Archive for the ‘South America’ Category
Reveillon da Decada de Ouro II
Reveillon or New Year’s Eve is the biggest celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, second only to the carnival, and one of the greatest ways in the entire world to celebrate the arrival of a new year. Ever since I was a kid, the TV clips of Rio fireworks were enchanting to me, and I always […]
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Tags: Brazil, Cariocas, Copacabana, Daniela Mercury, Reveillon, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador de Bahia, samba, Summer Olympic Games
Reveillon da Decada de Ouro I
On Christmas Day I found myself in the airport washroom of Rio de Janeiro. I wanted to change into my summer clothes because blending with locals is the way to financially survive and completely enjoy Brazil. Suddenly, I realised that the washroom stalls were much smaller than the ones at the Sao Paulo international airport. […]
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Tags: Brazil, Cariocas, Copacabana, Corcovado, Ipanema, Reveillon, Rio de Janeiro
Siga la Vaca – Parte III
Originally written on February 17, 2009 Ola! For six months, I’ve been looking forward to going to Rio and spending time on Ipanema Beach. The excitement was so high that a couple of days prior to my leave for South America, I could barely get enough sleep. Yet when I arrived to Rio de Janeiro […]
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Tags: Argentina, Banda de Ipanema, Brazil, carnival, Copacabana, Corcovado, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, The Week, Zero Zero
Siga la Vaca – Parte II
Originally written on February 14, 2009 Ola todos, Today after spending some time shopping, A.M., O.G., O.G’s brother F.O., sister-in-law and I went to Banda de Ipanema – a mini carnival procession in the Ipanema neightbourhood of Rio de Janeiro. Cariocas (people from Rio) were getting ready for the next weekend when most of […]
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Tags: Banda de Ipanema, Brazil, Cariocas, carnival, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador de Bahia
Siga la Vaca – Parte I
Originally written on February 13, 2009 Hola todos! If one follows tracks of a cow, one might end up either in Switzerland, India or Argentina. LOL I’ve opted out for the third choice and came to the country which instead of Sun should have had a steak on its national flag. This is the reason […]
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Tags: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Colonia del Sacramento, Evita, London, Madrid, NYC, Paris, Pompei, Porteños, Recoleta, Rio de Janeiro, siesta, Toronto, Uruguay
We’re Carnival
Originally written on February 6, 2008 Ola todos! 😉 I’m starting this email feeling a little bit down because after 6 nights of the carnival, it’s very difficult to get back to the normal and not to feel the vibe given off by millions of people. Yet again I’ve made my way to […]
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Tags: Bahia, Brazil, carnival, Naomi Campbell, Praia de Forte, Salvador de Bahia, Sao Paulo
The Marvelous City II
Originally written on March 6, 2006 Ola!!! Here is the second and most likely last email I’m writing from Brazil. Once I read that Brazilians thought that God was one of them. Cariocas went even further by saying that God was ONE of THEM, but I think that if God were Carioca, we would all […]
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Tags: Angra dos Reis, Banda de Ipanema, Blue Lagoon, Brazil, Cariocas, carnival, Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro, samba
