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Beach Sucos

May 12, 2011

The Evil Brazilian Bureaucracy Machine

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 for viable responses to my questions or concerns. In Brazil you may have to purify your water before drinking it and hang dry your clothes after

Brazil Culture

The Empregada Room

April 30, 2011

The Empregada Room: Cheap Rent In Rio de Janiero

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. The room in question measures somewhere between a refrigerator and a walk-in closet accompanied by an attached bathroom (essentially a shower stall with a

Brazil Accommodation,  Culture

Brazilian Water Filter

March 15, 2011

Getting Drunk On Tap Water In Brazil

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 without a loser (you want to tie all the time? What are you, some sort of Obama-loving socialist?). So in Brazil, like many places around the world, the con that comes to

Brazil Culture,  Disease,  Drinks,  Safety,  Water

Brazilian Money

March 14, 2011

Bartering In Brazil: Reais And Their Animals

Similar to language, money is made up. It has no real value just as words have no real meaning. The value of money and the meaning of words exist because of what the society around them dictates. I could say something like "vai tomar no cu" to an English-speaking person and even if they had

Brazil Culture,  Currency

Brazil Bathroom Construction

February 2, 2011

Learning To Use The Toilet In Brazil

There is something that all of us do (yes, all of us) that is rarely talked about, and has even become taboo in certain circles. No, I am not talking about listening to Miley Cyrus or even farting and blaming it on the dog; I am talking about number two (yes, that kind). It has become common

Brazil Bathrooms,  Culture,  Etiquette,  Pooping

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