brazilcurios

-most cars in brazil work with both gas and ethanol

-huge influence of evangelist church in the region

-in rio de janeiro lots of cars had tainted windows

-some of the favelas in rio can be visited, in others there is an open war

-while we were in brasil there was a landslide that block one of the crucial tunnels that communicate the city of rio with copacabana

-in ipanema the ocean front street changes traffic direction depending on the hour

-Lapa is a fine neighborhood to hang out

-in mato grosso do sul people drink tereré, which is mate prepared with cold water

-we met the katayamas in Corumbá: he was brazilian-japanese, she was paraguayan-guaraní

-no border control between the states of brazil

-there are all-cachassa stores everywhere

-we drove 6410 km in 18 days

-always use the "tem disconto?" (do you have a discount) when asking for accommodation in pousadas. In the rare occasions that they do not have you should always ask "pode fazer um mellor precio" (can you offer me a better price?)

-many adds on TV are about inclusion of all ethnicities as one single brazilian nation

-campo grande, the most desired coffee

-pets are extremely well treated

-we had a "julio iglesias" singing for us at a restaurant in the lost town of Bodoquena!

-michael "plain" moment in Ouro Preto: the oldest theater in South America