Decrypting the Brazilian Menu
Brazilian food is diverse, but also potentially problematic. In the sense that nothing is off limits. You may or may not have heard of the infamous Feijoada. It is originally…
Thursday Night Tomato Tongue
The Story of the Tomato Tongue I moved to Brazil partly on a whim, blinded or dazzled by love. I believe if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t be the person I…
VIDEO: A Day in Brazil VS England
Brazil vs England: are you curious? Brazil a far off tropical land; England a tea loving island. Our question was how much do the two actually differ? I have squeezed…
R.I.P Crabs
Eating crabs is a messy eater’s worst nightmare. You can spend an excruciating 45 minutes cracking open a plate of crabs, just to munch on the tiny morsels of sweet…
5 Portuguese Idioms You Need in Your Life
How a Portuguese Idiom saved my sanity and why everyone can use them in their life. Picture an eager, blonde globetrotter floating curiously through Brazil, seemingly soaking up…
How to Handle Study Abroad in Brazil
Study abroad in Brazil is in a phrase: lying on the beach in bliss, but periodically vendor after vendor approach you to sell you sunglasses when you clearly have some…
What the Fudge is Cachaça? Should I get Drunk on it?
Caipirinha, what a beautiful, samba bobbin’ glass of joy. Cachaça the mysterious key ingredient. I’m well aware that caipirinha and it’s alcoholic better-half cachaça, is lagging far behind tequila and…
Driving in Brazil | Everything important about navigating the Brazilian roads
Winging it on the notorious Brazilian roads might not be towards the top of your bucket list, but my aspiring Brazilian wanders, it should be. Driving in Brazil is the…