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BrazilGAF |OT| of Samba, Carnaval... and letting GAF have a sample of it all!
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But feijão is the best thing ever.
You know, when I wrote that I expecte "those religious dudes" were the POLITICIAN ones like Feliciano .... not just A RANDOM PREACHER =|
I REALLY need to learn spanish and move to Argentina
Hey Brazil GAF, next year I'm planning a massive trip around south and central America. The rough plan is to buy a camper van or small motor home in Argentina and drive over to Brazil for the world cup and go from there. I'm not planning too much except for the world cup. I'm thinking or staying around the south of brazil for the Wc and hopefully going to games in some of these cities: Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Sao paulo and Rio.
Just wondering what your thoughts are on these cities or will it be better to go elsewhere. I plan on doing this trip for around 1 year so I will have time to go to all the places I want just not sure what will be best for the WC and if there is anything major I should prepare for.
On a side note are there any unknown or not so well know things that are a must in south America?
Just wondering what your thoughts are on these cities or will it be better to go elsewhere. I plan on doing this trip for around 1 year so I will have time to go to all the places I want just not sure what will be best for the WC and if there is anything major I should prepare for.
On a side note are there any unknown or not so well know things that are a must in south America?
It's so disturbing to see those evangelic preachers in position of power, I would prefer much more the Catholic Church, and the Catholic Church sucks, I don't even have words to describe the Christian and evangelic variety. edit: ok that source couldn't be mor ebiased if it tried. Getting unbiased news here in Brasil is hard.
You could spend decades around the unknown things that should be a must in South America
I can't help but give publicity to my country Colombia, which is chock-full of amazing sites to see. But a trip by land is going to be tough, maybe tough is an understatement, I think is out of the question. There's so much places I would want to go in Colombia alone, exploring all South America looks to be just overwhelming.
You could spend decades around the unknown things that should be a must in South America
I can't help but give publicity to my country Colombia, which is chock-full of amazing sites to see. But a trip by land is going to be tough, maybe tough is an understatement, I think is out of the question. There's so much places I would want to go in Colombia alone, exploring all South America looks to be just overwhelming.
The Hermit
Member
Being brasilian and having all my family, including my brother, living in Argentina,(actually I am in Buenos Aires right now on vacations) I would say it isn't the smartest choice in the world.
But I do agree that there are some seemingly small stupid things in our country that almost make us want to give up...
Btw, were you Plathypothamus? I had no idea you were brasilian!
No, wrong Platy xD
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/member.php?u=12687
At least argentina has the most advanced gender law in the world =O
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/member.php?u=12687
At least argentina has the most advanced gender law in the world =O
Curitiba is awesome and you should definitely come visit here.
Most of the beautifull places that are diferent from what you probably seen can be found more on the north part, specialy in this red part
South is more full of rich cities and european like designs (specialy the south part)... but this region in red is FULL of awesome waterfalls, deserts and nature beauties
Most of the beautifull places that are diferent from what you probably seen can be found more on the north part, specialy in this red part
South is more full of rich cities and european like designs (specialy the south part)... but this region in red is FULL of awesome waterfalls, deserts and nature beauties
The south has plenty of amazing vistas and waterfalls thank you!
So this is sort of an important question I don't know if anyone can answer but please if you do, help me! When I lived in Brazil, in the regions surrounding the city of Goiana, I had this fruit I really liked. It grew on trees, in long, rope-like pods. You twisted the pod open and inside were these white fruit pieces that looked sort of like trapezoids, white in color, so sort of like a mix between banana and marshmallows. When you ate it, it sort of had a cottony texture, and inside every white segment (and the fruit came in segments as soon as you twisted it open) was a black seed, shaped sort of like a bean, oblong and maybe the size of a real coin in length. The girl who showed it to me called it something like "anga'" or something, but I can't find its name or a picture of it anywhere.
If anyone could figure out what this fruit's name is for me, I'd be so happy! I freaking loved those things almost as much as piqui!
