Category: Brazil
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São Paulo Again
“But why São Paulo? Couldn’t you get the same things in any big city?” – I was asked by a young guy dancing next to me, and, needless to say, a dance floor is not necessarily the best place to reflect on anything else than the quality of music. But somehow I did. I was…
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Curitiba? Curitiba!
I must tell you I was very skeptical about this place. I had to go there for work recently, and the idea of leaving São Paulo with all of its cool people did not seem too appealing. After a night on a (freezing, as always, bus), I found myself in an environment of that bus-like…
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The Endless Coolness of São Paulo
Some time ago, I had a discussion with a friend on a topic that doesn’t really have any valid answer. We were discussing when it is…somehow appropriate to say that you’re actually living in a place instead of just travelling or staying there temporarily. What would be the factors involved: how much you’ve seen in…
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A Quick Photo Essay of Everything
I was sitting at Oi (one of Brazil’s phone companies) shop in Rio, waiting in line to get a new SIM card, when an elderly lady started talking to me (I know, what an unusual situation…). She was clearly completely happy with our communication in a form of her monologue, and, no joke, 3 minutes…
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Destino Awesomeness
After being sort of stuck in Bahia for more than half a year, I was suddenly going to Buenos Aires for several days. I quit teaching. Suddenly, life became so much more exciting. Absolutely unexpectedly, I became a part of HBO Brazil mini TV series produced by one of Brazil’s major film production companies, 02 Filmes.…
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Chapada Diamantina Series No. 3: Donkeys, Cardio, More Cardio
“Follow the donkey shit!” was a piece of advice Luca was given by his friend who had been to Chapada before. And, no joke, a great piece of advice it was. We realised it was a great piece of advice on our second day of hiking, after having passed the bridge we were looking for…
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Chapada Diamantina Series No. 2: Into the Wild (Minus the Ending)
We didn’t realise it then, but on our second day in Chapada we committed probably the greatest error a hiker can commit: we started our trail extremely late. In addition to having woken up late, we somehow thought that, for example, getting ice cream (that wasn’t even good!) should be a priority, and, in general,…
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Chapada Diamantina Series No. 1: “Life is a Journey, Not a Destination”
“According to Hitchwiki, you can catch a truck from the port area”, my friend told me as we met in the morning of one of Semana Santa days, both with rather heavy backpacks, ready to start our adventure. Destination: Chapada Diamantina, the most famous national park in Bahia (a state here, in Brazil). Hitchhiking to…
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Festival Internacional de Artistas de Rua
I remember the feeling I had when I just arrived in Salvador: my suitcase wheels were making that loud (travel) noise as I was trying to find my way to my hostel using highly uneven – and at times non-existent – sidewalks, all sweating elbowing my way down through what was supposed to be the…
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How I Proudly Participated in Salvador Pride
“This is the music they usually play at gay clubs,” my new friend told me while we were passing, in a bouncy, dance-like way, several platforms. “OR…Well, it’s simply what many clubs in Europe play,” I said as we continued our dancing and made our way to one of those platforms. Soon, all of them…
Investigative Selfism 