Rio Grande

BHP Billiton: Case Study Overview BHP Billiton, formed 2001, is a multi-billion dollar single business entity established by parent companies BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc, and is currently among the worlds’ top producers in major commodities such as iron-ore and copper. BHP’s main product, iron-ore, is primarily extracted within Australia and Brazil (Worlds’ Top Exports, 2017). Nonetheless, it attracts a largely diversified market, with the main purchasers being Asian nations such as…

cultural icon for the people of Brazil. With the world’s 8th largest economy, a population of 205 million people and an average of five million annual visitors, Brazil offers a broad range of resources, history and culture to learn from.1 In a few months Rio De Janiero will offer people from around the world the opportunity to learn about Brazilian culture as they host the 2016 Summer Olympics. In order to achieve a better understanding of Brazil’s culture, this background paper…

Approximately one hundred miles from Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city lies Villa Americana the last place where you would ever expect to hear English, much less a distinct southern accent from the pre-civil war. Villa Americana, considered by some to be a lost American colony founded after the Civil War, by Col. William Hutchinson Norris. The war which had recently occurred between the northern and southern states was a war that put brother against brother in the hopes of keeping slavery, or…

government with unaccountable police, and vulnerable poor population. Each these alone would not necessarily increase the violence seen in Rio today, but when combined together create this ‘violence…

renamed one of the city’s oldest and most popular parks after 43-year-old mother and full-time career woman Kristin Armstrong, who recently won her third-straight gold medal in the women’s cycling individual time trials at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. After overcoming a diagnosis of osteoarthritis in 2001, Kristin is now the most decorated female cyclist in U.S. history and a leader in her community. The Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park stretches for 28 acres on the Boise River…

The Carnival of Venice (Carnevale di Venezia) is a magnificent celebration that takes place in Venice, Italy. This extraordinary parade occurs in the streets of Venice with the center of attention at the St. Mark’s Square and at times, there are additional events such as masquerade balls that take place in the ancient Venetian buildings (Bonadonna, 2017). Socially, this event contains individuals of all ages. Children gather together with their family members, friends and neighbors to celebrate…

The Biggest Parade in the World, Carnival in Rio de Janeiro I am sure that everyone has a moment of desire to get rid of all of your stress. By going to Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, the biggest parade in the world, you can blow off your stream with a lot of fun. This carnival is held before Lent which is 40 days before Easter as a farewell to the pleasure and celebrated for five days. The carnival in Rio de Janeiro is held throughout the Brazil country and is composed of Samba parade,…

A love so Chivalrous A person loves at all costs even if it means to give their own life in order for their loved one to live. True love is unselfish and risks everything. They struggle as they see that their loved one crying for help. If their loved one was on the other side of the world, they would travel for miles even if it means walking for days. They have their own storms but would rather save us from our storms of trouble. In “A Worm Path” by Eudora Welty, Phoenix Jackson is a person…

a long time? Samba developed as a music style in Rio de Janeiro, where it was developed between the end of the 19th century and the first years of the 20th century. This was around in the 1900`s. • What can you tell me about the samba schools set in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro? Refer to specific examples. THE MAIN PARADES:  Grand Rio- Grand Rio are the newest schools successful member of the first league and is the second best in all of Rio Samba schools. The flag colours are red, green…

Canen & Canen, (2008) studied Multicultural leadership: The costs of its absence in organizational conflict management in higher education institutions in Brazil. The researcher did a case study within a unit of an HEI in Brazil. The research discussed in this paper showed that the system of constructing "otherness" and isolating it can actually be characterized as workplace bullying condoned by extremely mono-cultural leaders. Leaders should be ethically and multicultural accountable for…