If anyone could figure out what this fruit's name is for me, I'd be so happy! I freaking loved those things almost as much as piqui!
WeaponKnight
Member
Was it jaca?
A fruit or a women, google Mulher Jaca.
A fruit that you can find in trees
And if god existed something that big would NEVER be on a tree =P
WeaponKnight
Member
I'll never walk under a jaca tree, that's for sure.
Afro Thunder
Member
I hate jaca. The odor, the flies ughh
Nah, cuz Jaca is just large and green and doesn't have the segmented parts.
Ingá?
THANK YOU. I have been trying to figure out the name of this fruit for years now! Man this stuff was so good!
WeaponKnight
Member
Huh. Never seen that one before. It's amazing how many fruits from one part of the country are unknown elsewhere.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
hello fellow brazilian gaffers. Sole representative from Acre here
hello fellow brazilian gaffers. Sole representative from Acre here
WHAT?! You're kiddin', right? Acre doesn't exist!
Acre is so unknown and mysterious that people actually *talk* about it. I'm from Espírito Santo, that people don't even remember to make jokes about the state. T-T
hello fellow brazilian gaffers. Sole representative from Acre here
Prove please.
All this fruit woman are ugly to be honest. Bem nível de pedreiro.
You guys have a monopoly on beautiful women though, ugly to you would be like a 8 in every other country.
hello fellow brazilian gaffers. Sole representative from Acre here
A friend works in Acre. Brasileia/Epitaciolândia.
Does he work building flying saucers?
Submarino Conversível
Member
lol
I think it's just the type of woman. She's that popozuda type, and honestly she has all those crazy curves and shit, half of them being surgically made. It's not what I'm personally into, but I know a bunch of dudes who would go crazy for that.
hello fellow brazilian gaffers. Sole representative from Acre here
Tell me sir, how do you travel between dimensions as you have?
foobarry81
Member
A EuroGAFer here with a question I hope Brasileiro/as can help me with.
A friend of mine is looking to buy a Caloi racing bike, but has a hard time finding any distributors at all in Europe.
Does anyone of you know where one could possibly get a Caloi bike outside of Brazil / in Europe?
Muito obrigado!
A friend of mine is looking to buy a Caloi racing bike, but has a hard time finding any distributors at all in Europe.
Does anyone of you know where one could possibly get a Caloi bike outside of Brazil / in Europe?
Muito obrigado!
Well, I honestly think his better chance will be trying to find an importer or look for something like ebay, because our biggest online store Submarino does have some Caloi to sell, but AFAIK they only send CD, DVDs and BluRays to other countries.
Hm I have a friend who is really into this stuff, I'll try asking him about it and reply here as soon as I can.
My favorite is the Mulher Alho (don't google it).
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
foobarry81
Member
Okay, thanks guys!
I'll pass the Submarino link on and if you have more information still, Elzac, that'd be very welcome
Squall ASF
Member
Hello, BrazilGAF!
I should probably create my own thread but I figured this would be a good place to ask questions about vacationing to Brazil.
So I'm planning on visiting Brazil for Carnival but that won't consume my entire vacation, I want to see and do more than that. I'm thinking about a 17 day venture, I could just take off two weeks of work but milk the multiple weekends on top of that. To preface my questions, I travel to experience other cultures and won't be looking to do every popular tourist attraction. So please, any local insight you could give me on places to go, food and drinks to try, activities, etc. would be invaluable!
So first off, where should I go for Carnival? Right now I'm thinking Salvador. It would be a far more memorable experience to actually participate a bit in the festivities rather than watching from the stands ala Rio. What do you guys think? I plan on flying into Rio so if I'm going to spend Carnival in Salvador, maybe going a week early would be a good idea to save money on hotel rates? How early do the rates hike up for festivities?
Secondly, I need help deciding where all I should go. If you guys agree with the above, I could dedicate one week to the southern portion of the country. Start out in Rio and the one other place I MUST go in the south is Iguazu Falls. Could you guys recommend other amazing places to see before I head up north?
