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by Eliane on February 28, 2007
Well, this month certainly turned out well. As you know, I moved out from the apartment (where I lived for more then 10 years) into an old house. It took a HUGE amount of work, we had some...
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by Eliane on February 28, 2007
Argentinian Patricia Peréz, is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, due to her fighting against AIDS since the late 80's. Peréz is one of five survivors among 30 women who found the ICW...
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It's practically already March, and that means the release of jennifer lopez' first ever Spanish language album, "Como Ama Una Mujer", is only 3 weeks away - due out March 27th!...
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by Eliane on February 27, 2007
I've just found this blog and I had to share it with you. It's a gem! I've immediately falled in love with TangoSpam: La Vida Con Deby. In her own words: "The not so secret life of...
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by Eliane on February 27, 2007
We (husband and I) moved from the apartment to an old house last weekend. The house is in bad shape, but we are taking care of it. It is bigger than the apartment, and it's really nice not...
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by Eliane on February 26, 2007
Xoom Corporation announced today that Bancomer Transfer Services, Inc.'s (BTS) extensive network of Latin American banks, will become a receiving partner for Xoom.com's money transfer...
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Filed in archive Latin Movies
by Eliane on February 26, 2007
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (A.K.A the Oscars) were presented last night. As you probably remember, Latinos got several Oscar nominations. But how things actually turned out for the Latin...
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by Eliane on February 23, 2007
Some personal news: Besides LatinaViva, I'm writing another blog on the Creative Weblogging Network: Coolpicking. Following the steps of Sonja, the previous "cool picker", I've...
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"VOY, a leading Latin digital media company, today announced a partnership with Joost to provide programming for its innovative IPTV service. VOY will deliver branded channels, including a slate...
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Filed in archive Latin Culture
by Eliane on February 22, 2007
The legend of Santo, El Enmascarado de Plata (the silver masked man) will reach new heights in the animated action series currently being produced for Cartoon Network. The legendary Mexican wrestler,...
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Mexican actress Ana Claudia Talancón confirmed her participation in Whitney, HBO's comedy pilot, which will be shot in Miami. "I'm very excited because I'm starting this series for...
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On Friday 16th, Shakira presented in the Hard Rock Cafe Paris the 23rd installment of Hard Rock's Signature Series Tees. Part of the profits from the sale of the shirts benefit the Fundación...
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To finish my series about Brazilian carnival: You can see the best videos of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival here: Globo.com A farewell translation... Now the Carnival is Gone (Agora Que O Carnaval...
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Another beautiful video featuring the carnival in Salvador, Bahia. In this one you can see not only the street carnival, but various expressions of Brazilian culture: "fitas do Senhor do Bom...
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Carnival is celebrated nation wide in Brazil. However, each state has its own version; traditional music, dances and celebration are different from region to region. The most world famous Brazilian...
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Two interesting articles about Brazilian Carnival: 1 - At Brazil's carnival celebration, samba is a hard-fought competition RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Rio's oldest samba group opened this...
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Since we're so far away from Brazil, I'll try to bring Brazilian carnival to Latina Viva. Let's celebrate! I've found this on YouTube: a slide show with beautiful images from Rio de...
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by Eliane on February 19, 2007
From Rio Carnival Guide: "Although Carnival is celebrated in towns and villages throughout Brazil and other Catholic countries, Rio de Janeiro has long been regarded as the Carnival Capital of...
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This is completely different from the Delicioso website. This is a food blog - a good one - written by Nika, a Colombian-American chica. Nika's Culinaria is a vast and varied blog. In her own...
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by Eliane on February 16, 2007
Even though it's been said the death of Uruguayan model Eliana Ramos (sister of Luisel Ramos, the one who died on a catwalk in Montevideo last summer) wasn't caused by eating disorders, one of...
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by Eliane on February 15, 2007
I found this website today, and I thought it's nice, although pretty commercial driven. The hole thing is a little pretentious, but interesting never the less. Delicioso is the website of the...
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