São Paulo

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...The city of São Paulo officially became a city in 1711. In the 19th century, it experienced a lot of economic prosperity, brought about by coffee exports, which were shipped abroad from the port of the neighbouring city of Santos. It is one of the big 5 cities that exist in the world. It is the business centre of Brazil and, has many of the down sides of any big city: São Paulo is located on a plateau that is part of the Serra do Mar. Although there are no beaches in Sao Paulo there are places along the coast of Sao Paulo State. Rainfall is abundant, especially in the warmer months. One of the biggest financial centers of Brazil and the world. São Paulo is the most ethnically diverse city of Brazil....

Nazuku 06.07.2006 (26.07.2006) · Read review
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A journey with Paulo Coelho

Advantages: amazing journey, you will learn about yourself and the world, mystic, great narrative
Disadvantages: none

... A journey with Paulo Coelho Today I am reviewing "The Pilgrimage", a book by the well-loved author Paulo Coelho. This book was given to me by a friend who is a massive fan of his works. Who is Pauloe Coelho? Paulo Coelho was born in 1947 in Rio de Janero (Brazil) and has written quite a few bestselling books. His works are partly autobiographic. He has recieved many awards from 1993 up until now and his works are greatly appreciated. Why did I read this book? One of my best friends gave it to me, telling me that it would help me figuring out life and overcoming tragedies and personal experiences. She said it would positively influence me - and it really did. I took my time reading this book as I wanted to enjoy it as much as possible. The plot The narrator of this book is a member of a Christian group called RAM...

morticiaaddams 26.07.2009 · Read review
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These Streets by Paolo Nutini- what a great listen!

Advantages: Good relaxing music, Interesting storytelling lyrics, consistent standard
Disadvantages: Sometimes get a bit repetitive, Only 10 tracks on album

...rather than having a few favourites and just skipping the other (which lets be honest makes the album a bit of a waste of money) The tracks are definitely similar but I wouldn't say they all sound the same, like some people seem to claim. My favourite track would probably be Rewind, this is because it has a really catchy tune and you will find yourself singing all day, the guitar is great in this too and really compliments Paolo's voice. The guitar is good throughout all of the songs and combines well with the tune of the vocals to create lots of feel good tracks! Jenny Don't Be Hasty is a brilliant track also with the strong and fun bass line. ----------------------------------------THE ARTIST----------------------------------------------- Paolo Nutini has an individual and unique rustic Scottish voice and in my opinion one of the best...

treesaregreenandtall 18.03.2009 (22.03.2009) · Read review
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Paulo Coelho: The Alchemist

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Absolute tripe of the lowest calibre

...The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, is billed as a modern classic, yet I find it difficult to discern why. It has the feel of a fable; from a time as hazy as the desert in which it is set, and carries the lessons on life one would expect from such a parable. The feelings of distant memory that it creates, however, fashion a gap between the book and the reader. It begins with Santiago, a shepherd boy, who gives up his customs to follow a dream he has, a vision of treasure found at the Egyptian pyramids. Along the way he meets a king, a crystal merchant, an Englishman, and an alchemist; all of whom, with their passing involvement, provide him with a piece of the spiritual jigsaw that is his life. Finally, when he arrives at the Egyptian pyramids, he learns a lesson in life that brings him happiness. The novel is short, and, while it gets...

sjmcabney 23.12.2007 · Read review
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Follow your dreams- Paulo Coelho is a master!

Advantages: Unlike most other philosophy books, very understandable for a layman.
Disadvantages: I felt it was a pretty heavy read took me much longer to read than most other books the same size.

...I am personally not into reading philosophical books and Paulo Coelho's books are as philosophical as they come but his are much more readable and not at all boring. I picked up The Alchemist at the insistence of my friend who said she'd pay me the whole sum back if I didn't like it. I liked it and How! It's about the story of a young shepherd who gets recurrent dreams about a treasure waiting for him in the pyramids of Egypt. Like so many of us who've got dreams but tend to often ignore the signs, that the universe offers to realize them, carrying on with our humdrum life and end up with the feeling at the end of our journey of life that we are missing something. The story will touch a chord with anyone who's had a dream (i hope each one of us has had at least one) and failed or succeeded in realizing it. The shepherd who is young...

urooj0691 08.04.2009 · Read review
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Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coelho

