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Author Archives: Amerioca
Bus News for Copacabana
Avenida N.S. Copacabana has seen some small changes recently. The two right-most lanes of the four-lane, one way street have been bordered by painted blue lines. This denotes that the lanes are only for bus use. Taxis will now use the left-most lane, and all other vehicles will use the lane immediately to the right. [...]
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Corpus Christi
Today, Thursday June 3rd, is a holiday in Rio. As with most holidays, expect nearly everything to be closed. However, shopping malls will open from 3pm to 9pm. Friday everything should run as normal.
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A Quick Tip That Could Help You Anywhere
Wayyyyyyyy behind on the blogging, I know. I’ve got a lot on my plate these days. Lots of material planned as soon as I find the time. But I had to take just a second out from daydreaming about the brasileira whose intimate acquaintance I was pleased to make last night to share this one [...]
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Happiest City
Rio de Janeiro has been voted the “happiest city in the world.” And not to my surprise. http://shine.yahoo.com/event/tastefulliving/the-worlds-happiest-cities-508202/
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What I Love About Brazil – Part 1
People always ask me why I moved to Brazil, and it’s…it’s not a difficult question to answer, but it’s difficult to give a short answer. I usually end up just gesturing toward whatever the surroundings are, like, “Just look…” But to get a bit more specific, one thing I love is that everyone here is [...]
Sea and Sun in Leblon
Found this gorgeous slideshow of the beach in Leblon–a very lovely Rio neighborhood right next to Ipanema. Enjoy.
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Thank God for Spellcheckers
I love Portuguese. I love the language, I love understanding it, and I love that I speak it. It’s a very musical sounding language. Lots of soft sounds–none of the guttural grunting of, say, German. The right voice can make every sentence into a little poem. There are things you can say in Portuguese that [...]
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The Vegetarian Myth
Okay, this is soooo fascinating, I just had to blog about it. And this is the next book I am going to read. Absolutely fantastic. The Vegetarian Myth | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D..
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Get Foxy » My First Churrascaria Brazilian Steak House
A friend of ours, in Brazil for the first time, experienced his first churrascaria (Brazilian barbeque) the other night. He wrote up an excellent post about the experience, which should give those who’ve never had the pleasure an idea what it’s all about, and those who have, fond remembrances The churrascaria is one of [...]
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Went Primal, Ditched the Diabetes Meds | Mark’s Daily Apple
We’re recently on a health kick here at Amerioca, and it shows in both our physique and attitude. We’re getting a lot more done. This is a blog about Rio de Janeiro, but it is also a blog about the day to day in Rio de Janeiro. And that includes what we eat and how [...]
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