Here are some photo's I took on my recent Brazil trip.. I would like
to thank all the people I met on my trip as I was treated with royal
hospitality and friendliness everywhere, despite the fact I look
distinctly non-Brazilian! Brazil is a breathtaking country, and this
time I visited only São Paulo, and one of my favourite beaches in
the world, Ihlabela. The first thing you notice when you land in São Paulo
is the sheer immensity of this city of 19 million souls...
I have tried to roughly group these pix, but some may be a bit
out of order. I was lucky to travel very extensively throughout the
city, and also stayed in a suburb which gave me a real feel of the
lifestyle. A big Obrigado to the good folk of São Paulo and I hope you
all enjoy the pictures!! :cheers:

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a beautiful old, but abandoned building downtown on Avenida Paulista:

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an interesting area of arts and crafts vendors; Praca da Republica

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one of the many thousands of street dogs who run wild but are very friendly

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A late night stroll through Vale do Anhagabau lead us to the magnificent Opera House, built around 1903, with lovely Art Nouveau sculptures:

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and jump on the subway (Metro) to Trinon stop to see the Museum of Modern
art:

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and just some general city scenes of Sao Paolo, Guaruhlos, and other
neighbourhoods, starting with a loga de Ubanda (Voo Doo Shop)

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and nothing is more fun than finding a group of people dancing capoeira:

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Famous Brazilian churrascaria:

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and everywhere, lovely cold beer, beer, beer... as cheap as 50 cents
Canadian currency. Drinks sold 24 hours per day, anywhere and everywhere
and it was quite a novelty for me to drink beer on a bus or in a taxi! LOL!

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Then jump on a coach bus, on the road to Rio, for a few relaxing days at
the superb Ihlabela (beautiful island).... perfect weather and beaches:

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an evening shot from our lovely colonial style guesthouse:

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I hope you enjoyed this little tour, and I hope I did not post too many pictures
to create a slow download. If I did, just let me know. Saude! :cheers:

hey, nice pics dude! and good to see you enjoyed the trip :)

hmmm, churrasco with a bohemia.. just great.. Ilha Bela, even better..
:)

Great pics!

I hope you liked your trip!

I wanna go now...looks beautiful and friendly. I wish Brasil was closer to Canada :D

Thanks guys! Glad you liked the pix! I took around 500 so it was hard to narrow it down. The flight is not so bad... about 10 hours from Toronto, and it is overnight so you can sleep. If you are into cold beer, delicious caipirinhas, gorgeous people, amazing music, dancing and exotic beaches, then it may be for you!
I made it my mission to personally inspect the inside bottom of as many Bohemia beer bottles as was humanly possible!! ;). Best way to cool down a sweaty gringo!

:)

So, you came alone, rite? And are you planning to come back? :) If yes, I suggest you to try southern Brazil next. Florianópolis and the cities around it... good cities, great beaches and nice people.

:)

So, you came alone, rite? And are you planning to come back? :) If yes, I suggest you to try southern Brazil next. Florianópolis and the cities around it... good cities, great beaches and nice people.

No, I went with my partner who is from Brazil originally. I will probably come
back to Brazil once a year. I just assembled a small kit which I can use
to cheer Brazil this year at the World Cup! LOL! Normally I only cheer for
England, but I see no reason not to cheer for two countries...

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Hey! I'm glad you enjoyed your trip and liked our country so much.

Sao Paulo's hugeness is amazing, I can't imagine someone in SSC that wouldn't get hypnotized by it. I don't know Ilhabela, but my dad's already been there and he only talks marvels about it, must be really wonderful.

Thanks for the pics, they don't only catch our cities, beaches and architecture, but also a bit of the Brazilian soul and lifestyle.

Taller, as a brazilian i´m flattered by your kind words about my country and its people ! I´m so glad you enjoyed a lot your trip ! But, next time...COME TO RIO !!!!!!!!how come you come to Brazil and doesn´t come to Rio ! São Paulo and Ilhabela are great, for sure, but in Rio you will get astonished by its beauty !!! :-)))

great pics..

