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Santa Claus of Bondi / São Nicolau de Bondi

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English: SANTA CLAUS OF BONDI In Australia Christmas is in the middle of summer, like in Brazil and other countries in the southern hemisphere. It is also hot at Christmas in the tropic regions of the northern hemisphere while in Europe, in northern Asia and in north America the cold weather makes for a different kind of festive season. At the famous Bondi beach (Sydney) surfing, swimming and sunbathing are part of celebrating Christmas. By the end of the Oz Christmas, with all the presents delivered, Santa is exhausted and takes a well deserved rest on the sands of Bondi.   Português: SÃO NICOLAU DE BONDI Na Austrália o Natal é no verão, tal como no Brasil e outros países do hemisfério sul. No Natal também faz calor nas zonas dos trópicos no hemisfério norte enquanto que na Europa, no norte da Ásia e na América do norte o clima frio no período do Natal requer outro tipo de celebrações natalícias. Na famosa praia de Bondi (Sidney) surfar, banhar e bronzear fazem parte da celebração …

Kampot Pepper / Pimenta de Kampot

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English: KAMPOT PEPPER There is no spice like pepper and there is no pepper like Kampot Pepper. Lush mountains, tropical sea, rich soil and a history of over seven hundred years of cultivation makes this pepper farming region in southern Cambodia a unique combination of terroir, microclimate and traditional know how. Pepper has been cultivated in Cambodia since the times of the Khmer Empire and traded over the centuries with sea merchants from as far as Europe. The production and trade of Kampot pepper peaked with the French colonialists in the 1930s and 1940’s. After a tumultuous period of near extinction in the 1970’s, during the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, Kampot pepper plantations slowly recovered in the 1990’s experiencing a revival in the early 2000’s. Today Kampot pepper has the recognition of a Protected Geographical Indication from the European Union. The Kampot Pepper Promotion Association’s Book of Specifications regulates production methods, farm plots, processes, hygiene and traceability and forbids, for example, the use of chemical fertilisers. Kampot Pepper is an organic and origin designated product highly …

Torino

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English: TORINO Turin is the capital of the Piedmont region in northwestern Italy, surrounded by the fertile agricultural plains east of the Alps and neighbouring Lombardia, Liguria, Valle D’aosta and France. This region has rich and diverse culinary traditions and a wide variety of locally cultivated ingredients and food produces. Not surprisingly, this is the cradle and global headquarters of the Slow Food movement. The region is also one of Italy’s industrial centres and home of world recognised food brands like Nutella, Lavazza or Martini. The House of Savoy, established in 1003 and one of Europe’s most influential royal families, made Turin their royal city and the grand architectural buildings, palaces and monuments of Turin showcase a fascinating illustration of that period. By 1720 Turin was the capital of the kingdom of Sardinia in a time when today’s Italy was a mix of kingdoms, republics, duchies and papal states. The Risorgimento, the movement for Italian unification, has its historical, intellectual and political center in Turin. The city became the first capital of unified Italy in 1861, before Rome. …

Genesis / Génese

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English: GENESIS Behind the scenes in film making the director conducts a creation that is the sum of many inputs. The creation is new but the origin of what makes it belongs to other stories. Interpreting is understanding. A trained and educated palate experiences the story behind each chocolate, its genesis.   Português: GÉNESE Por detrás da produção de um filme o realizador cinematográfico rege uma criação que é a soma de muitas participações. A criação é nova mas a origem do que a compõe pertence a outras histórias. Interpretar é compreender. Um paladar treinado e educado saboreia a história por detrás de cada chocolate, a sua génese.

Hill Tribes / Tribos das Montanhas

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English: HILL TRIBES The diversity of ethnic minorities in Southeast Asia is fascinating. Outnumbered and hidden behind populous ethnic majorities, like the Han in china or the Kinh in Vietnam, these tribal groups have endured and survived pressures of assimilation, flourishing within their communities for centuries, preserving and developing their identities, languages and customs. The genealogy of these peoples doesn’t recognise modern country borders. The lineage of language and DNA show thriving adaptable and evolving cultures spattered throughout Southeast Asia’s landscape. Some good examples of these are found in China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar (苗族, ແມ້ວ ມົ້ງ, H’Mông, แม้ว ม้ง, မုံလူမျိုး). Youth and women play a vital role in the cohesion of these societies.   Português: TRIBOS DAS MONTANHAS A diversidade de minorias étnicas no sudeste asiático é fascinante. Em menor número e ofuscados por detrás de maiorias étnicas populosas como os Han na China ou Kinh no Vietnam, estes grupos tribais resistiram e sobreviveram pressões de assimilação. Prosperaram dentro das suas comunidades durante séculos, preservando e desenvolvendo as suas identidades, línguas e costumes. …

