Information Feed

I have been having fun finding RSS feeds to add to my Newsgator account. I like being able to scroll though different topics that relate to Brazil. I found one feed from BrazilNews.net and I thought this would be the most informative for news from the country. Recently, however, most of the news feeds are either about the Brazilian Grand Prix or the U17 world cup going on in New Zealand. There have been a few articles about the drug enforcement in Bolivia. It seems that the Bolivian government is accusing the US of espionage and funding criminal groups. I found a fun article with the headline, “Latin America indifferent over US election poll reveals.” All-in-all, Brazilnews.net is a fun feed to browse.
I have a feed that is all photos of Brazil. The site that is connected with is not set up very well, and so every post is of only one photo, which is not usually deserving of it’s own individual blog post. Then again, one picture of a road cutting into the Amazon was paired with a caption speaking of the apparent lawlessness of the region – it was enough to start my mind wandering into my romantic future as a traveler in Brazil. I liked the idea of receiving photos, and so I searched for feeds that would deliver visual stimulation. Lonely Planet has a feed specifically for photos of various places.
The first feed I subscribed too is called “Made in Brazil.” This looked like it was devoted to pop culture of various kinds in Brazil. After a short period of browsing, I found out that it specializes in tantalizing pictures of hunky men; men in speedos on the beach, men in underwear advertisements, and male model competitions. It is a feed that includes pieces on homosexuality and homophobia in Brazil. While not something I intended to focus on, I know that gender politics in Brazil are different than here, and it will be interesting to keep an eye on.
Finally, I subscribed to a feed called “Samba News,” but Samba turned out to be a software downloading site as opposed to a traditional and festive musical genre. My delicious account is also up and running, and I have mostly added websites that have information about Brazilian culture in NYC. There are some restaurants, some language acquisition information, and some cultural information.
Sorry for the late post.