Amazing photos, thanks for those. I'll be landing in Sao Paulo on Easter Sunday for my first ever visit to the city and in fact to South America and I just can't wait. Expect a similar thread from myself in about a month when I get back to the UK :)

Oh! Nice view of São Paulo! Thanks for share this pics! :okay:

Amazing photos, thanks for those. I'll be landing in Sao Paulo on Easter Sunday for my first ever visit to the city and in fact to South America and I just can't wait. Expect a similar thread from myself in about a month when I get back to the UK :)

If you need any help you can contact me or any other brazilian forumer!

Im sure we can help you!

Thats for everyone!

Thanks for the pics. Brings back great memories from my trip to Brazil as well.

If my friends want to escape to warmer weather I tell them to skip the Caribbean and head for Brazil, it's worth the 10+ hour flight (from Toronto)!

dont come to souther Brazil outside the summer... tomorrow temperature at morning will be 6C in Porto Alegre... :)

nice pics, the only weird thing is that you dont expect foreigners to go to São Paulo on vacations (usually they go to Rio or to the northeast states)

I am not sure, but autumn (march, april, may in southern hemisphere) is kinda rain season in a big part of the coutnry... may not be good for beaches, but I guess its great to visit the IGUAZU WATERFALLS.

No really... you canadians must go there and then come back here to tell your own comparassions with Niagara :) (without bias of course ;))



despite the fact I look distinctly non-Brazilian
Really, that isnt true. Brazil really has all races, although the predominance of each race or mixture varies greatly among brazilian states. If you mean you look non brazilian for being tall and blond/blue eyed, you may think differently once you go to Santa Catarina or Rio Grande do Sul states...

btw, TallerBetter, can you post this thread on Skyscraperpage.com????

I'll check it out; I had never heard of skyscraperpage.com.
Next year I think we will also travel to Rio, and Salvador too as my
favourite music and dancing comes from Bahia. Again, thanks for
all the nice comments everyone, and here are a few more pix from
my collection, starting out with a taxi ride in a Volkswagen, which
was an exciting first for me! In fact, most car/bus/taxi rides in SP
tend to be on the exciting side due to the driving habits! ;) Those
are probably my white knuckles you see in the picture! This guy
drove FAST. :runaway:

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Here is the amazing red soil, which in Canada is similar to that in Prince Edward Island:

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The McCain HappyFace Potato on this plate cracked me up!!! :)
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Here are some buskers on Avenida Paulista, the main business street of Sao Paolo:

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More of the beautiful statuary around the old Opera House:

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a famous SP intersection:

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a very sweet young girl acting as a bus conductor for one of the thousands of little
private vans that dart around the city vying with the official city buses for customers.
The action is entertaining to watch... the buses cut each other off, steal passengers,
and the drivers and conductors wave their fists and yell at each other!!

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another of the dingo like dogs about town:

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While on Ihlabela, we took a schooner cruise, which took us to a private beach
owned by a previous President of Brazil:

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And, apparently, a little bit of Toronto in Brazil!
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Here was a school that teaches young children to sail in little tiny sailboats:

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more capoeirai... the music and rhythms are hypnotizing, and show the strong
influence of African music and dance. I think this type of dancing came from
the North coast of Brazil, but I could be wrong:

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I would recommend a visit to Brazil for anybody... the kindness, warmth,
and generosity of spirit of the people I met was unforgettable. As for the
safety factor, be careful and don't walk down empty streets at night, but don't let it stop you seeing the city. Just keep your wits about you and don't
draw attention to yourself with money, etc.. especially if you see street-
kids nearby. I find it difficult anyone could visit Brazil and not fall in love with
it! :cheers:

I am not sure where capoeira appeared, but basically, it was created by the slaves, because the masters woulnt let them train fighting or anything like that (which could be used in a revolt). So the slaves created capoeira, which is a martial arts camouflaged as DANCE! And the masters would think "look how interesting these african lowbeings dance to express their primitive cultures" then WAAAAH, a kick in the neck of the master and he is DEAD!!! :)

dude, did you drink anything but beer?

Ilha Bela is a paradise :drool:

private beaches are forbidden in Brasil. All are property of the navy if I am not mistaken, and open to the public. But since Figueiredo was a militar dictator (there were several, they were elected inside the militar college and served X years terms), I guess he managed to get to himself something form the navy... but it cant belong to him any longer.

dude, did you drink anything but beer?

