“Você é brasileiro?” When I decided to go out for my first night in Bangkok I certainly wasn’t expecting that I’d be speaking Portuguese. I was standing alone outside a nightclub that was about to close and another foreigner had seen my shirt with a Brazilian flag. Apparently he’d lived in Brazil at one point and […]
I’m leaving Brazil for a while
I’ve spent most of the last three years in Brazil and consider it my home away from home. During this time I made the occasional trip to somewhere else, but I always came back to Brazil before too long. Today I’m leaving Brazil again, but without the intention of immediately returning. I’m heading off to […]
Life Lessons Learned from 3 Years in Brazil
When I first came to Brazil in 2011, I was an arrogant kid who knew everything and I made sure everyone knew it. With time I’ve come to realize just how little I know about anything, thanks in a large part to the positive influence of the people around me. I came to Brazil due in part […]
13 Brazilian Movies You Should Watch
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 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 […]