Porto Alegre – Elinka e Alberto
At Porto Alegre we had Elinka and Alberto. She is a singer and musical consultant, he studied history but works as a computer programmer. Elinka during whole time she hosted us – four days – had to do a blog presenting a musical group. The whole time she spoke with us and on the phone […]
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Ticket to our next stop
It took an hour and a half to get it printed at the travel agency!
Read MoreWhen a decision becomes an indecision…
It’s sunny outside, warm, the beach is close. We are supposed to leave to Porto Alegre, our host is sleeping. We feel that we will regret moving away from here, at least while the weather is like this. But we decided, we are finishing this trip, put the final dot on going around. Yesterday we […]
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Internet at the beach
This was one of the beaches we visited in Ilha de Santa Catarina, called Matador. We bet everyone was surfing the internet there.
Read MoreLaziness by the beach before an end
We are in Florianópolis, South of Brazil. Couchsurfing in a big house, 10 minutes by foot from a waved see with the right temperature, neither hot that does not refresh, neither cold that makes it hard to get in. During the day we have the big house for us, there is shadow and breeze in […]
Read MoreFlorianólis, Patricia and her two children
In Florianópolis the house is in Campeche, only five minutes by foot to the beach in a area of detached houses. Patrícia lives with her two children and a german shepherd in the garden. The children are 14 and 16years old and students. The younger one also plays videogames while the older one works. Patrícia […]
Read MoreCuritiba, Milana and Dalmo
Milana and Dalmo are our hosts in Curitiba. Both journalists and studying for public worker examinations, in order to have a more stable future. They live not far from the center, walking distance from the “eye” of Niemeyer. Their large apartment is on the fifth floor on a quite recent building. The living with two […]
Read MoreLe BrésilRiche et PauvreBlanc et NoirCeux qui ont de l’argent doivent s’enfermer derrière des murs et des grilles, faire garder leurs maisons par des gardiens.Les employées de maison – Noires, les patrons – Blancs.Les employées de maison sont priées d’utiliser la porte latérale.Le Pauvre montre un couteau et demande de l’argent, alors le Riche a […]
Read MoreProblem solving – Brazilian way
Rio de Janeiro still has a tram – a very old one, called Bonde, that goes to the historic district of Santa Teresa. It’s mostly used by tourists but we took it anyway. It rides up the steep hills, around curves, and has to stop from time to time and the driver has to step […]
Read MoreSao Paulo – Vlad e Vanessa
Alda from Boston introduced us to Vanessa and Vlad by email. Vanessa is accountant at C&A and Vlad is teacher of economics in a university. The apartment is at the city center, close to the university where Vlad teaches. On the 18th and last floor (in Brazil we always stay on the top floor) of […]
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