It has been my intention to dedicate a post to how the cost of living in São Paulo compares to Minnesota. While I touched on it briefly in a previous post, I will eventually tackle the issue in more depth. It is quite possible that…
Yesterday, a man approached me in the mall and kindly demanded to know if I was from New York. Shaking my head no, I attempted to correct him. Without skipping a beat he enthusiastically countered with the wild guess of Italy. Yes. Italy was his…
We are spending our Monday recovering from the most lovely weekend at the beach. We arrived Friday night just in time for a walk at sunset and dinner on Praia Camburi. The rest of our weekend was spent enjoying incredible food with great friends and…
Today marks the start of my little sister’s 29th year. In proper celebratory style, she is sleeping in cramped quarters on an international flight. i.e. Flying to Brazil. While I’ve heard mumblings about a honeymoon, it is important that you know she is here to…
I have been fielding a multitude of questions regarding my patterned leggings reference in the EFAM article. (Actually, it was more like one question… or comment. Whatever, silly details.) The example below is a small taste of Brazilian fashion. The next few are my only…
This little coffee shop came to us by way of recommendation. We were told the cappuccinos with chocolate dipped spoons were delicious and that we should sit near the window if possible as it is located on rua Oscar Freire. Each time we walked by,…
