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POPSPictures from the Pau da Bandeira Festival A party in nearby Barbalha, ostensibly in celebration of Saint Anthony. It actually has more to do with ancient pagan fertility rites. The bottom picture is of a group of "penitents" who practice a medieval form of Catholicism--including self flagellation.
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POPSEarthquake in Brazil It was in Sao Paulo, so we did not feel it here. However, Brazilians are in shock. Such things are not supposed to happen in Brazil.
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POPSThe Flying Priest If it were not for the fact that he had actually pulled this off before, I would say this guy is a good candidate for the Darwin Award.
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POPSWhy Prohibition Failed Yikes! I am not a drinker...but if I think I would have quaffed a couple after seeing this...just to make sure.
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POPSSuperInteressante The popular Brazilian magazine SuperInteressante has made all of it's back issues available online...for free. I think it just got more popular.
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POPSOur Green Screen I've been posing a lot of green screen stuff, and this is why. We just built our own.