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 different bairros in the centre.
Posts tagged Brazil
In the Steep Streets of Colourful Olinda
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.
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.”