On the move / Em movimento

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English: ON THE MOVE Transportation is at the center of human activity. The way we move around has a direct input in our lifestyle and environments. In Japan, densely populated cities like Tokyo or Yokohama have synchronised urban growth with adjustments in transportation that regulates the use of public space and infrastructure in order to achieve maximum usability. One simple Japanese concept is that roads are for vehicles to move, not for parking – garages and car parks are for parking. Car stacking garage systems used in downtown hotels or suburban residencial buildings remove vehicles from public spaces, freeing the traffic flow on roads and streets. Two wheeler, three wheeler and compact passenger cars are more suitable vehicles where space is premium and, prioritising effective public transport keeps everything on the move. In the photos below you can see a selection of Japanese vehicles in use today, some classic, some contemporary, but all fit for specific purposes. Vehicle suitability is key in transportation. The Super Cub, the iconic scooter from Honda, has hardly changed since …

Sculpture classique de Paris

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English: SCULPTURE CLASSIQUE DE PARIS The classical sculptures that adorn the gardens, buildings, monuments and museums of Paris are an essencial part of the city’s cultural and artistic expression and a 3D guide to the Parisian past.   Português: SCULPTURE CLASSIQUE DE PARIS As esculturas clássicas que decoram os jardins, edifícios, monumentos e museus de Paris são uma parte essencial da expressão cultural e artística da cidade e um guia em 3D ao passado parisiense.  

Sugar dealers on your street / Traficantes de açúcar na sua rua

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English: SUGAR DEALERS ON YOUR STREET Dip your wet finger in a bowl of refined sugar and taste it; If you like sweetness that is one kick of a sensation. Now dip your wet finger in cocoa powder and then in sugar and melt it in your mouth. The cocoa mellows the sweetness of the sugar and introduces flavour depth. There is nothing wrong with the one-dimensional sensation of refined sugars, but there is a vastness of other sweet sensations offered by nature. Reinterpreting sweetness can allow you to rediscover a universe of flavours shadowed, or even destroyed, by the over use of sugar and cheap fats. Many chocolate products have much of the cocoa butter replaced with cheap fats and extracts. Concentrated flavourings give these cocoa starved chocolate products some flavour depth. Refined sugar contents of nearly 50% are common in chocolate products on your street. The over use of sugar can be detected, in most cases, in the quantities of the chocolate product’s ingredients/nutrition table. The essential ingredients to be expected in milk chocolate are; …

Skinny Panther / Pantera Magricela

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English: SKINNY PANTHER Rich in cocoa, smoothed by milk and lightly touched by sugar this dark milk chocolate bridges the divide between dark chocolate lovers and milk chocolates aficionados. Made from a selection of single origin beans, roasted to different profiles, blended and refined by slow conching. A careful process of flavour development incorporates the milk into the cocoa soothing the full bodied taste of the cocoa with the naturally sweetened roundness of the milk. A small amount of sugar is added for balance. This chocolate reeducates the palate and challenges stereotypes. It’s healthy yet indulgent, very dark yet milk flavoured. A chocolate as cool and agile as a skinny panther.   Português: PANTERA MAGRICELA Rico em cacau, suavizado pelo leite e levemente tocado por açúcar este chocolate de leite escuro estreita a divisão entre amantes de chocolate preto e aficionados de chocolate de leite. Feito de uma seleção de grãos/amêndoas de cacau de origem única, torrados em perfis variados, combinados e refinados por conchagem lenta. O processo de desenvolvimento do sabor incorpora o leite …

Andalusians / Andaluzes

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English: ANDALUSIANS Tartessos, Romans and Moors. These are some of the peoples that populated the Andalusian region of Spain. The Moors left a rich influence in cooking, agriculture and architecture. The assimilation of Moorish culture by Christians is central to the history of Andalusia. But like no other people the ‘Gitanos’ have influenced the Andalusian character the most. Its influence created a unique variant of integration of the Indo-Aryan migration that started from northern India over a thousand years ago. There is a depth in the Andalusian soul where elements of north Africa and south Asia blend with Iberian traits creating one of the most unique regional characters of Europe. A tri-continental symbiosis of genes, culture and way of life.   Português: ANDALUZES Tartessos, Romanos e Mouros. Estes são alguns dos povos que povoaram a região da Andaluzia em Espanha. Os Mouros deixaram uma grande influência na cozinha, agricultura e arquitetura. A assimilação da cultura mourisca pelos cristãos é de importância central na história da Andaluzia. Mas mais do que qualquer outro povo os ‘Gitanos’ …