The volunteers that participated in the intercultural experience, proposed for the Mobility topic of research, sent back their results! The action, detailed on the post "Mobility: From Bremen to Rio I", was a proposal to test how the cariocas (people ...Read More
Martí Guixé is an important reference for this research. His production shows deep interest in contemporary issues that can be clearly seen in his products and methods which are designed with respect to the most distinct contexts. This interview was graciously ...Read More
To prepare the food that the people of Bremen tested for the experiment, it was necessary a group of Brazilians to cook it. The receipes were adapted for German ingredients and the results were exactly the same. Because of the ...Read More
Bremers have a habit of personalizing their bikes. It is common to see fancy bikes around the city. People use tailored accessories and improvised home-made arrangements with colored tapes, flowers, toys, or anything else they find at home. Those fancy ...Read More
Informal commerce is pretty common on the streets of Rio. It’s possible to find almost everything to buy, as if people could guess what your needs are, at the moment you move somewhere. In Bremen you don’t see people selling food ...Read More
In Rio, people are used to eating “salgadinhos” on their ways to work and home and on lunch break. This typical Brazilian food is quite different from the food you find on the streets of Bremen. The size, the textures ...Read More
Public transport in Bremen works quite well. Common problems are just delays in the schedule or when there is some construction or maintenance work on the streets or on the tram lines, which can make traffic a little bit confusing. For ...Read More
To move around the city of Rio, you have to be prepared to deal with things like traffic jams, insecurity, lack of infrastructure, transport, floods... Along the busier streets of the city, people could easily walk for fifteen minutes, but in ...Read More
Showing some interest in what people do and asking them about their work seems to have the same effect in both cities! It's all about people! Oh, are you taking pictures? Wait a minute, I will bring something for you! Did you ...Read More
In Rio de Janeiro, it's possible to identify some particularities on the distinct types of informal commerce. In most cases, informal commerce is forbidden in the city, so the vendors that participate always have to mind the police. One of ...Read More
