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The amusing daily life of an expat wife... making the transition, cultural differences learning Portuguese, daily observations in Brazil, finding a home and setting up house. What to know before you go!
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Happy to be in Brazil Because... It's NOT snowing
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This is a new series I've been thinking of starting for awhile. Today seemed the perfect day to do so, because apparently it's snowing in Calgary. Or so facebook tells me. Here are some status updates of friends which all cracked me up (and, for the record, it not only snows in Calgary in March on an annual basis, it has also been known to snow there on occasion in May, June, July and August. Thus why I will have to be dragged back there kicking and screaming if Mr. DRL wants to live...
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So Where'd We Go'
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When I asked my online community to recommend a vacation spot for us, a young family, in Brazil, Bahia was definitely the favorite among the crowd. We agree, we like it - we've been! Mr. DRL spent a great deal of time there when he first started working in Brazil. We've been to Buzios a few times as well and are starting to think that we need to get outside of our comfort zone and expand our horizons a bit. Mr. DRL used to work with a bunch of Paulistas who always bragged about the...
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Last Day of Vacation
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I'm writing this about a week before you're reading it, and I'm going to take a wild guess at the fun game we like to call "Guess DRL's Mood" - here's my official guess: Why' Well, the day that this was published, I'll just be finishing up what I assume is a fantastic vacation with Mr. DRL and Canadoca, sem technology! No Blackberries, Internet, TV, Phones.... (of course, after waiting for my new blackberry and being without one for the last 2 months,...
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I Stand Corrected
From Daily Rio Life, 3 days ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Sometimes I really don't mind being wrong. Really!There were a number of citations during Carnivale for public urination. Men, women and even foreigners were arrested (it's mostly fines that were being handed out, but it is punishable by up to 2 years in prison which is obviously crazy, but it's good that there is incentive for people to xixi no banho). This is progress, people!Here is an article on the subject, from Reuters. In addition to the various port-o-potties distributed...
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New Canadian
From Daily Rio Life, 4 days ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
The Canadoca officially has dual citizenship. Her Canadian citizenship card came through last month - just in time for her to cheer on the Canadians in the Olympics, and to watch the Gold Medal Hockey Game, a whole 4 months before we expected it! Not sure how it works for other countries, but we had to apply for Canadian citizenship for her. She was granted a temporary Canadian passport almost immediately, which was particularly important since her Brazilian passport took so long.She's...
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HOT!
From Daily Rio Life, 4 days ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Yet another fashion statement spotted in Brazil that I don't see taking the world by storm anytime soon (there were soooo many in the airport the other day, but I decided to pick just one):Nike socks with heels. Nice. I had to take this from a distance to be discreet of course, so although it's super grainy, you can still make out the Nike Swoosh.
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2009 Rio Expat Survey: Advice for those moving to Rio!
From Daily Rio Life, 6 days ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
This entry concludes the results of the 2009 Rio Expat Survey that I conducted. I hope it's been helpful for some of you, particularly those considering a move to Rio! My final question: If you could give a single piece of advice to someone moving to Rio next month, what would it be'
Bring sheets and comfort foods atleast to cover you untill you adapt and are able to make your own comfort foods.
Bring more money than you thought you might need.Learn some Portuguese before you get...
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Weekend in Buenos Aires
From Daily Rio Life, 1 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Mr. DRL had some business to attend to in BA last week, so the Canadoca and I thought we would tag along for a little adventure. We had a wonderful time as always (despite a bout of food poisoning or the flu that I was stricken with our first 24 hours there - whichever it was, I called it "Mother Nature's Recipe for Not Gaining 10 LBS in One Weekend in BA..." That's right kids, I didn't eat a single steak or venture to Freddo at all!) and had a completely different...
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Shoes!
From Daily Rio Life, 1 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
I get a lot of hits from people looking for information on Brazilian shoes. So I thought I should feature some of the newer additions to my closet..The first pair is from a new spot called Ferni, they have a flagship store in Ipanema (Rua Visconde de Piraja, 493 A). Gorgeous store with an over the top pushy sales staff (even for Brazil). Very reasonable prices, especially for the quality. www.ferni.com.br Next up we have a neutral colored pair of heels from Andarella. Shoes in this color are...
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Wicked Waves in Leblon
From Daily Rio Life, 1 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Really not sure if this has anything to do with the earthquake in Chile, but on Friday we experienced some CRAZY big waves here in Leblon - 2.5 meter waves, some of which came right up across the beachfront road (click here for an amazing photo of this).
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