Month: December 2017

Passion runs high in Brazil’s murder capital

FEELING ALIVE IN SALVADOR

Does Salvador de Bahia epitomize Brazil?
It got the poverty, it got the color, it got the vibe, it got the crime, it got the history, it got the Samba (by god, it got the Samba alright!), it got the football and loads and loads of sex.

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Dead, and loving it.

THE DAY OF THE LIVING IN PATZCUARO

If you have been watching Breaking Bad or Better Call Soul, you’d probably associate the Mexican state of Michoacán with Chrystal Meth barons and murderous gangs. True, the place does rank high on the Mexican violence scale, but Michoacán has much more to it than just death.

Actually, forget about what I wrote above. Michuacan is mostly about death. Surprisingly it loves every bit of it.

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