It's something like cool spring day in California.
I arrived in Brazil last week and took the first few days to soak it up before blogging about it. There's a way here that I can't quite explain. But's different than any other place I've been.
It's a beautiful city with a vibrant heart beat. The people are very warm of course. You'll notice that as strangers will tend to converse given any opportunity. But you won't find any of them fooled. They are always looking to make a move or prevent one.
I'm staying with my cousins. They are established in the area and very in tune to what's going on (pun intended). My "tia" is a travel guide for corporate visitors from America and my cousin is a software development manager for EDS Brazil.
Some cool things on the agenda in addition to a few sites include a visit to EDS Brazil and a bossa nova lesson from a musician who was part of the movement.
The first day I arrived, in true Portugese style, we had a feast. About 20 people showed up. After the meal the living room turned into a music studio with instruments galore. We played all kinds of crazy stuff, bossa novas, sambas, american rock? Later in the night my cousin Terza took me out for drinks.
I want to write about the Carioca (person from Rio) style of living but I don't have all the ideas formulated yet. This is it for now.
Labels: brazil, travel
