If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.

What any Brazilian woman lacks in appearance, she compensates for with an absence of modesty.

Women aren’t the only ones that wear tiny swimsuits.

We’ve been eating sand with just about every meal. You get used to it.

They have ice here.

‘Bode’ (boh-jee) means ‘goat’ in Portuguese . We have friends whose names don’t translate so well.

Overcast and rainy days on the beach are some of the best ones.

Brazilian pre-tween girls are amorously aggressive. ‘The Goat’ is still oblivious.

If you dry out a banana until it’s black and wrinkled, cut it into cubes and wrap it, you can sell it as candy.

Everyone tells me I look American. No chance of passing for Brazilian.

People ask Angela if she is Brazilian. When she says no, they suggest she might have some in her blood.

The most important part of being a surf instructor is to whoop and yell when someone finally stands up after you push them into a wave.

We’ve been told repeatedly that the best way to learn Portuguese is to get a Brazilian girlfriend/boyfriend. We’re jokingly considering it. We’ll have to exit the country in 6 months anyway, so we could just split up now and meet at the border later. What could possibly go wrong? If we were looking for a book deal, we may have just found the ticket. Scandalous!

We’re told that in Florianopolis, the ratio of women to men is 7:1. In the rest of the country, the ratio is supposedly similarly high. I don’t know if I believe it, but I like those odds.

I do like jammin’ too. Thanks for hoping.

Forty two ain’t so bad.

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9 thoughts on “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.

  • December 31, 2012 at 7:48 AM
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    I’d hate to think there is a corner of the globe where no one is concerned about your affinity for jammin’.

  • January 2, 2013 at 3:01 AM
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    Didnt want to say so before but you figured it out. Do however tell Bode that the female version of a goat is Cabra. He is at least of the male gender 🙂

  • January 2, 2013 at 9:15 AM
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    i think this may be my favorite post yet.

  • January 2, 2013 at 9:23 PM
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    just met you guys today at TONY’s camping , nice blog ! keep on posting and have a great new year ! 😉

  • January 2, 2013 at 9:34 PM
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    Is the vast “majority” of women hiding in your photos?
    Or are you just afraid to point your camera at women?
    Or is Angela “in the way” for that? 😀

    Seriously: we found the Brazilans surprising “uncomplicated” in their sexual behaviour, from display of affection openly to having sex in a car with tinted windows on rather busy parking lot. Whenever you come past a parked car showing a bit of rocking motion you know what the reason is…

  • January 2, 2013 at 9:53 PM
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    Have you found/tried one of the Brazilian ice cream buffets yet? You get a big bowl, walk along the freezers and displays condiments, spoon it up and pay by the weight… Delicious! Some of their ice cream can compete with the best form Italy!

  • January 3, 2013 at 11:05 AM
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    Since we met in Punta del Este, I was one of the Fusca Fans, I’ve been following your trip and reading this excellent blog. Keep up the bood job and enjoy Brazil, the most beautifull and diverse country in South America. Have an excellent 2013.

  • January 7, 2013 at 12:17 PM
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    Loving this post as well

  • January 7, 2013 at 3:00 PM
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    Hey, guys! I hope you have already learned how to make good caipirinhas!!! Hope meet you guys again someday…..

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