Brazil...For Realz?
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I've often thought about attending Carnival at Salvador, Bahia, which I'm told no life is complete without having experienced, but otherwise Brazil holds no attraction for me. Four thousand a month?! That's a lot of money for an expat life if that's what he's pushing. Shit, I can name ten places you can live a decent lifestyle for ONE thousand a month, and still be immersed in pretty girls, good rum, good food, good music and pristine beaches. And then there's the language issue. Who TF knows how to speak Portuguese outside of Brazilians, Angolans and the Portuguese? I'm not going through the hell of learning a language that is useful in so few places. Brazil still has a pretty fucked up reputation for street crime and violence. Not sure how deserved that is; haven't been there. Shit, ... compared to Colombia, what does Brazil offer me that warrants all the extra bullshit one must contend with? And Colombia does it for 1/3 the price, along with a shorter, cheaper plane ride. Winner = Cartagena! Still wanna see Carnival in Salvador some day though.
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I've often thought about attending Carnival at Salvador Bahia, which I'm told no life is complete without having experienced, but otherwise Brazil holds no attraction for me. Four thousand a month?! That's a lot of money for an expat life if that's what he's pushing. Shit, I can name ten places you can live a decent lifestyle for ONE thousand a month, and still be immersed in pretty girls, good rum, good food, good music and pristine beaches. And then there's the language issue. Who TF knows how to speak Portuguese outside of Brazilians, Angolans and the Portuguese? I'm not going through the hell of learning a language that is useful in so few places. Brazil still has a pretty fucked up reputation for street crime and violence. Not sure how deserved that is; haven't been there. Shit, ... compared to Colombia, what does Brazil offer me that warrants all the extra bullshit one must contend with? And Colombia does it for 1/3 the price, along with a shorter, cheaper plane ride. Winner = Cartagena! Still wanna see Carnival in Salvador some day though.
My peoples spends time in Bahia a few times a year (well, until 2020). He fucking loves it. Says it's so many bad ass Afro-Brazilian jawns there. I keep bullshittin. I need to make that happen when we're all off punishment.
Nice
I'm no longer sure we're ever getting off punishment. Maybe this is the new normal. What a fucked up normal!
I've been to salvador and rio. For me, brazil has the baddest women. Light to dark, beauties.
???????? How do you know which you like best till you go see the Colombians?
I've been to Colombia. They are baddies too. Venezuelans too.
You know Mark Weins did a vlog right out of Salvador Bahia on the food culture there..........
Have you been to Carnival in Trindad?I've often thought about attending Carnival at Salvador, Bahia, which I'm told no life is complete without having experienced, but otherwise Brazil holds no attraction for me. Four thousand a month?! That's a lot of money for an expat life if that's what he's pushing. Shit, I can name ten places you can live a decent lifestyle for ONE thousand a month, and still be immersed in pretty girls, good rum, good food, good music and pristine beaches. And then there's the language issue. Who TF knows how to speak Portuguese outside of Brazilians, Angolans and the Portuguese? I'm not going through the hell of learning a language that is useful in so few places. Brazil still has a pretty fucked up reputation for street crime and violence. Not sure how deserved that is; haven't been there. Shit, ... compared to Colombia, what does Brazil offer me that warrants all the extra bullshit one must contend with? And Colombia does it for 1/3 the price, along with a shorter, cheaper plane ride. Winner = Cartagena! Still wanna see Carnival in Salvador some day though.
This is from the Mark Weins video. I'm done with their food before I ever even had any.
I've been back in the '80s and wooweee...freaking my ass off. Don't know the current scene though :-(
Nope, only Belize, Guatemala, Toronto (caribana) and da Big EZ. My wife did T & T carnival years ago and still raves about it. She swears it's the best on earth even though she's never been to Brazil either so how the fuck she knows beats me. But the way her eyes light up when she talks about it, it must be pretty grand. I tried to book a trip last year and the AirBNB rates were unbelievable during Carnival. I mean jaw dropping nuts! I dropped the idea.
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This is from the Mark Weins video. I'm done with their food before I ever even had any.
Yeesh
The current scene is Keith Rowley cancelled next years T & T Carnival last month. Trinidad is gonna really feel that sting BAD. That's like where half their annual tourism money is generated.
I then been all through that muffucka slanging dick..brah
That's on my list before Brazil.
I've been to Caribana in Toronto and loved it. People tell me that going to Caribana is like a test run for going to Carnival in Trinidad. That's why I can't wait to go there. All I gotta say is - don't bring sand to the beach, feel me?
This thread gon give me the itch...next time, I might find a way to stay, tho.
My cousin has been giving me tutorials on how to travel to Central America and South America.
I can’t wait to roll with him just once.
He simply tells me every trip is insane.
They are the largest population of Africans outside of Africa.
There is nothing “few” about Portuguese.
Hell, it may be the language that liberates us!
I can’t wait to roll with him just once.
He simply tells me every trip is insane.
Bruh, Brazil has 40 million African descended people that live there AND speak Portuguese.I've often thought about attending Carnival at Salvador, Bahia, which I'm told no life is complete without having experienced, but otherwise Brazil holds no attraction for me. Four thousand a month?! That's a lot of money for an expat life if that's what he's pushing. Shit, I can name ten places you can live a decent lifestyle for ONE thousand a month, and still be immersed in pretty girls, good rum, good food, good music and pristine beaches. And then there's the language issue. Who TF knows how to speak Portuguese outside of Brazilians, Angolans and the Portuguese? I'm not going through the hell of learning a language that is useful in so few places. Brazil still has a pretty fucked up reputation for street crime and violence. Not sure how deserved that is; haven't been there. Shit, ... compared to Colombia, what does Brazil offer me that warrants all the extra bullshit one must contend with? And Colombia does it for 1/3 the price, along with a shorter, cheaper plane ride. Winner = Cartagena! Still wanna see Carnival in Salvador some day though.
They are the largest population of Africans outside of Africa.
There is nothing “few” about Portuguese.
Hell, it may be the language that liberates us!
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