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Two special people here in Salvador: Mainha, my friend Viviane’s mom, and Guilherme, Vivi’s nephew (age 8).  I just wanted to quickly share this moment with you.  🙂

Skol e as latas falantes

No sporting event can exist without an official beer sponsor, and for the Brazilian national team, that means Skol!  Skol came up with this (great?) (crazy?) idea to make talking cans that start cheering for Brazil when you open them.  I really, really want to see one!  Of course, it’s really sneaky because it makes … Continue reading

World Cup!

Today is Brazil’s first game in Africa as part of the 2010 world cup, a friendly match in Zimbabwe.  It starts in an hour and a half, which means I need to get moving to go watch it!  But I wanted to write something quick. First item: On Sunday I learned about figurinhas, soccer player … Continue reading

Eenie, meenie, miney, moe in portuguese

(The children’s rhyme, not the Justin Bieber song.) “Uni duni tê, salamê minguê, o sorvete colorê, o escolhido foi você!”  (See video.)

The power of “un-“

Today, one of my favorite things about the portuguese language is that it seems like you can “un-” more things than in english.  In portuguese, you can “unlie” (desmentir) after you tell a lie, or “unturn” (desvirar) instead of “turn the other way,” for example.

Eu vim até o Brasil…

I came all the way to Brazil… to hear THE THONG SONG play in a club?!  ahahahahahhahaha.

Header image from Getty Images. "Swimming The World." Hulton Archive/Stringer. Ca. 1935. http://www.life.com/gallery/53901/image/3226684/old-mexico-vintage-photos