Brazil Category
Beautiful (I just want you to know…)
Posted on January 30, 2014 3 Comments
So here’s something you may not know. I’ve wanted to travel to Brazil ever since 2003, when I first saw Snoop Dogg and Pharrell party it up in their music video for “Beautiful.” So it was pretty cool that 10 years later, I finally made it! If you’re familiar with the video, you wouldn’t be […]
Santa Teresa
Posted on January 28, 2014 4 Comments
If Copacabana is the Times Square of Rio, then Santa Teresa is the Village (if not Williamsburg). We had a fun night out here, and on my next trip to Rio (my Visa is good for 10 years!), I’d definitely choose to stay in this neighborhood. But first, a leisurely morning. We did actually go […]
Bip Bip (snap snap)
Posted on January 26, 2014 3 Comments
I barely speak 10 words of Portuguese. But music transcends language, and listening to the musicians at Bip Bip was one of the highlights of my trip to Brazil. Located on a side street off of the beach in Copcacabana, Bip Bip is a tiny hole-in-the-wall establishment featuring live music and a self-serve fridge full […]
Parque Lage and Cristo Redentor
Posted on January 24, 2014 4 Comments
Sometimes the best-laid plans don’t work out. And sometimes they don’t work out for a reason! Kismet, as they say. Case in point, the first day of the new year. Since we were up late the night before, and since it was still scorching hot outside, my friend Ryan and I opted for a day […]
New Year’s Eve 2014: Rio, Reveillon, and Resolutions
Posted on January 20, 2014 5 Comments
To say that New Year’s Eve in Rio de Janeiro is a big deal would be an understatement. Reveillon is the second biggest party of the year, following Carnival. Following tradition, many people offer flowers and small wooden boats lit with candles into the ocean for Lemanja, the goddess of the sea. My friends from […]
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