Of course! Sometimes I drank ice cold Guarana, and once or twice I
bought a bottle of water ;)

Thanks for the history on that dancing. Reminds me a bit of when
you go into a Voo-Doo shop, they sell a lot of what appear to be
Catholic icons. My partner explained to me that at one time it became
illegal to worship the traditional Gods and Goddesses (example Oxum),
so people would substitute statues of Catholic saints to be acceptable,
but everyone knew that saint actually represented one of the old Gods.
The Voo Doo shop was sooooooo cool, and even if I am not particularily superstitious, I made sure I put some money on this guy's plate... just to be safe! ;)

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private beaches are forbidden in Brasil. All are property of the navy if I am not mistaken, and open to the public. But since Figueiredo was a militar dictator (there were several, they were elected inside the militar college and served X years terms), I guess he managed to get to himself something form the navy... but it cant belong to him any longer.

The actual sandy beach is not his, but his family owns the land just up from
the beach. It is forbidden in Canada too, and in most countries to actually own the beach area along the coast. I shouldn't have used the expression private beach for that is incorrect! :)

It looks wonderful! Great set of pictures. What is the cost of living like over there?

Beautiful collection! Thanks for sharing.

It looks wonderful! Great set of pictures. What is the cost of living like over there?

Cost of living is quite inexpensive... things like food and entertainment are
less than half of what it is in Canada, and therefore 1/4 of, say, Britain. Anything imported to Brasil is very expensive... moreso than here.
@nouvellecosse, thanks!! Glad you liked!

Fab pics and very colourful! It looks like you had a very good time ya lucky bugger!

Fab pics and very colourful! It looks like you had a very good time ya lucky bugger!

I sincerely doubt if it is possible to go to Brasil and not have fun.. it is a
very contagious type of excitement. Even the suburbs are hopping.... they
are not the same as suburbs in North America- everyone is out on the sidewalks at night... sitting by their motorcycles, singing in outdoor bars...
whistling, blaring loud music from speakers strapped on the top of their cars,
squealing their tires, doing wheelies on their bicycles.... it just never stops
til the very wee hours of the morning. And that is waaaaaaaaaaaay out in
the sticks, many many miles from downtown. Plan a trip there!!

I wanna go now...looks beautiful and friendly. I wish Brasil was closer to Canada :D
How about u wish Canada was closer to Brazil... HOTCHA!

These are some really amazing photos... I MUST GO HERE... This is where I'll convince my mom to go for a vacation.

Cost of living is quite inexpensive... things like food and entertainment are
less than half of what it is in Canada, and therefore 1/4 of, say, Britain. Anything imported to Brasil is very expensive... moreso than here.
@nouvellecosse, thanks!! Glad you liked!

Thanks for the information. I would like to go to Argentina and now
am thinking of Brazil too! :)

Great pics:D:D

"Even the suburbs are hopping.... they
are not the same as suburbs in North America"

Have you been to Brasilia? I say it's pretty close to N.A. because its so car oriented. The city has some interesting architecture though

^^ Yeah... it's true. But I really love my city. Have you been to Brasilia?

Well, I know a white and blonde canadian guy that got married with a brazilian woman here in 2003 (I think). Are you this person?

Wow, awesome pictures! I know Ilhabela, it's a paradise like Arpels said. :okay: :)

Great pictures- I would love to go to Brazil one day. On top of all that beauty and such a vibrant culture the Brazilians are also brilliant at football. It amazes me the amount of talent that comes out of Brazil, and they always play with such flair, I think it reflects a very special and unique country.

"Well, I know a white and blonde canadian guy that got married with a brazilian woman here in 2003 (I think). Are you this person?"

Nope, I'm not him. I went to Brasilia last year and stayed in the hotel district for a few days. My first surprise was there is no true downtown centre. So I didn't get a chance to really explore the city. I went to usual tourist sites, parliament building, performing arts centre, Porcao =), the entertainment district by the lake, etc.

Never been to Brasilia, but some day! I studied it a bit in some urban planning
courses years ago.....

I've been in Canada but not in Brazil may be in the nearest future I don't know but now what I actually know there's something to see

If you need any help you can contact me or any other brazilian forumer!

Im sure we can help you!

Thats for everyone!

That's a very kind offer Gutooo. I'm actually meeting up with friends out there but if the chance arises to meet up for a few beers I'll let you know. Keep an eye on you pm's. Taller, Better your photo's are amazing I just hope I manage to capture the magic of Sao Paulo as well as you do.

