Do you have courage to bobsled?

Vancouver is giving the World the opportunity to experience marvelous moments with the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. One of the sports that catchs my attention is bobsled. But, as on can ask me, what is bobsled? So I have only one tip to give you, my friend: remember that famous movie named "Cool Runnings"? Yes. That is bobsled!

Bobsled is a winter sport which is also known as bobsleigh, bobsleding or bobsledge was created in the 19th century by Americans and Englishmen who was on vacation in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

In its practice, teams composed by two or four people make timed runs down a narrow, twisting, banked, iced half-pipe track in a gravity-powered sled.

The first time Men's four-crew bobsled took part in Winter Olympic Games was in 1924, and men's two-crew bobsled was added in 1932. Women's bobsled started competing in the early 1990s, and women's two-crew bobsled appeare for the first time in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Furthermore, there are very important Bobsled competitions as American, European, and World Cup championships.

International bobsled competitions are ruled by the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT).


Please, click on the link to watch a wild ride on a bobsled on Youtube.

Source: Wikipedia

By Orlando Ribeiro
on Feb 20, 2010

Festival Brazil in London

From Jun 19 to Set 5, 2010 Festival Brazil is presenting in London not only what a "baiana" has, but also the Brazilian multifaceted cultural heritage which includes music, visual arts, dance, literature, debates and food.

Conceived to emphasize the importance of Brazil in the world scenario, Festival Brazil will show Brazilian stars like the singer Maria Bethânia, the song-writer Gilberto Gil, the legendary psychedelic rock band Os Mutantes and the tropicália star Tom Zé.

In addition, the Festival Brazil will still count on many other attractions including the fantastic performance of the world masters of capoeira; the Campana Brothers, Brazil's most famous designers; Socrates, the captain of the great Brazilian football team of the eighties; Arnaldo Antunes, a writer and performer who is beyond boundaries thanks to his poetry and music experiments in video and fine arts.

In truth, Brazil has much more than football, beautiful women and beaches to offer the World. Please access the Southbank Centre website to get detailed information about the event.


Fonte: Southbank Centre

Festival Brazil Video

Londres receberá festival de cultura brasileira (portuguese)

By Orlando Ribeiro
on 02/15/2010