Up north I am planning on Salvador for Carnival and I definitely want to do a tour in the Amazon. Amazon will be my tourist-y activity but I can't come to South America and not check out the jungle! Have any of you done one? I want to say I've read somewhere that Maunaus wasn't the way to go anymore. Any advice here would be appreciated. I expect the North is loaded with culture so any other places you can recommend up there would be fantastic as well. I need to lock down my locations soon so I can start booking accommodations.
As referenced above, if you could recommend food and beverages (both alcohol and non) unique to your country I would love to try them! Also, I constantly hear about how dangerous it is over there, will I be alright so long as I don't run around at night alone or with high end accessories? Sorry for the long post but your advice and recommendations would be much appreciated!
I should probably create my own thread but I figured this would be a good place to ask questions about vacationing to Brazil.
So I'm planning on visiting Brazil for Carnival but that won't consume my entire vacation, I want to see and do more than that. I'm thinking about a 17 day venture, I could just take off two weeks of work but milk the multiple weekends on top of that. To preface my questions, I travel to experience other cultures and won't be looking to do every popular tourist attraction. So please, any local insight you could give me on places to go, food and drinks to try, activities, etc. would be invaluable!
So first off, where should I go for Carnival? Right now I'm thinking Salvador. It would be a far more memorable experience to actually participate a bit in the festivities rather than watching from the stands ala Rio. What do you guys think? I plan on flying into Rio so if I'm going to spend Carnival in Salvador, maybe going a week early would be a good idea to save money on hotel rates? How early do the rates hike up for festivities?
Secondly, I need help deciding where all I should go. If you guys agree with the above, I could dedicate one week to the southern portion of the country. Start out in Rio and the one other place I MUST go in the south is Iguazu Falls. Could you guys recommend other amazing places to see before I head up north?
Up north I am planning on Salvador for Carnival and I definitely want to do a tour in the Amazon. Amazon will be my tourist-y activity but I can't come to South America and not check out the jungle! Have any of you done one? I want to say I've read somewhere that Maunaus wasn't the way to go anymore. Any advice here would be appreciated. I expect the North is loaded with culture so any other places you can recommend up there would be fantastic as well. I need to lock down my locations soon so I can start booking accommodations.
As referenced above, if you could recommend food and beverages (both alcohol and non) unique to your country I would love to try them! Also, I constantly hear about how dangerous it is over there, will I be alright so long as I don't run around at night alone or with high end accessories? Sorry for the long post but your advice and recommendations would be much appreciated!
Rio has blocos all over the city is not just the sambodromo. Blocos are like mini samba school's parades.
I would say you can try Gabriella or Gin Gin regarding drinks, they are cachaça based.
About security, carnival always have police presence, so I wouldn't expect much issues, however mugging is very common, don't go around with your wallet in the back pocket of your shorts, better to not carry a wallet at all, it can get insanely crowded in the streets depending the bloco you are into.
Most brazilians I know hate Rio's carnival though, and they recommend Salvador or Ouro Preto. Personally I had an awesome time and the parades of the samba schools were spectacular, I've already been in two carnivals and loved them, but I'm sure you'll have a great time in Salvador as well.
I would say you can try Gabriella or Gin Gin regarding drinks, they are cachaça based.
About security, carnival always have police presence, so I wouldn't expect much issues, however mugging is very common, don't go around with your wallet in the back pocket of your shorts, better to not carry a wallet at all, it can get insanely crowded in the streets depending the bloco you are into.
Most brazilians I know hate Rio's carnival though, and they recommend Salvador or Ouro Preto. Personally I had an awesome time and the parades of the samba schools were spectacular, I've already been in two carnivals and loved them, but I'm sure you'll have a great time in Salvador as well.
Squall ASF
Member
Yeah I read that Rio is where tourists go and Salvador where more locals prefer. I meant security in general while traveling through the country. I hear it's bad in Rio but not every city. Thanks for the response, I'll probably create a thread tomorrow morning since this thread seems dead at the moment.
