The best way to learn Portuguese is to immerse yourself in Brazilian culture. A lot of people think that the only way you can get fluent in a language is to live in the country where that is spoken, but that’s not true at all. It is possible to recreate an immersion type environment wherever […]
How to Get the Most Out of Your Trip to Rio De Janeiro
Whatever you think you know about Rio de Janeiro is probably wrong. The information that most international news sources publish about Rio de Janeiro is often misrepresentative of the Brazilian reality. The opinions that many people outside of Brazil have about Rio are often formed by scene they see from Carnival, postcard images of the beaches and Christ […]
If you only learn 1 Portuguese word before coming to Brazil… make sure it’s this one
You don’t have a lot of time left to learn Portuguese before the World Cup. If you’d like to be able to connect with Brazilians when you get to Brazil you can get pretty far with just one word. Watch the video to learn what the word is. If for whatever reason you’re only going […]
How to Get a SIM Card for an iPhone 5 in Brazil
Having trouble figuring out how to get a SIM card for your iPhone 5? In this video I explain the easiest way I’ve found for how to do this. Getting a SIM card for an iPhone in Brazil can be difficult because they take a smaller chip than other phones. If your phone takes a […]
How to Be a Brazilian Gringo
Brazil has been getting a lot of attention recently. With that attention has come a new wave of foreigners interested in diving deeper into the culture to learn what Brazil has to offer. If you’re like most people who’ve never been to Brazil, you’ve heard a lot of stereotypes, exaggerations and mischaracterizations about the country. Not all […]