Paulo Rebêlo The Budapest Sun – 13.junho.2007 link original After almost one year living in Budapest, if someone asks me to make a list of what I have learned or what most caught my attention, it would be a problem to fit everything in this space. What I know for sure is what I will… Continue reading
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The ties of bureaucracy
Paulo RebêloThe Budapest Sun – 09.maio.2007 – link original Excessive bureaucracy is part of eastern Europe folklore. You will always find yourself in a situation when a bureaucrat is behind a desk and youre the next in line. He’ll make a fuss about forms and different offices you should go, sometimes related to small and… Continue reading
Black coffee, white devil
Paulo Rebêlo ( email ) The Budapest Sun – 11 .April. 2007 link original Those that say there is a coffee tradition in Budapest are not telling the truth. At least not exactly. That does not mean to say they are lying. Most probably they just do not appreciate coffee enough to realize how difficult… Continue reading
Budapest: the little giant
Paulo Rebêlo The Budapest Sun – 14.mar.2007 Is Budapest a big city? It depends on whom you ask. One of the demographic oddities of Latin American countries is the general absence of medium-sized cities. We have huge metropoli – usually capital of a State – where most people live nowadays. And then we have thousands… Continue reading
The Budapest Billing Game
Paulo Rebêlo The Budapest Sun – 14.fev.2007 – link original You have just finished a delicious duck breast with croquette potatoes. You are feeling good after the nice wine, directly from the Hungarian countryside. The palacsinta pancake for dessert was marvelous. You are full, your belly feels happy (and bigger) and all you want on… Continue reading
Oh, for the love of Gábor!
Paulo Rebêlo The Budapest Sun – 21.dezembro.2006 link original The holiday season is a time when people get along more, cherish each other and even find themselves to be a little more romantic. In other words, it means that nine months from now we’ll be seeing hundreds and hundreds of shiny-lovely-little-Hungarians being born in Budapest…. Continue reading
Hungria se despede do irmãozinho
Paulo RebêloFolha de S. Paulo – 18.nov.2006 (link original) BUDAPESTE – A morte de Ferenc Puskas, chamado de Öcsi (irmãozinho) pelos húngaros, causou grande mobilização ontem em Budapeste, com autoridades correndo para fazer anúncios públicos no rádio e na TV. O primeiro-ministro da Hungria, Ferenc Gyurcsány, classificou o ex-jogador como o húngaro mais conhecido do… Continue reading
Heaven turns in on itself – opinion
The Budapest Sun – 09.nov.2006 ( link original ) I’ve already seen many dead bodies in my life. I’ve played pool with convicted murderers. I’ve seen a guy being stabbed in the chest right at my side. I’ve got drunk with pirated whisky and hot beer. The list of bad things I have seen is… Continue reading
Budapeste vira praça de guerra nos 50 anos da revolta
Polícia reprime protesto com bala de borracha; manifestantes jogam explosivos. Oposição conservadora boicota atos oficiais e insiste na renúncia do premiê socialista, que mentiu sobre as contas públicas. Paulo RebêloFolha de S. Paulo – 24.out.2006 [ link original ] A Hungria parou. Deveria ter sido um dia de festa e reflexão nas comemorações da Revolução… Continue reading
Protestos húngaros trazem ecos da Revolução de 1956
Desencanto de hoje contrasta com anseios libertários da revolta anti-soviética. Oposição ao governo do PC reformado evoca fantasma do comunismo; aniversário será comemorado com 50 delegações estrangeiras. Paulo Rebêlo Folha de S. Paulo – 22.out.2006 [ link original ] BUDAPESTE – Nas últimas semanas, a Hungria saiu do anonimato recente para a primeira página de… Continue reading