Brazil Blog
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Thrill of Brazil is a travel blog all about Brazil written by Moon Brazil author Michael Sommers. Michael blogs about Brazil travel, culture, and more. He welcomes questions, comments, and story ideas.
Recent Posts
- Care for a Drink with your Film? (or a Film with your Drink?)
- Brazil’s Homegrown Tourism Boom
- Brazil's Best and Write-est
- Making House Calls in Rio (Part II)
- Making House Calls in Rio (Part I)
- The Dawning of Brazil's B&B Age
- Rio's Alternative Points of View
- Taxi Trouble in Santa Teresa
- Obamas Take to the Campaign Trail in Brazil
- Plans and Punctuality
- Reliving Tropicalismo - On and Off Screen
- Food and Lodging that Make the Grade
- The Making of Moon Living Abroad in Brazil
- U.S. is Number One Source of Immigrants to Brazil
- Best English-Language Blogs about Brazil
Obamas Take to the Campaign Trail in Brazil
It might seem as if American voters have a difficult choice to make between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney for president. However, just think of how confusing it is for Brazilians faced with no less than 16 Obamas running for office in the country’s upcoming municipal elections, the first round of which takes place on October 7. more >>
Plans and Punctuality
I often only realize how “Brazilian” I’ve become when I see myself through foreign eyes.
Two years ago, I spent my end of year holidays at Barra Grande, an idyllic beach getaway on Bahia’s Baía de Camamu, where I met and became friends with a German surfer/financial consultant named Dirk. At the time Dirk was in the throes of being seduced by Brazil, so much so, in fact, that he has since returned here every year to travel, surf, and perfect his Portuguese. more >>
Reliving Tropicalismo - On and Off Screen
It’s not every day that you get to go see a movie with someone who hung out with all the film’s main protagonists in the off screen realm.
However, this wasn’t the only reason I said “yes” when my friend Myra invited me to accompany her and her 70-something year-old friend, Fred, to a screening of the newly released and much-talked about Brazilian documentary, Tropicália. Directed by Marcelo Machado and produced by Fernando Meirelles (noted Brazilian director of City of God), Tropicália covers five years in the life of one of the most famous and fascinating Brazilian musical movements of all time: Tropicalismo . more >>
Food and Lodging that Make the Grade
The very first time I came to Salvador (close to 20 years ago), I was in town for only two weeks. One of the sensations I still remember was being overwhelmed by the fact that there were apparently so many unique “must-try” Bahian dishes to sample and so few time in which to try them all. more >>
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