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A First World City At Third World Prices ~ Curitiba, Brazil ~ by Kori Crow - On the first day of December, my husband and I packed our bags and took off on a year-long journey through South America. This is not our first such expedition, but it is definitely the longest. The goal of our trip is simply to continue traveling and exploring the world outside of the United States. This time around, however, we have a secondary objective of finding a pleasant place to relocate in a few years. The high cost of living in the U.S. coupled with the never-ending homogenization of our culture have been the main factors contributing to our wandering eyes. April/05 A Hidden Wonderland ~ Búzios, Brazil ~ by Elienne M. W. Lawson - One hundred and five miles east of Rio de Janeiro, there is a small peninsula home to roughly twenty-five beaches, each with its own particular flavor of paradise. For a thousand years, these beaches were the home of the Tamoio and Goitacás tribes, who competed to outdo each other at blissful frolicking in their idyllic surroundings. They drank the sweet milk of the tucum fruit, which is similar to a coconut, and flirted with members of the opposite sex while swimming in the surf. In the sixteenth century, as the European powers cast their greedy glances on the vast wilderness of Brazil, Búzios remained relatively untouched by the legitimate forces of military might. Dec./05 A Hint Of Indian Adds All The More Flavor To The Tangaráense Mix - Mato Grosso, Brazil ~ by Ashley Riley Lopes - Tangará da Serra, Mato Grosso, has become quite “chic” as of late. The city’s 60,000 or so inhabitants have become the envy of many of their fellow Mato Grossenses, promising residents of the small, peaceful town the advantages of shopping malls, boutiques and high-speed agribusiness without the scorching heat of its neighbor Cuiaba or the rough, unbearable roads of Sapezal. Dec/03  A
Marriage Map For Brazil ~ Getting
Hitched In Brazil ~ by Shane Jackson - I continue to get questions
about living in Brazil after my article about life in Belo Horizonte (BH),
mostly from those looking to marry or retire there. Here’s how we
got married in Minas Gerias: June/04
Back From Being Back In Brazil ~ More From Brazil ~ by Robin Sparks - My plans for being the blazing road blogger in Brazil went the way of the four-wheel in which I surfed the dunes of Ceara. They sunk. I did however, write like a maniac. Even while bouncing up and over shifting moonscapes through lost-in-time-towns, I was seen making chicken scratches in notepad after notepad. Nov./05 Biking In Brazil ~ Up Into The Mountains ~ by Shane Jackson - Morning rolled around and soon my brother-in-law showed up for our Saturday ride. Anderson, having no fat, weighing 18 lbs less and being 16 years younger meant I had a good guide and trainer for the days ride. I knew roughly how to make it back to the peak seen from our veranda. He could ask questions if need be. I carried only a cell phone and a leatherman. He carried a small day pack with tools, water, and my digital camera. Our goal was around 15 miles away and at least 2000’ higher. It was a hot, dry dusty day. I rode facing traffic on a small dirt trail that followed the main highway. My first ride on the highway to Ibirité made it pretty clear one would not live long on the asphalt without a motor. Stopped at a couple horticultural shops on the outskirts of Ibirité to marvel at the variety of plants offered and to plan the landscape project for our place in the bairro. Dec./04 Brazil - Almost Paradise - "Norman Morrison at OceanView Tours explains that because of the current exchange rate, there has never been a better time to consider investing in property in the state of Ceara, [Brazil] where oceanfront properties are available at a third to a sixth of the cost in prime areas of the U.S.. Ceara has some 300 miles of great beaches." ~ Ruth Halcomb from the Network for Living Abroad Newsletter writes about Brazil Brazil for US Baby Boomers - Brazil for US Baby Boomers - It is no secret to anyone that the largest segment of The United States population is about to, trying to, considering, or thinking about their retirements. It is also widely known and published in numerous articles that this group is concerned about their prospects - their choices are dwindling and their hopes and dreams going up in smoke right before their eyes due to things such as safety, health, finances, cost of living , hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, healthcare and yes, added to the list in the past few years, terrorism. May/07 Brazil or Bust: Catching Up - Brazil or Bust: Catching Up - The upshot of the whole saga was that I bought a car on my own and was left several thousand Reals short by the crook! I didn’t realize just how big a crook until my lawyer ran his name on the police computer and found