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Brazil

Training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Brazil

July 26, 2010

In one of my previous posts, I wrote about the perfect travel strategy.  The idea is doing something fulfilling and rewarding while living abroad for an extended time. The strategy is two-fold: one, nurture a skill you can apply in life, and two, create a balanced routine which is important for staying sane when living [...]

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The Girl From Lapa (Part 5/5)

June 28, 2010

The weekly fair in Ipanema, or as known by locals as Hippie Fair was the usual display of paintings, various crafts and other things.  I saw a cool red t-shirt, that instead of having written “Coca-Cola”, it said “Carioca” in the famous script, a reference to the name given to Rio’s locals.  We met up [...]

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The Girl From Lapa (Part 3/5)

June 8, 2010

I turned around and noticed about three teenagers walking in our direction.  By then it was close to about 5 am, yet still pitch dark.  At this hour we were all alone on the beach, save for the lonely kiosk still operating.  I felt uneasy and knew that we were exposed and easy targets should [...]

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The Girl From Lapa (Part 2/5)

June 6, 2010

It was one of the most sensual kisses I’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing.  It felt just right, not too mushy, and none of the typical tongue gymnastics that one experiences with a Brazilian make out.  We made out for a few minutes, embracing each other while the other couple joked that we were [...]

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The Girl From Lapa (Part 1/5)

June 4, 2010

The first time I really went out, after about a week of being in Brazil, was to a popular nightclub in the Lapa neighborhood.  To the uninitiated, Lapa is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro famous for its weekend street parties, Samba clubs, and cheap beer.  It was three of us: Chris, an American guy [...]

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Living Series: Belo Horizonte, Brazil

June 2, 2010

Belo Horizonte is the 5th largest city in Brazil as is a capital of Minas Gerais, a land-locked state north of Rio de Janeiro. It’s a cosmopolitan city dotted by museums, parks and, to compensate for the lack of beaches, the largest per capita concentration of bars of any Brazilian city. My first visit to [...]

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