The first time I experienced Brazil was during the Carnival in Salvador. It is one of those countries that remain in your heart forever. The beautiful people. The vastness of the country. And the endless corruption and bureaucracy. Sorry I meant charm. Many people think that Brazil is just big butts, bikinis, and an endless […]
Brazil Travel Blog
Why I Decided To Live in Colombia Instead of Brazil (Or Chile and Ecuador)
Living in Colombia vs Brazil wasn’t an easy choice. I think any long term traveler after a while gets to the point where they want to just relax instead of keep going. I remember many times where I felt burnt out. I also felt it was a bit unfair how I would be seeing these […]
Learning How To Speak Brazilian Portuguese: Basic Expressions
Learning how to speak Brazilian Portuguese was nothing short of challenging even though I speak Spanish. The many Brazilian Portuguese basic expressions are quite similar to Spanish but most people don’t realize that Brazilians can understand the Spanish better than Spanish people can understand Brazilian. In written form the words are nearly identical but the […]
Brazilian Food: Typical & Traditional Cuisine
The Food in Brazil is generally a variation of the food that can be found in other South America countries. Upon visiting Brazil, one will find that there are only variations of food that are found throughout the entire continent. It is seldom to find food that is overly unique, but there are some delectable […]
Living in Brazil Times 2: New Loft In Center Of the City
I had been living in Brazil now for roughly 2 months and have had a very rough time getting acclimated to the life in Rio De Janeiro. I decided to change a few things in order to really get a taste of what life in Rio de Janeiro was like. The first problem was that […]
Great Brazilian Road Trip: Northern Coast & Beach Edition
I was sitting around Rio De Janeiro and I suddenly realized that I was leaving in a few months and hadn’t seen the majority of the country. I had been acclimating to life in Rio De Janeiro for close to 3 months already and was able to visit Easter Island, Peru, and parts of southern […]
Lagoa Paraiso in Jericoacoara, Brazil (Photo Essay)
If this is your first time to the site you may want to sign up for my or join me on Facebook. Welcome to Paradise, Paradise Lagoon to be exact (Lagoa Paraiso means Paradise Lagoon). The lagoon is part of an extensive set of lagoons that are found in the area near the city of […]
When A First Love Is Tainted
It happens to all of us, the first love. A first love can be as swift as a rose grows or as difficult as the thorn that it bears. The first love, in some cases, is often complicated and complex. This was not the case of my first, her name was Medellin and it was […]
Getting Acclimated To Life In Rio de Janeiro
Life in Rio De Janeiro hasn’t been the same since I arrived in the largest country in South America. I would beg to mention something else that was very big that I found on the beaches of city but I will refrain from frightened the kiddos. It reminded me of many places I visited around […]
Dear Florianopolis: I am NOT impressed
The things said of Florianopolis were nothing short of exceptional. “There is nothing like the beaches on that island” one traveler told me. Anytime I googled anything including awesome and South America there was always one result that appeared continuously. Awesome + South America = Yep, Florianopolis. Considering that I have lived in 5 of […]
