Let's face it - it won't be a secret that you are a gringo in Brazil. It is fairly obvious separating the locals from the tourists, but the process becomes even easier at the beach. Luckily, by following the simple code of Brazilian beach etiquette you will be able to (attempt) to blend in
Havaianas: The Footwear of Brazil
If you are Brazilian or have been to Brazil, then you (had damn well better) have a pair of Havaianas. From the poorest people of the favelas, to the richest most chique real housewives of Brazil, everyone has Havaianas. Used by most for going to the beach, Havaianas are a simple pair of
A Canga: Why You Want One
The canga (also known as a sarong), as used in Brazil, has to be one of the most versatile pieces of fabric I have ever come across. Usually used as something to sit on at the beach in lieu of a towel (big no-no, that towel), it can be so much more: it's something to dry off with, something to
Top 5 Rio de Janeiro Eats
Although it is difficult to narrow down the best of the caloric intake options Rio has to offer, the following will prove most excellent in your conquest of hunger: PORCÃO | For those who do not know, a churrascaria is a magical place where you may sit and gorge yourself on a delicious buffet of
Nina the Shih Tzu
A monster lives inside of my apartment here in Rio de Janeiro. Something ferocious unlike anything I have ever encountered in all my years wandering the Earth. Its ear-piercing screech and home-wrecking attitude has driven me to near suicide on multiple occasions. This thing is called
Student-Teacher Love Making In Brazil
In the United States students tend to keep relationships with their professors strictly professional (although, as we know, sometimes things get out of hand). However, Brazil has once again afforded me the opportunity to experience things in a new light. Once the workday is over my professors
Portuguese or/ou Português
Like magic eye pictures, languages can prove difficult. Even after years of practice, nonnative speakers can give themselves away with the slightest of errors. Since every day I am reminded that I cannot communicate as well as I would like to in this exotic wonderland known as Brazil via this
Making Change In Brazil
Like HALLS and the thumbs-up, there are other things that make life here in Brazil just a little different from back in the America of North and its respective states (and I'm not just talking about the threat of monkeys). What is it now? It's pennies. I will demonstrate with the following