Faking It: A Brazilian Success Story
Brazil is certainly getting its play in the international press lately. Electing a possibly illiterate clown to congress by a landslide will do that for [...]
Suggestions for Lula’s Second Career
The results are in and we’re headed toward a runoff. In Brazil, you cannot be elected with a mere plurality. Because no presidential candidate managed [...]
Election Day in Brazil
Tomorrow is election day in Brazil. Thank God! If I hear one more election jingle being blasted from the propaganda cars driving through the city, [...]
Pet Adoption in Brazil
My husband and I spent all of last week preparing our apartment for the new arrivals. We bought a bed, toys and food. We also [...]
Combatting Fraud & Efficiency
The Brazilian government is truly amazing in its ability to complicate simple things. Take signing your name to a contract. In the US, at the [...]
My Brazilian Gym Membership Part 3: Dress Code
Most ads don't reflect reality...this one does. This is exactly how many women show up to my gym. I’ve been a regular at [...]
My Gym Membership A 3 part series Part II: Results
In a dazzling, welcome and somewhat out of character for Brazil, display of efficiency, the results of our introductory physical evaluation were sent by email [...]
My Gym Membership A 3 part series Part I: Registration
“Just tuck the heart rate monitor under your sports bra. Just like that...good. Now I’m going to put the mask on. You let me know [...]
Why Does Brazil Not Have Closets?!
We saw our current apartment for the first time about a month ago. We had two days in Vitoria to find an apartment to rent [...]