On the southern region I'd recommend Blumenau, a beautiful city in the state of Santa Catarina. It has it's german roots well preserved, nice architecture, beautiful people... Really cool place. In the city of Penha there's a very cool amusement park called "Beto Carrero World", which is really cool too. If you go on a road trip, Serra do Rio do Rastro is the brazilian version of the Stelvio Pass. Beautiful scenery! If you go to Curitiba, the Paraná state capital, you should visit the Palácio de Cristal and the Opera de Arame. And don't miss the Iguaçu Falls. It's amazing! The city of Gramado, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul seems to be really nice too, but I never went to that state. =/
In the southeast region, you should check Campos do Jordão, in São Paulo state. If you intent to visit the state of Rio de Janeiro, maybe the city of Paraty might interest you. It has portuguese colonial architecture, and hosts one of the biggest books events here in Brazil. Yet on the classic portuguese architecture, you should check the city of Ouro Preto, in the state of Minas Gerais. In the State of Espirito Santo, the city of Guarapari has beautiful beaches. If you're catholic (and even if you're not), the Convento da Penha, in the city of Vila Velha is a nice place to visit. Pedra Azul, in the city of Domingos Martins is a very nice little place, with german culture and architecture. The city of Santa Teresa is the same, but with italian roots, and host a very cool jazz festival.
I can't say much about other regions, since I don't know much about 'em, but there are great places to visit everywhere. Bonito, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, for example... The Northeast region has beautiful beaches (but be careful with the sharks in some places like Recife), etc, etc, etc...
Well, honestly Rio and Salvador's carnaval are kind of different in essence. Rio's one is much bigger and expensive (as in the money the spend doing everything) and Salvador as you said is more, uhm, interactive and traditional. Yeah, its definitely a way to describe it. Even though Rio has some blocos (street carnaval) too, they are not the main attraction. I think if you are planning on going to Salvador you need to be more ready, I mean, if your are really going for the festivities, that is. Now, I never went there myself, but I heard from some relatives that the infrastructure is not the best during the main events (not enough bathrooms mainly), but if you are able to ignore these things you will probably have a blast. I am sure there may be other options in each city anyway.
One thing you will probably notice if you really visit all the regions (and I am assuming that you know they are not close to each other
) is that Brazil has it all, literally. You will go from the humid Amazon, to the dry dunes of the northeast, to the beaches in Rio and to the snowy/cold cities in the south, and all of those happening simultaneously. Its really crazy.Oh, and you have to visit the Iguaçu Falls. Its amazing to see it in person. Same sensation from seeing Rio from the Cristo Redentor. About Manaus, I cant really help you with that, since I never went there, but I think its the biggest city closer to the Amazon.
About safety... well I've been to Rio twice, and it was fine. I stayed at Copacabana (actually it reminded me that you need to go for the Forte de Copacabana - its an old military "fortress" that has the best view of the copacabana beach). Just dont go in any favela's tour or whatever they are called. They say its safe, but I dont believe it at all. You can use public transportations, but taxis tend to abuse going for longer routes so be aware. Buses are fine but also be careful not to take them during rush hour or something like that. Actually your hotel will probably have its own transportation services in its reception, so you should search for that and ask anything you need there.
But yeah, there are so many places you could visit... DD said some really good ones up there. I heard Bonito is fantastic.
Food... Uhm... There are some in the OP. But I would recommend pastel and coxinha. And if you come to the south try pinhão, its a very tasty and curious seed we eat down here. And of course you have to try some caipirinha right?
