Pancake Rocks franchised restaurants. In British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, the restaurant chain De Dutch serves Dutch and Flemish-style pannenkoeken. Pancake syndrome is an allergic reaction which some people have after eating pancakes in tropical regions where certain mites can contaminate the flour in pancakes. Pancakes are traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday, which is known as "Pancake Day" in Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia, and "Pancake Tuesday" in Ireland and Scotland. (Shrove Tuesday is better known in the United States, France, and other countries as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday.) Historically, pancakes were made on Shrove Tuesday
Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro The Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (, UNIRIO), is one of the four federally funded public universities in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has several campuses in the city of Rio de Janeiro, including two in Urca neighborhood. It was established on June 5, 1979. The university was ranked in the 23rd place in the Government's "ENADE" classification, in 2006. In 2010, it was given a score of 4 out of 5 in "ENADE"'s system of evaluation. UNIRIO has its origins in the Federation