Advantages: A great book,Author
Disadvantages: Nothing

...Eleven Minutes is yet another great story by Paulo Coelho and one of my favourite books by Paulo Coelho. The story is a about a young girl from Brazil that gets lured to Geneva by false promises by a Swedish stranger that she meets in Brazil. Her life quickly changes and she become a dancer then a prostitute, Maria soon learns about sexual desires and needs that here clients wants from her and she becomes more interested in sex but most importantly finding here sexual desires and what she wants from it. But when meets an artist he and here take a liking for each other and Maria is faced with a dilemma, to carrying on with what she is doing delving deeper and deeper in sexual pleasures or to give here self all to the artist. This is a brilliant story of a journey of where a person would go and to how far that person would seek...

funkysuperstar 08.11.2008 · Read review
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Paulo's message for us all!

Advantages: Paulo provides a simplistic and unique style of writing, which captures the readers attention so easily, its hard to put the book down!
Disadvantages: If only the book would go on forever!

...Hi peeps! Well i have been heavily engrossed with Paulo Coelho's books for the passed few months, I have written a review on The Valkyries for you people a short while ago and The Alchemist proved to be my second read, so here we go. What can I say, it was certainly a book well written and delivered in a truly simplistic way, for anyone to understand the messages the author is trying to send across. The way in which Paulo addresses certain issues, which each and everyone of us think about at a certain point in our lives, is truly amazing, it certainly makes me stop and think about certain areas in my life. This story basically evolves around a sheperd boy, in search of his dream (a journey across the desert to reach the Egyptian pyramids - to find his treasure), along his journey he stumbles across various people, by luck its...

gummy44 21.07.2004 · Read review
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Not Right Up My Street

Advantages: Some decent bouncy pop songs
Disadvantages: Too much James Blunt style vocal work

...Around five years ago, there was a sudden rush of female solo singer-songwriters coming from North America. They all varied in terms of their sound, their sales and their long term impact, with only their home continent and the fact their debut albums were released at roughly the same time in common. All these years later and it appears that British male singer-songwriters are the sound of the year. James Blunt took on the Avril Lavigne role; a song the public loved and which sold millions, but which got really quite annoying very quickly. For Norah Jones we have James Morrison, the more laid back and soul influenced among them. In place of Michelle Branch, with the most low key approach of them, not one to attract too many headlines, but no less worthy of a release is Scottish teenager Paolo Nutini. The album opens on ?Jenny Don...

Soho_Black 05.06.2007 · Read review
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Alchemy and Destiny

Advantages: Inspirational, encouraging, delightful
Disadvantages: Don't expect a novel as such

...is rumoured to be able to turn base metal into gold and to produce the elixir of life, both using the legendary Philosophers Stone (very familiar to those of us who read Harry Potter!) and the Englishman hopes to learn how to do this himself. Santiago, meanwhile, doesn?t know what his destiny is and only has vague notions of treasure. As he follows his dreams, Santiago encounters many setbacks and a lot of wisdom. He is tempted to give up, but perseveres. The book is extremely quotable and even the wisdom that seems almost clichéd is undeniably true; it could be viewed as a self-help book, such is the sheer amount and quality of advice. As enjoyable as the story is, it is this wisdom that propels The Alchemist from a pleasurable read to an indispensable piece of literature. Paulo Coelho?s writing style is blissfully succinct but...

DoubleFantasy11 01.08.2007 · Read review
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The Streets are lined with gold

Advantages: Amazing new talent
Disadvantages: none

...You may have heard the single currently in the charts ' Last request.' This is the song that alerted me to Paolo Nutini. Once in a while you hear something truly wonderful, that really makes you stop and listen. Paolo Nutini's debut album is that something, a rare album where you dont find yourself skipping tracks. Desperate to hear more from this amazing new talent, I really think that the he will prove himself to be something great. Paolo Nutini is an 18 year old singer/songwriter from Paisley, tipped as one of Scotland's hottest talents, the album These Streets is a gem. Paolo has an Italian father, hense the name and the looks and a Glaswegian Mum, which explains the accent you can pick up in his songs. His influences are David Bowie, Damien Rice, Oasis, Beatles, U2, Pink Floyd and Fleetwood Mac, which should give you...

mussonanna 21.07.2006 (26.07.2006) · Read review
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