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When I was a kid in the 70s, my father, who frequently traveled to Brazil for 
business, told me of a famous local saying that went something like this:
“Brazilians will start working only when the Jesus statue on top of the Corcovado rock will clap his hands”. Looking at Rio’s bright white landmark, the answer was obvious – never!
But, as I later found out for myself, they were wrong. Here’s why:
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.
Continue reading “Passion runs high in Brazil’s murder capital”
“Tall and tan and young and lovely, the girl from Ipanema goes walking…”
But not this one.
Far removed from the glitzy opulence of Ipanema with its sandy beaches and Thong-clad, long-legged beauties, this girl peeps her head out of a bar window in the semi-decayed neighborhood of Santa Teresa. Continue reading “Opening a window to a different corner of Rio”
Being alone, all by yourself can be eerie. You look around and see no one, just a gigantic roaring section of the Iguazu Falls. You may think to yourself “This doesn’t make any sense. I probably shouldn’t be here”. A deep voice inside you may whisper “How couldn’t you see the ‘no entry’ sign. Someone is surely on his way to get you”.
All I was thinking was “Holy ****! This is just too good to be true”.
Thank god I didn’t pinch myself.
Continue reading “All alone in the Iguazu Falls”
