How Three Little Brazilian Pigs Became Christmas Hams
Christmas in Brazil doesn’t mean we have to forego our traditions of the swedish christmas ham. Continue reading How Three Little Brazilian Pigs Became Christmas Hams
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Maresias – Beach trip in November
Family trip to Maresias on the east coast of São Paulo had us explore 3 ways to experience the beautiful beaches of Brazil. Continue reading Maresias – Beach trip in November
Jericoacoara
If blue lagoons, calm seas and huge dunes paired with unpretentious restaurants along sandy streets with live bossa nova musics from under the mangroves sounds like your kind of vacation destination than look no further than Jericoacoara in Ceará in the northeastern part of Brazil. Until rather recently “Jeri”, as it is colloquially called, was a … Continue reading Jericoacoara
Taiwo and Kehinde; my Abayomi twins
As always Marcia organized an amazing Portuguese class today. The class was held at a really cute artesanal art shop on Rua 5 (the prettiest street in town) called Guapo. It is owned by a great couple that we just refer to “os meninos do Guapo” (boys from Guapo). Their real names are Zé and … Continue reading Taiwo and Kehinde; my Abayomi twins
Paraty – historical gem in Rio de Janeiro
Don’t miss the epitome of Brazilian history and paradise all in the same place; Paraty in Rio de Janeiro. Continue reading Paraty – historical gem in Rio de Janeiro
The Art of Juggling in Portuguese
What does juggling have to do with learning languages? A lot as I discovered on our recent language class. Continue reading The Art of Juggling in Portuguese
Brazilian behaviours for export to Sweden
Brazilian behavior is very different from that of us Swedes. So here are my favourites from Brazil that I wish I could export to Sweden. Continue reading Brazilian behaviours for export to Sweden
São Paulo in December
São Paulo is a great place to go christmas shopping and, well, shopping in general is great and of course to get a breath of metropolitan civilization. This time we went to the Immigration museum and the Pinacoteca art gallery. We also saw a man poop in the bushes. Oh the diversity of São Paulo!….. Continue reading São Paulo in December
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