eight criminal charges and an almost equal number of civil cases against him. Two lessons can be learned from my experience...Don’t pay for any services up front, and make sure you get receipts. Aug./06 Brazil Or Bust ~ Making A Change ~ by Andy Neill - The story really starts back in 1999, when I moved to San Diego, California to marry a lady I had met who lived there. We both thought it would be forever. It wasn’t. Having already moved 2000 miles, at least, from family and friends, when the separation occurred it was not too much of a stretch to think “outside the box”. Jan/05 Brazil Or Bust Two ~ More On Moving To Fortaleza, Brazil ~ by Andy Neill - As I start to write about the second journey to what I hoped would be my new home Brazil, it’s exactly one year to the day since I first landed in Fortaleza. To say I had no idea what was in store for me over the next few months would be a vast understatement. Let me go back to where Part Two really begins, February 17th 2004, the day I flew back to the US after my first ever trip to Brazil and Fortaleza. My month with Anne in Fortaleza was etched in my mind and the memories created and friendships formed are permanent reminders of that wonderful time. April/05 Brazil Or Bust ~ Part III ~ by Andy Neill - To quickly recap previous installments of my continuing saga, I came to Fortaleza, Brazil in January 2004, following much research and after a rather tough divorce, determined to discover another life…a better life! My first stay was a month back in January of 2004. After a couple of months back in North America, I was ready for chapter two. I came back to Fortaleza in May and, except for August, have been here since. I pick up the story, as I’m about to leave for Canada and the US on the 1st of August. Oct./05 |
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Art - The
Culture And Art Of Brazil's Indigenous Community ~ by Ashley Riley
Lopes - It is here in Mato Grosso, Brazil, nestled in the heart of agri-business
country, surrounded by deafening waterfalls, clear-water rivers, fields
of soy as long as the eye can see, we live. Though we choose to live
in a modest house, surrounded by a pleasant garden and small businesses,
not all of our neighbors are what one would call middle-class."Nor are
they modern" they are Indians, descendents of the original peoples who
populated vast Brazil. Not far from our home live tribes like the
Paresi, the Bororo, and the Umutina. March/04
Buying A House In Rio ~Part 2 ~ by Romel Fajardo - I joined the Smiles Program offered by Varig Airlines since I was becoming a regular on the flight to Rio and they now offer an unbelievably low price for the flight from Miami (MIA) to Rio (GIG) $420 + taxes roundtrip and nonstop, except for the stop in Sao Paulo, which I still don’t understand what the nonstop thing was all about since we always stopped in Sao Paulo. Feb./05 Buying Property in Brazil - Teresópolis In The Serra dos Órgãos -Buying Property in Brazil - Brazil is a vast country and real-estate bargains can be found anywhere, from the beaches worth fifteen Floridas in the Northeast to the high-rise condominiums of São Paulo. I chose Teresópolis because I had friends there and had come upon a bargain in a town of spectacular climate and views, situated close to the world-class city of Rio de Janeiro. I had cash in-hand by virtue of having just sold an over-appraised 1060 sq. ft. home in Austin, Taxes. Nov./02 Devil's Island - Sailing From Brazil to French Guyana ~ By James Baldwin - Devil's Island conjurs up all kinds of hellish thoughts. The French prison camp was opened at the end of the 19th century and closed by the middle of the 20th. During the years that it operated it was source of some of the most grusome survival stories ever. Wonder what it looks like today? Check out the above article. March/03 Exciting Real Estate Opportunities In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Real Estate in Rio de Janeiro - We took a trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to research the real estate market for this issue of the Offshore Real Estate Quarterly. We discovered some startling bargains. The differences between the currency of Brazil and the US dollar allows us to purchase a $100,000 apartment in Rio de Janeiro for $US40,000. If you've ever wanted to live in the world's most exciting city this is the article to read. Great food, warm people, opera, ballet, art galleries, modern infrastructure and wall to wall excitement in what is without question the world's most beautiful city. If you want to live there, or simply want to make a once in a life time investment we've got the facts to get you started. We talk about real estate values, location, crime, lifestyle, and Rio's ambiance. Explorations In The Amazon Basin ~ Into The Unknown ~ by John Spampinato - So I show up for work one morning - one which began pretty much like every