10 Tips to See Brazil on the Cheap
We lived in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, in our tiny box apartment yet eating out merrily several nights a week. We had to do Brazil on the cheap. Including a…
15 Insanely Useful Things to Know Before Going to Brazil
You’ll pick up a lot once you’re in Brazil, but there’s things you need beforehand. Before going to Brazil I didn’t check out anything further than the temperature. Without this…
Best Resources for Learning Portuguese
My story of learning Portuguese. I am far from gifted in language acquisition. Heck, I failed Spanish monumentally. Not even just with an F. I got a U; an unclassified….
Decrypting the Brazilian Menu
Be prepared when you are faced with a Brazilian menu with these quick guidelines. Including an in-depth look at the country’s best cuisine. Brazilian food is diverse, but also potentially problematic…
Learn About Brazil
A gargantuan effort at bringing the mysterious, frolicsome, wistful Brazilian culture to the masses. Not your average, humdrum blog, but an enticing accumulation of articles. Sweat, love and tears went…
5 Portuguese Idioms You Need in Your Life
How a Portuguese idiom saved my sanity and why everyone can use them in their life. Skip to the idioms here! Remember that phrase, “in one ear and out the…
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 approaches you to sell you sunglasses when you clearly have some…
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…