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Photo of the Week: April 29th Rio de Janeiro

This week's Photo of the Week is a view from the Pao de Azucar (Sugarloaf Mountain) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The entire day was gloomy, but as soon as we arrived at this spot, the clouds opened up, seemingly for us, and we had the chance to witness the great beauty of Rio de Janeiro. You can see the…

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Added by nithya ramachandran on April 29, 2011 at 6:11pm — No Comments

Ficar: Levels of Relationships in Brazil

In Portuguese the word ‘ficar’ has two meanings. In some contexts ‘ficar’ can mean the verb ‘to stay,’ e.g.“Quanto tempo você vai ficar na Bahia?”  Translation: “For how long are you going to stay in Bahia?” However, in some more complex situations (wink wink), ‘ficar’ can also be the…

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Added by nithya ramachandran on April 27, 2011 at 8:05pm — No Comments

The Secret of Slimness: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

As I’ve noticed, the majority of people here are reasonably slim. What’s the secret? Well here’s what I believe are the Cariocas´ (people of Rio de Janeiro) secrets to keeping slim.

1. Beach 365 days of the year:

When you live in a climate where…

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Added by nithya ramachandran on April 26, 2011 at 3:45am — No Comments

Lost Amongst the Canals in Venezia, Italy

I traveled through Venice, Italy, and uncover a place that was vivacious, vigorous and easy to fall in love with. The train came at approximately 8pm and upon wanting to find the bus to where I'd booked Hotel Primavera in Venice Mestra; I had a little worry. The bus system was a bit unknown to try and figure out. I…

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Added by nithya ramachandran on April 20, 2011 at 5:00am — No Comments

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