other day I had faithfully dedicated to the company for the previous sixteen years - only to be told that tomorrow was to be my last. I suppose at some subconscious level I had seen it coming. A seed had been planted weeks earlier when the new president called together his bloated staff to announce - in a masterful example of the subtle hint - that “…we have way too many managers”. But being laid off caused no major anxiety on my part. I saw a rare opportunity. Oct./04 Fear And Loathing In Fortaleza ~ Robin In Brazil's Northeast ~ by Robin Sparks - Maybe I’m just tired from having arrived at 2 AM only to be told that my hotel was full. Or maybe it’s the wind or the high-rise buildings, which appear to have been planted without any kind of architectural forethought. Dec./05 Fear And Loathing In Fortaleza ~ Robin In Brazil's Northeast - Part Two ~ by Robin Sparks - It’s true that Fortaleza has one of the sunniest climates in the world with year-round temperatures hovering in the low to mid 80's. If you don’t mind relentless wind, it may be perfect for you. But I happen to dislike wind (a lot), and the sight of so many aging white men in bermuda shorts on the arms of young brown women in tight short skirts and stacked heels, just intensified the ick factor for me. Jan/06 Fishing The Pantanal - Fishing The Pantanal - If you're the type that likes fishing, the wild life and adventure try the Pantanal. What is the Pantanal? The Pantanal is 3000 amazing square miles of Brazilian wet lands. Hotel owner, adventurer, raconteur and bon vivant Dion Ross is an American who has lived in Brazil for 27 years. He tells us all about it. He ought to know, after 27 years he still lives there ~ more
How To Make
Enormous Returns In Overseas Youth Development ~ Brazil
And Belize ~ by Dr. Rich Tarbox - People decide to start youth centers
and outreach programs for a variety of reasons. The reasons for attempting
to operate one overseas can be even more diverse. Generally, when
someone is interested in starting a youth program overseas it requires
a substantial commitment of forethought since they will be faced with both
the normal challenges of youth center operation, and then some. Sept./04
Real Estate
in Florianópolis, Brazil - The Island of Santa Catarina - Real
Estate in Florianópolis, Brazil - The
real estate is a bargain, the beaches uncrowded, and the small towns that
dot the island are colonial and picturesque. It's Ilha Santa Catarina,
otherwise known as Santa Catarina Island and simply called Floripa by the
locals; a 200 square mile island located just off the coast of southern
Brazil and it's as good a spot as one could ask for. Imagine a very large
and very lovely Brazilian island with numerous perfect beaches, (there
are 49 major beaches, countless small ones) dozens of lovely towns, and
then throw in the city of Florianópolis, which is a city large enough
(pop 260,000) to provide all of the modern necessities of life without
it being an oppressive metropolis. EscapeArtist.com Staff Article
The Coconut Coast - A Brazilian Version Of Paradise ~ by Stan F. Gwinner - The “Coconut Coast” or Costa dos Coqueiros as it is called in Portuguese, lies on the northeastern coast of Brazil, a few miles north of the city of Salvador, capital of the state of Bahia. The Coconut Coast is a 125 mile stretch of sandy beaches lined with coconut trees, sand dunes, rivers, lakes and mangrove marshes. Its golden-sand beaches protected by reefs, and warm, emerald color ocean waters offer an escape to paradise. Jan/04 The Dollar Does The Samba - The Brazilian Real And U.S. Dollar ~ by Richard Abel - The commercial rate for the dollar vs. the Brazilian Real just hit the lowest level in almost 3 years. In other words, the Real has been steadily appreciating and the Dollar has been falling. What does this mean? To understand this question, we have to look back at history. The first time I traveled to Brazil in 1998, I found the country to be more expensive than I had expected. The exchange rate then was about R$1.20 for every dollar. The following year, there was a devaluation after the presidential election, and the Real quickly fell to 2.00 to the dollar and kept on falling. In 2002, there was another presidential election and it fell to 4.00 to the dollar. Mar/05 The Edge Of Town Brazil ~ A Fronteira da Cidade ~ by Shane Jackson - Now on line here at Montreal...we are probably the only people with internet in the bairro. I think I have found highway free access to the local big ridge, I'm guessing it's at least 4000’ with knobs higher. The new bike cost $80 but is a piece of junk, the inner tubes are lumpy and that causes a rub in the rear, maybe a new tube will fix it...wish I had the bike I bought in China. The bags finally caught up with me after the TSA gave them the once over, strange times up there. Jan/05 The Telecommunications Revolution - The Telecommunications Revolution - Perhaps there is no easier or better way to make money from anywhere we choose to live than to take advantage of the advances in global communications. In any event each of us can certainly save money by taking advantage of the advances even if we only choose to use the new technology to call home. Tiradentes: A Colonial Gem - Tiradentes: A Colonial Gem - Don't think Brazil is only good for beaches and the Amazon. Nestled in the rural foothills of the Serra do São José is Tiradentes; a sophisticated, rustic, original gold rush town in the countryside of Minas Gerais. Jul/06 To The End Of The World - Part 3: Near Disaster in Amazonas ~ by Charles Ragsdale - Last year, during a seven-month period, the author drove nearly 25,000 miles in a 1988 Toyota 4Runner from Connecticut all the way to the southernmost city in the world – Usuhaia, Argentina, passing through some of the world’s most beautiful scenery on some of the world’s worst maintained and most dangerous roads. He ended his twelve country odyssey in Paraguay, where he sold his car and flew home to the USA, forever changed by his life on the road during what was a truly remarkable undertaking. While a full recounting of his journey would require many volumes, the author has agreed to provide us with glimpses and insight into what he experienced. This is the third in a series of five articles. March/04 To The End Of The World - Part 4: From Small Town Brazil To Patagonia ~ by Charles Ragsdale - Two months into what was to have been an extended stay volunteering in a remote part of Brazil’s Espiritu Santo province, the pull of wanderlust came over me once again and I decided to return to the road. For the past month I had lived in a cabin on the plantation of a local coffee farmer I befriended, far outside the rural town of Pancas where I had been going during the day to teach English. April/04 Traveling Through Fortaleza Ceara ~ Adventure In Brazil ~ by John Mueller - The beauty of northwest Brazil is stunning: from desert, to palms, to lakes and finally the blue sea. Fortaleza, Brazil is the place to go if you want to sit back and enjoy the beach and friendly people. Find out what to look for in Fortaleza in the above article. Sept./03 Valença, Brazil ~ Coffee Cathedrals And Slave Spirits ~ by Elienne M. W. Lawson - Sulking through Rio de Janeiro under an umbrella, it is fair to say that my beach dreams are most decidedly rained out. Clouds edge bikinis back into suitcases and sweaters come out in their place. I am nursing a bruised and broken vision of being the Girl from Ipanema, when a Brazilian friend drops me an invitation to a celebration in the mountains north of Rio. There is the hint of a festival that will last for days, and I can see Brazilian life away from the jumble of Rio de Janeiro and the glitter of Buzios. Excited by the promise of authentic Braziliana, I hop in the car, grab mangos and coconut water from a street vendor for sustenance and leave the soggy coast behind. I do not expect the trip inland to be a tour of Brazilian spiritual life, but serendipity plays a larger part of life in Brazil, where flexibility mixed with chaos reigns supreme. April/05 Visit To Brazil - Learning English In Brazil - The Michigan School ~ by Rita Shannon Koeser - Everybody knows Susi. And they all want to study with her at Michigan School. Some have already studied with her. Here in the small town of Capivari, also known as “Land of Poets”, everybody wants to learn English. Senhor Cabral, whose wife owns the gift shop, Loja da Leninha on the corner, two blocks off the square, says he was in Susi’s first adult class. In the Livraria e Papelaria shop, a bookshop and stationery store across from the square, everyone stops to listen when my Brazilian friend and I start speaking English. May/05 Walk Like A Brazilian - Robin In Brazil ~ by Robin Sparks - I'd been to every country on my list except for one, Brazil. The Brazil in my head was passion, romance, the samba, fresh fruit, tropical beaches, and the bossanova. When I heard that in Brazil it's rude to show up on time for social engagements, I thought that this just might be the place for me. How could I not love a country where I'd always be on time? There was also the hope that in Brazil, I could blend in more easily than in Bali, my other favorite place on the planet. There¹s no way I'll ever be Balinese, but maybe I could be Brazilian. May/04 Your Beach Business Under the Sun - Body Painting In Bahia ~ By Richard Abel - Bahia, Brazil means beaches during the day, parties at night and surfing in the morning. Some people come and never leave. One of the ways that people have stayed on the beach is with a new tanning oil product from Brazil that can be sprayed directly onto the body. Spraying bodies on the beach with tanning oil could lead to something interesting. Check this out. Jan/03
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