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Beach Rio de Janeiro
33 Reviews When you are in Rio you quickly realize that we all love the beach, no matter if the weather is fine or not, but we always find any reason to be close by the sea. Even when the sea is flat you will...
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Portuguese needed... or not? São Paulo
6 Reviews it's difficult to travel here without knowing some rudimentary Portuguese (even Spanish helps a lot! for some reason most Brasilian/Portuguese people can understand Spanish, but not the other way...
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Bahian dress Salvador da Bahia
4 Reviews When you enter Pelourinho in Salvador you’ll be met by baiana women wearing traditional Bahian dresses. The outfit of a baiana woman is turban, starched skirts of colourful pattern, shawl over the...
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Thumbs Up! Speak Portuguese Manaus
4 Reviews Brazil is not a bilingual country and, in Manaus, as well as the rest of Brazil, most people are not fluent in English or any foreign language. In shops and turistic points you' ll probably find...
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Cachaça and Caipirinha Rio de Janeiro
4 Reviews Cachaca is a spirit native to Brazil and is distilled from fresh sugarcane juice. Considered a member of the rum family, it is lighter than other rums which are molasses based. Cachaca has a light,...
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Good food ! São Paulo
3 Reviews The city's Italian community is large and vibrant, and much of their culture has found its way into the daily lives of every paulista (i.e. someone from São Paulo). However, the Italian influence is...
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Bahian Food Salvador da Bahia
7 Reviews Bahian cuisine has the influence of Portuguese, African and Indian cultures with a predominance of local exotic ingredients. Is characterized by the generous use of malagueta chili peppers and dende...
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local people Manaus
4 Reviews from the Manaus Region, have become very much aware of their Heritage and try to preserve their way of life and culture. much of their land has been confiscated, burned and left the tribes on a knifes...
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Fitas Salvador da Bahia
5 Reviews I went to Salvador in 2007 and had my wrist covered in these beautiful Bahia Wish Bracelets. Long story short, I long ago forgot about them and the story behind them until I recently came across them...
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fishing Manaus
1 Review fishermen at the port of Belem...the main income source for many in the 70s, has been still is I suppose, a spectaculare pasttime for tourist, when the Fishermen brought their catch home in the late...
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Berimbau Salvador da Bahia
3 Reviews The Brazilian berimbau is a single-string percussion instrument, braced musical bow or African origin. It consists of a wooden bow (traditionally made from biribi wood) about 1,2 - 1,5 m long, with a...
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Capoeira Salvador da Bahia
5 Reviews Capoeira is a unique Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, dance, music and acrobatics. But capoiera is much more; it is a ritual and a philosophy, a cultural tradition and a...
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Acaraje Salvador da Bahia
2 Reviews Acareje is street food eaten at any time as a snack. It consists of a patty, made from mashed feijao fradinho (black-eyed beans). The mash is deep-fried in dende oil (derived from a nut found on the...
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Carnaval Salvador da Bahia
2 Reviews New info on the last 2005 Salvador Carnaval in my new Travelogue. Carnaval is Locura Total : for 6 day and 6 night million of people dancing, singing and drinking. The old carnival consisted of big...
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Dance Salvador da Bahia
2 Reviews I stayed in Bahia from 16th until 25th June (S. Joao). Everywhere you could hear "forro", and in the night there are forro bands all over. You´ll have to learn and dance it (and very close one each...
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Cafezinho Salvador da Bahia
2 Reviews At any time of the day you will see these little coffee-cars with with decorations beyond imagination especially in the city center. Some are very basic, but lots of them are equipped with fantastic...
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One thing I regret NOT doing is actually throwing out a net or climbing into an inviting fishing boat. Maybe next time around I can leave the cam at home and catch some dinner!!! This is Tony, a local with a catch of the morning. His barraca is on Rua Pirui.
