What is Social Media? Well, social media is a relatively new way of interacting and sharing experiences and media through various channels online. Yes, there are those that have used this unique dynamic for nothing more than sharing photographs of their pets, but there are an ever increasing number of accomplished and small businesses that are utilising the connections in this online world to increase their product engagement and profit. Read more →

The Maracana: The spiritual home of Brazilian football

The following was originally published on 15th November 2010 for 7 Wonders in 7 Days to promote a competition to take the winner to Brazil. The competition is now closed.

Brazil is a country made famed for its sprawling forests, devout Catholicism, coffee, music, and dancing. But it is the latter of these, passionately fused with a world-renowned game that has elevated the nation to an almost mythological plane. Read more →

Rio's favelas

Originally published on 11th November 2011 for 7 Wonders in 7 Days as promotion for a competition to take the winner to Brazil. Competition is now closed.

‘Fight and you’ll never survive… Run and you’ll never escape.’

The tag-line of Brazilian crime film ‘Cidade de Deus’ (City of God) couldn’t better illustrate the choices of a favela resident in the 1960’s and 80’s, such was the growing hold of organized crime in the de Janeiro suburbs. Despite an economical boom, the poorer areas of Brazil remained untouched by the new prosperity of the times, and despite the flourishing growth of industry, political instability instigated a coup; a coup that resulted in a repressive military dictatorship teeming with corruption and brimming with violence. Read more →