccentric mining tycoon who built it all.

Have you had your yellow fever vaccine yet? Minas Gerais is the state with the most recorded cases!

Yellow Fever Encroaches Megacities, Straining Global Vaccine Supply Brazil has launched a massive vaccination campaign to protect against a disease that has killed hundreds of people. But it's facing huge challenges, including a shortage of the yellow fever vaccine.

Oui oui! Only 2 more days to go for the BH French Festival. Get out there if you haven't already and if you have... tell us about it!

Festa da Francofonia BH 2018 – Aliança Francesa Belo Horizonte

Lots of fun at the Minas International drinks night! Over 20 people joined from various countries. We had some long-time MI community members, GlobeStrong volunteers, and new folks we got to meet.

A fun night filled with lively conversations, drinks, and exchanges on volunteer opportunities and fun activities at BH!

Missed MI Drinks Night? Stay tuned for our upcoming events and join us!!

Minas International was delighted to organize an event for the Vice-Counselor Corey Skelton and the Assistant Consular Rosane Viviani at Escola Estadual Manuel Casasanta. The students had some great questions ranging from educational opportunities to how to prepare for a visa interview. A big thanks to the Consulado Geral EUA / US Consulate - Rio for their time and energy. MI has a great history with this school as we have worked with them in the past with the GlobeStrong program.

Diplomacia na Escola!

O Vice-Cônsul Corey Skelton e a Assistente Consular Rosane Viviani visitaram a Escola Estadual Manuel Casasanta,a convite da ONG Minas Internacional, em Belo Horizonte. Eles tiraram dúvidas dos alunos do ensino médio sobre vistos e também falaram sobre o programa Jovens Embaixadores, que leva alunos da rede pública para um intercâmbio nos EUA.

Thanks to Internacionaliza BH for this fun post! Below is the English translation.

FUN FACTS ABOUT BELO HORIZONTE
• Although there are differences, many sources say that BH was the first planned city in the country. Today it is the sixth largest Brazilian city and has the fifth largest GDP.
• According to the IBGE census in 2010, Belo Horizonte is the third most forested city in Brazil. It is behind only Goiânia and Campinas.
• BH has the largest freshwater aquarium in the country. The "City Hall Aquarium - São Francisco River Basin" has about 1200 fish of approximately 50 different species.
• In Belo Horizonte, a cemetery is considered a tourist attraction. Built in 1897, Bonfim Cemetery entered the official tourist circuit in 2013 as an "attraction", in part because the bodies of former presidents, former governors, etc. are buried there.
• Considered the 5th largest soccer stadium in the country, the Mineirão is actually called "Estadio Governador Magalhães Pinto".
• In BH, all streets change their name when crossing the Avenida do Contorno, except Rua Itajubá which is located in the Floresta neighborhood, east of the capital.
• Did Belo Horizontians invent the coxinha with catupiry? Thereza Martins, who is now retired, claims to have invented it. According to her, the food was unique to her snack bar that was located on Av. Afonso Pena, in 1972.

CURIOSIDADES SOBRE BH:

- Embora haja divergências, muitas fontes afirmam que BH foi a primeira cidade projetada do país. Hoje é a sexta maior cidade brasileira e, o quinto maior PIB.

- Segundo o censo realizado pelo IBGE em 2010, Belo Horizonte é a terceira cidade mais arborizada do Brasil. F**a atrás apenas de Goiânia e Campinas.

- BH tem o maior aquário de água doce do país. O “Aquário da Prefeitura – Bacia do Rio São Francisco” possui cerca de 1200 peixes de aproximadamente 50 espécies diferentes.

- Em Belo Horizonte, um cemitério foi considerado ponto turístico. Construído em 1897, o Cemitério do Bonfim entrou para o circuito turístico oficial em 2013 com “atrações”, como corpos de ex-presidentes, ex-governadores, etc.


- Considerado como 5° maior estádio de futebol do país, o Mineirão na verdade se chama “Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto”.

- Em BH, todas as ruas trocam de nome ao cruzar com a Avenida do Contorno, exceto a Rua Itajubá. A rua em questão f**a no Bairro Floresta, região Leste da capital.

- Inventamos a coxinha com catupiry? Thereza Martins é uma aposentada de Tiradentes e afirma ter inventado a coxinha com catupiry em Belo Horizonte. Segundo ela, o alimento era exclusivo de sua lanchonete que f**ava na Av. Afonso Pena, em 1972.
Fonte: http://bit.ly/2HOIBED