Photo Gallery: Billabong Pro Rio
The best surfers in the world gathered in Rio de Janeiro this past weekend for the Billabong Pro Rio. Competitions took place over ten days…
The best surfers in the world gathered in Rio de Janeiro this past weekend for the Billabong Pro Rio. Competitions took place over ten days…
I can think of nothing more enjoyable than being shuffled around from person to person, department to department, place to place, in an endless search…
Behold. The top of Rio de Janeiro. Pedra da Gávea. Taller than Cristo Redentor (Giant Stone Jesus) and Pão de Açúcar, it offers arguably the…
Before arriving in Rio de Janeiro I was convinced that I would never find myself wearing anything smaller than a pair of board shorts whilst…
From what I have seen thus far every most homes/apartments in Rio de Janeiro are equipped with what can only be described as slave quarters….
Brazil is different. Rio is different. PUC-Rio is really different. Let me explain. The following is an account of my typical Tuesday and Thursday morning class between…
Apparently today is Easter (or Páscoa if you are in Brazil). I did not see any egg hunts going on, and I did not see…
LOOK! Up there on the cliff! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it’s Superman! Well, actually it’s not Superman, it’s Giant Stone Jesus –…
I haven’t spoken to anyone else down here about this yet, but prior to my departure I had a difficult time determining what sort of…
Recently a long and complicated string of unfortunate events took place in this Brazilian life of mine, and so I have constructed this visual approximation…
Pictured above we have a delicious and savory bowl of açaÃ. And I know that many of you may think that you’ve had açaà before,…
No place is perfect, and with every pro must come a con; because folks, this world is a zero-sum game and there is no winner…