That's a very kind offer Gutooo. I'm actually meeting up with friends out there but if the chance arises to meet up for a few beers I'll let you know. Keep an eye on you pm's. Taller, Better your photo's are amazing I just hope I manage to capture the magic of Sao Paulo as well as you do.

I envy your chance to go.... would love to go back right now for a couple
of weeks! Have an amazing time, take pix, and it will be very easy on your
pocket book there to have a first class time! :cheers:

That's a very kind offer Gutooo. I'm actually meeting up with friends out there but if the chance arises to meet up for a few beers I'll let you know. Keep an eye on you pm's. Taller, Better your photo's are amazing I just hope I manage to capture the magic of Sao Paulo as well as you do.

For sure I will!

It would be very nice to have a SSC meeting down here! Even if youre the only one thats not from sao paulo! ahahhaa

BRAZIL's so beautiful with it's sunshine, romatic streets by night, ROCK IN RIO ,......
I love this land ;)

Great pictures- I would love to go to Brazil one day. On top of all that beauty and such a vibrant culture the Brazilians are also brilliant at football.

I cant kick a ball in a straight line. :)
But at least I am fanatic when its about watching it on TV :D

^^^Me too.....my skills in football are none :gaah:

Anyway i luv´s football and pushing for my team as a good Brazilian :D

Amazing thread, so much better than the usual architecture and skyline ones (even if they can be interesting and I thank everybody on this forum for posting them), you really captured the spirit of the place

Great pics! And hey, my fav Brazilian beer is also Bohemia! :cheers:
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@Dutti

OK, sorry then. Well, Porcão is just great, but it's very expensive... And yeah, you're right there's no downtown in Brasilia, it's a little weird don't you think? Well, once more sorry for the comment. There's more foreign turists in Brasilia than I thought. :)

Bruhno BSB

no problem Bruhno...


Brasilia is a unique and very young city, too bad I couldn't stay longer than 3 days since I had to return to rio de janeiro for business.

Excellente!

^Thanks Skybean! Cheers!
These are a couple of pictures I snapped yesterday in Toronto, that reminded me
of Brasil... they sent a gentle warm breeze over me. So, this is a bit of Brasil in
Toronto, and for my Brasilian friends!
In the summer, on one of the beaches here in the city, they have Brasilian parties...
I will go and take pictures this summer, and post them!

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So, now you have Bavaria and Brahma right?

Does this brahma taste the same as the one here?

Thanks for the pics...i love to see that! =]

So, now you have Bavaria and Brahma right?

Does this brahma taste the same as the one here?

Thanks for the pics...i love to see that! =]

I have not bought Brahma here, so I am not sure, but I am
thinking it is the same as I believe it is imported from Brasil.
A very old Canadian brewery, Molson, bought Bavaria a
few years ago, and lost a ton of money. They recently sold it.
I will do research on the matter, and report back!! :cheers:

You sure know ur alcohol^^:D

You sure know ur alcohol^^:D

heehee! One of the pleasures of being over 19 years old!!! :cheers:

I wish I was still with my ex... she was Brazilian and could have taken me down.

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Ouch, look at the guys leg!

wow, he must have broken it in several places.

I have a friend who had those things in his right arm when in highschool. During vacations, he was in a bus and put his arm outside the bus window. The bus made a curve and his arm hit a eletric post. It cut his arm in two places, and it got hang by just ONE TENDON! He showed the pics... horrible!!! He had to hold his right arm with his right hand else it would fall... he went in a chopper to the hospital and they made surgeries and reconstituted the tendons and such. He spent one entire year with those metals holding all the little fracture bones together. You cant believe how well his arm healed. He was playing basketball just one and a half year later... if you see the pics of his tored apart arm, you wouldnt believe. All that is left now is a big scar.

Yeah, I remember the poor guy.... he looked very poor, and was just sitting there
with his head down the whole time.

WOW!

Hey! What a shock and surprise to see my old thread come up! I had no idea where it had gotten to. Thanks for resurrecting it and I will now have a look through my pics to remember my holiday in Brazil! :)

Oh man, the food looks so good!! I've got a wedding to go to (whenever they get around to setting the date) between an English friend and his Brazillian gf, in Curitiba. Can't wait!!!!

lol... what a shock it was for me to see "I wish I was still with my ex".

