We settled in Ponta Negra, one of the beach close to Natal. And like everything in Brazil, it took some time to figure things out.
We settled in Ponta Negra, one of the beach close to Natal. And like everything in Brazil, it took some time to figure things out.
When was the last time you flew for less than $30? Not this advertised price, the total price, taxes included? Yeah, never. Same here.
I wanted to learn more about Brazilians—what people eat, what they do, how they work and interact. A bit wiser and more comfortable with our surrounding, we headed back to Recife to explore the...
With its steep streets and colourful colonial buildings, Olinda reminded me of a smaller version of Antigua in Guatemala, Granada in Nicaragua, Valparaiso in Chile or Paraty in Brazil.
Bye bye cosmopolitan city. The northeast is a different beast. It's not as safe or as easy for foreign travelers. We have to learn to do things the Brazilian way.
Okay. So Mark believes I actually understand what dogs “say” (I pretend to translate barking) but he doesn’t think coconuts are real. Something went wrong with my parenting skills.
I'm trying to make conversation in Portunhol (or Portuñol?) while Mark is asking me where the planes are, why we are going fast and why we are going to China.
"Is this yucky?"
"No Mark. This is your penis and it's not yucky. It's a part of your body."
The sky was grey and dark clouds heavy with rain were looming on the horizon. It felt like the day’s metaphor where everything could go either way—sunny or rainy.