The Day To Day In Rio de Janeiro

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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 so [...]

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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 [...]

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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 we [...]

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What’s Next?

Well, it looks like the blog is live.  What’s next, actually, is getting it to look a little better than it does at the moment.  Styling some things.  Nipping and tucking.  Doing that for the whole site, really.  But now, at least, I can jump back and forth between technical details and content.
Let us know [...]

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