If you are coming to the northeast of brazil you´ll have a great chance to watch a performance of Capoeira outdoors.....It´s really something you can´t miss....Capoeira looks like a sincronized dance, since the fighters jump in the air, move their arms, clap hands and sing, but it´s actually a fight....This strange "dance" was created by the slaves during colonization. When they wanted to fight for some reason, they used to pretend to be dancing so that they wouldn´t be punished later...There is usually the background music during the fight, with the sound of "berimbau", a musical instrument that consists in an iron string attached to a long piece of wood and a ceramic pot, making metalic sounds...You´ll find much of this in the state of Bahia, Ceará but it´s actually in all parts of the country....
Brasil and in fact in the whole of South America, Poverty shows its ugly face one actually can't overlook.. it makes one sad.especially the Native People live now, since the reservations have been closed, in a sad state of poverty, and no where to go, no land of there own, in their own country......out of bounce I'd say, society in generally is struggleing in Brasil...a rich Country, yet the balance of the have's and have not still terribly lopsided
Maybe it's fun to have these ribbons tied on your wrist for good luck. I am inclined to think it's annoying and a bit of a scam -- people approach you all over Pelourinho with these ribbons, tell you it's a gift, and then ask for money once it's on your wrist. I mean, it's only 1 real but still.I have found that if you say no abruptly like you mean it and keep walking, they pretty much leave you alone.Here's a picture of my husband getting one.
I really like the coco water, which you drink directly out of the coconut, but they have all sorts of refreshments including cold cerveja and guarana (a soft drink made from a Brazilian fruit that is considered a stimulant). One time, people were grilling meat and rolling it in farofa (which is manioc flour, and is a Brazilian specialty) at one of the kiosks, and they very generously invited us to join them.
Samba seems to be THE expression of lifestyle in Brazil! It is the most popular dance in Brazil and comes from African rhythms and movements. The best time to experience the music and dance of Brazil is during Carnival. Well, since we arrived a week after the Carnival, we went to a Samba Show - and I loved it! Beautiful costumes - really awesome!
visiting the neighbour our even a good friend,clapping your hands let them know you arrived at their property, a bell is seldom used..and as a greeting in general women kiss three times left right on the cheek....man shake hands or good friend have a hug...and this is related to the old days when man where wearing guns and knifes...a quick check, did he come in Peace and left the weapons at home.
Including Brazil like anywhere else the children are loved,but some poor families can not afford a good life for their kids.so many kids work on their own free will to earn few R$ to help the family and buy some sweets and icecream maybe.
Brasil's answer to Coca Cola.the first years in the early 70's where not a huge success, but slowy people warmed up to the Softdrink with a difference. kind of sweetish drink and the taste..tropical, but very rich on minerals and quite healthy.the plant as such is grown in Brasil, kind of woody wine.it uses a tree as host.the German medical Botanist Paullini found out about the plant and gave it its name:Paullinia cupanago to the webpage below, for good infos, pic is from their webside and shows a bunch of Guarana Fruits with its very characteristic black eye
On a friday late afternoon, in a busy bus, Rafael forgot his bag with his camera and "documents". That proud lady ( Raimunda) found it and manage during 24 hours to reach Rafael ( with internet tools) and gave him back...INTACT !!!.The day before i left, we went to visit her again. She is a teacher, so with her we went to visit poor childrens in her area and make them happy..( with crayons, pencils, ballons)Thanks to that great lady...Rafael had his camera and "documents" before we left for Foz do Iguazu
Copacabana Palace Rio de Janeiro
21 Reviews and 355 Opinions A veritable Rio landmark, Copacabana Palace continues to enjoy a reputation as one of the most...
Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi São Paulo
4 Reviews and 200 Opinions ALL PICTURES ON PAGE 1 ( PICS 1 - 5 ) AND ON THIS PAGE # 6 AND 7 TAKEN IN SEPTEMBER 2003 , PICTURES...
Aram Yami Hotel Salvador da Bahia
1 Review and 100 Opinions I did not stay at the hotel, but my good friends did and I visited them there, hung out in the...
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