I was pretty dumb in 2006:)

MUITO INTERESANTE, OBRIGADO!

holy!!!
that s perfect! u got the spirit! its what i loved !
always welcome to brasil!
nice pictures!

Holy Crap! TB was in Brazil? I always thought of him as captain canada!

Yeah, I remember the poor guy.... he looked very poor, and was just sitting there
with his head down the whole time.

maybe he was already dead!!!

Holy Crap! TB was in Brazil? I always thought of him as captain canada!

Yes, and tomorrow afternoon I will be sitting on a beach in Mexico! Captain Canada gets around!! :D

MUITO INTERESANTE, OBRIGADO!

de nada!

I really think you could see and feel the brazilian style of life! Nice pics!

I was lucky.. my b/f took me, and he is from there, so I truly got a "feel" for it. It completely stole my heart and we are making plans to go back next winter! This time Rio and Salvador.....:cheers:

The photography was hard work with the little crap Olympus point and shoot that I had back then! :lol:

So, now you have Bavaria and Brahma right?

Does this brahma taste the same as the one here?

Thanks for the pics...i love to see that! =]

by the way, Brahma has done extremely well here, and sells a lot of beer. I buy
my fair share of it!! ;) It is brewed in Rio, I believe, and I never once saw it in Sampa

Bavaria never did so so well here, but is still available. You can't get Bohemia here, sadly.

wow! your already doing ya think ;) Awesome Taller, Better. Can't wait to see more!!

I was lucky.. my b/f took me, and he is from there, so I truly got a "feel" for it. It completely stole my heart and we are making plans to go back next winter! This time Rio and Salvador.....:cheers:

The photography was hard work with the little crap Olympus point and shoot that I had back then! :lol:




I come from Rio but I live in Salvador, Both are amaizing!

Rio has beautiful beachs like Copacabana, Ipanema, Recreio... Beside you can find museum, park etc. too.

However, Salvador has a big historical center and some interesting places (abaeté lagoon, Bonfim Church etc.).

very good... where are the hot looking locales???

Brazil will be an awesome country to visit!

Yes, and tomorrow afternoon I will be sitting on a beach in Mexico! Captain Canada gets around!! :D


Lucky. Where are you going?

Great pics! And hey, my fav Brazilian beer is also Bohemia! :cheers:
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/7002/march06bohemiaatairport5ox.jpg

For the beer freaks out there:

Of the mainstream Braz beers, Bohemia, Serramalte and Original are definitely the only minimally decent brands. Now they make both Heineken and Stella Artois in Brazil (Halleluja!) Stay away from other mainstream Braz beer if you like your beer medium to full-bodied.

Keep in mind that 99% of Brazilians only drink lager -- Braz-style, that is. And I'm not kidding here. If you are into stouts, Xingu is a sure bet still in the mainstream league.

Other than that, go for the micro-brewery brands. They make decent beer across the board. Those include Eisenbahn, Baden Baden, Devassa and are now found at every grocery store in São Paulo and Rio, as well as at some more renowned pubs, if you're willing to pay extra, that is.

Now, if all you're looking for is to cool off in the scorching hot weather, just order a good old Braz draft beer (chopp) and have a laugh.

A country I hope to visit someday. Glad you had a good time, and have fun in Mexico too.

Lucky. Where are you going?

I'm in beautiful Puerto Vallarta now! I just love this place and have been here about ten times. It just gets better and better!
Cheers!! :lol:

I was in beautiful Ilhabela a month ago. Unfortunately, all I saw of Sao Paulo was from the times I drove through (er, sat in traffic as I attempted to get through). Here's some pictures I took while in Ilhabela though....

Ilhabela sunrise...
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g20/Jdubs_13/IMG_4429-1.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g20/Jdubs_13/IMG_4432.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g20/Jdubs_13/IMG_4398.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g20/Jdubs_13/IMG_4431.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g20/Jdubs_13/IMG_4406.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g20/Jdubs_13/IMG_4395.jpg

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The first snake I've ever seen outside of a zoo in my life, encountered while hiking to one of the beaches.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g20/Jdubs_13/IMG_4365.jpg

Can't remember the name of the city, but this is the sight you encounter after as you drive to Ilhabela from Sao Paulo. The picture didn't do it justice. Truly beautiful.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g20/Jdubs_13/IMG_4338.jpg

Actually a picture of Guaruja, whom every brazillian I met told me was "an ugly beach". It would still be one of the nicest beaches on the east coast of the US.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g20/Jdubs_13/IMG_4331.jpg

^^^^

Awesome Pics.....Ilhabela is so relaxing!

