Category: Culture

Out of all the things in my life here – all the capoeira rodas, all the interesting conversations, all the great food, all the new experiences – the thing …

Churrasco. I don’t know what the Brazilians do to their meat, but MAN it comes out good… moist, hot off the skillet, impossibly flavorful… my mouth waters just thinking …

It’s orientation week at the University of São Paulo (here, the school year starts in March, which is the fall) and it’s quite easy to identify the freshmen on …

Day by day, pouco a pouco, I’m feeling more settled here as I make friends, get to know the city, etc. I think many of my friends have this …

I’m losing track of time down here. On one hand the days pass quickly, but on the other hand each day is so packed with interesting experiences that each …

A good thing to know if you’re going to Brazil: coco means coconut, Cocó is the name of a river, and cocô means poop. I found this out when …

One of the presents I have my homestay family was a jar of maple syrup, which I figured would be rare down here. I had a really hard time …