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.
Posts tagged Brazil
Trying to Decipher Portuguese Downtown Recife
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.
Boa Viagem and our First Brazilian Beach
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.
A Flight to Recife Later…
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.
Artsy Sunday in São Paulo
“Is this yucky?”
“No Mark. This is your penis and it’s not yucky. It’s a part of your body.”
Dark Clouds and Karma – Bit of Bad Luck in Brazil
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.