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...lasting effect of all these groups on the region is both endearing and surreal, and the best way to experience it is with a tour of Santa Catarina state. The heart of the region - and one of the few places in Brazil where renting a car is a good idea - Santa Catarina is a meandering mix of lush valleys, vibrant beach life and gentle fishing villages where the legacy of early pioneers lives on. From tiny Azorean settlements like the village at Armação with its colonial-style chapel, to the grand timber-framed Germanic architecture of Blumenau...
...this makes Santa Catarina sound a little contrived, it's saved by the absence of mass tourism. Even with the region's glorious climate and natural beauty, there are surprisingly few of the chain hotels, tour groups or crowded beaches that can be common up north. Life in the south is an altogether calmer experience. People here work hard, but take relaxation even more seriously...
...wonder, then, that Santa Catarina's state capital, Florianópolis, is regularly voted best for quality of life in the country. The accolade attracts a steady flow of fashionable Paulistas (São Paulo is only an hour's flight away), young surfers and families coming to while away their weekends at the wide sandy beaches nearby. Style and glamour are in the city's DNA - its most famous son and daughter are tennis player Gustavo Kuerten and supermodel Gisele Bündchen. But one of the most popular hangouts is not some swanky rooftop hotel restaurant...
...University President Neil L. Rudenstine and then Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles in 1998 to build up Harvard’s presence in the applied sciences. “It was a delight, and I mean that, to have the opportunity to persuade Venky to come from Santa Barbara,” Knowles said in an interview yesterday. “When he arrived, the temperature changed.”“The force of good and of cheer that Venky brought, I assure you, was really palpable,” Knowles added.Venky spent his deanship deepening...
...toughest person in your entire career to interview and why? -Narendra Trivedi, Santa Clara, Calif.The feistiest interview I've ever had was with Ross Perot in May of 1992. He was running for the president of the United States and at that time he was leading George Herbert Walker Bush and Bill Clinton in the polls. He was very combative, very feisty but very engaging. That means it was a very demanding interview from my standpoint because I had to try to elicit information and not get involved in any type of personal exchange. It was a very interesting tight...