Squall ASF
Member
Thank you for responding! I think I will add Curitiba to the list and try out your recommendations, the opera house sounds fantastic. Are the Iguacu Falls the water falls at the border between Brazil and Argentina? If so, that's what I meant when I said Iguazu Falls, I saw multiple different spellings online and wasn't sure which was correct. Nothing will stop me from going there! Waterfalls are possibly my favorite thing in the world and I plan on going to Argentina in a couple years so it would be neat to go there from both sides. I'll look into Bonito, thanks for the tip
Right, I figure it'd be rough to use the restroom while riding that but are there any other primary concerns? Namely I'm trying to figure out what to do with money. Most of it should be left at the hotel but I need something while out and about. How crowded are the blocos? Are you elbow to elbow so it'd be easy for someone to swipe from your pocket without you noticing? I'll definitely be taking precautions here but it sounds like an amazing time.
Yes, I anticipate I'll need to fly all over like I did when I went to Australia. I haven't checked if there's a bullet train but I'm guessing no? Any recommendations on airlines for cheaper domestic travel? Also, I'm always open to hotel recommendations.
Thanks for the fort recommendation, that sounds worth visiting. I think I'm going to try Tandem Hang gliding in Rio, should be a great way to view the beautiful city. Thanks for the heads up on transportation. I normally walk a lot but I walked so much in Japan last trip that I told myself I'd use services more next time haha I'll ask my hotel for recommendations
I can't wait to try your food! I forgot the OP had a list, I'll definitely try as much of it as I can. Coxinha looks tasty
. Caipirinha is exactly the type of recommendation I'm looking for. Staple drink for your country? No way I won't try it I'll definitely try that popular soda referenced in the OP as well. Thank you for the advice!Thank you for responding! I think I will add Curitiba to the list and try out your recommendations, the opera house sounds fantastic. Are the Iguacu Falls the water falls at the border between Brazil and Argentina? If so, that's what I meant when I said Iguazu Falls, I saw multiple different spellings online and wasn't sure which was correct. Nothing will stop me from going there! Waterfalls are possibly my favorite thing in the world and I plan on going to Argentina in a couple years so it would be neat to go there from both sides. I probably won't go SE but I'll look into Bonito, thanks for the tip
Right, I figure it'd be rough to use the restroom while riding that but are there any other primary concerns? Namely I'm trying to figure out what to do with money. Most of it should be left at the hotel but I need something while out and about. How crowded are the blocos? Are you elbow to elbow so it'd be easy for someone to swipe from your pocket without you noticing? I'll definitely be taking precautions here but it sounds like an amazing time.
Yes, I anticipate I'll need to fly all over like I did when I went to Australia. I haven't checked if there's a bullet train but I'm guessing no? Any recommendations on airlines for cheaper domestic travel? Also, I'm always open to hotel recommendations.
Thanks for the fort recommendation, that sounds worth visiting. I think I'm going to try Tandem Hang gliding in Rio, should be a great way to view the beautiful city. Thanks for the heads up on transportation. I normally walk a lot but I walked so much in Japan last trip that I told myself I'd use services more next time haha I'll ask my hotel for recommendations
I can't wait to try your food! I forgot the OP had a list, I'll definitely try as much of it as I can. Coxinha looks tasty
The correct name is Iguaçu Falls, but you can call it Iguazu, I am sure people will understand.
As I said I've never been to Salvador, so I cant really tell. But from what I see every year its very crowded, like 1 million+ people crowded, the streets are narrow so yeah it tends to be elbow to elbow. But thats during its peak, and again, I am sure there are other options/blocos around the city that are not as crowded. You have to look for the better option for you I guess. As for the money, pretty much every hotel has a safe in its rooms, so you can leave it there. Still if you dont feel safe having the room maid coming into the room, there is one paper you can stick to the door so that they know they are not allowed in. They wont clean the room though, obviously.
There is no bullet train yet. There is one being built for the Olympics though. As for the flight companies, the most used ones are TAM and GOL.
And definitely try caipirinha its awesome. You probably will try the lemon one as its the most famous but there are some variations with grape, kiwi, strawberry and peach that are just as awesome. There is also caipiroska that uses vodka instead of "pinga".
WeaponKnight
Member
Iguazú is Spanish, Iguaçu is Portuguese and Iguazu/Iguassu is for everyone else, I think.