For the beer freaks out there:

Of the mainstream Braz beers, Bohemia, Serramalte and Original are definitely the only minimally decent brands. Now they make both Heineken and Stella Artois in Brazil (Halleluja!) Stay away from other mainstream Braz beer if you like your beer medium to full-bodied.

Keep in mind that 99% of Brazilians only drink lager -- Braz-style, that is. And I'm not kidding here. If you are into stouts, Xingu is a sure bet still in the mainstream league.

Other than that, go for the micro-brewery brands. They make decent beer across the board. Those include Eisenbahn, Baden Baden, Devassa and are now found at every grocery store in São Paulo and Rio, as well as at some more renowned pubs, if you're willing to pay extra, that is.

Now, if all you're looking for is to cool off in the scorching hot weather, just order a good old Braz draft beer (chopp) and have a laugh.

imho, the best beer sold at supermarkets is POLAR, but its only sold in Rio Grande do Sul. Even its adversitings are about the fact it isnt sold anywhere else.

pRAMHY364Is

for the foreigners:
the two guys ask the girls "hi, where are you from?" and the girls say "São Paulo"
Then they imagine the life in São Paulo. Crowding, pollution, traffic jams (there is a little catch in that scene, the two guys in the front seat and the two girls in the back seat. In the entire Brazil, if the two guys go in the front seat and the girls in the back, its called "paulista´s car".)
Of course, the REAL PROBLEM starts when they discover POLAR BEER is NOT SOLD IN São Paulo! So they dismiss the paulista girls and go flert with some nice gaúchas (like themselves)

^^^

:lol: the advertising is very funny!

LOL!!! Funny ad!
Thanks for posting those lovely pics of Ilhabela, Chrome!! Brought back wonderful memories!

A shameless bump by myself.... as I didn't want to lose this thread to the archives. Brings back too many fabulous, warm memories on this very late Winter day! :D

I'm glad to see you could feel what Brazil really is. But you visit only a small piece of our country. :lol: :lol: :lol:
When you come here again and visit other states, you'll see that every state have your own food, your own culture, you own way to speak... it makes a trip around Brazil an unique experience.
Brazilian hugs.

Very, very interesting to see Brazil through the eyes of a foreigner. But there are some misunderstandig here that would hurt some Afro-Brazilians feelings, you know...You call Umbanda "Voo doo". There is no Voo Doo in Brazil. Umbanda, Candomblé are very specifcs Afro-Brazilian Religions...

Thanks guys! Glad you liked the pix! I took around 500 so it was hard to narrow it down. The flight is not so bad... about 10 hours from Toronto, and it is overnight so you can sleep. If you are into cold beer, delicious caipirinhas, gorgeous people, amazing music, dancing and exotic beaches, then it may be for you!
I made it my mission to personally inspect the inside bottom of as many Bohemia beer bottles as was humanly possible!! ;). Best way to cool down a sweaty gringo!

I hope you come back again later! São Paulo is beautiful, but what about Curitiba next time?

Tanguá Park - Curitiba/PR - South Brazil
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s156/joseharoldo/CURITIBA/PARQUE%20TANGUA/DSCI0006.jpg

Ópera de Arame - Curitiba/PR - South Brazil
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s156/joseharoldo/CURITIBA/OPERA%20DE%20ARAME/1OperadeArame.jpg

Our Botanic Garden - Curitiba/PR - South Brazil
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s156/joseharoldo/CURITIBA/JD%20BOTANICO/5JardimBotanico_resize.jpg

One of our Public Transportation
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s156/joseharoldo/CURITIBA/CURITIBA/11ExpressonaCanaletadaAvRep.jpg

Remember, that is up to you.
Best wishes
See ya!

Very, very interesting to see Brazil through the eyes of a foreigner. But there are some misunderstandig here that would hurt some Afro-Brazilians feelings, you know...You call Umbanda "Voo doo". There is no Voo Doo in Brazil. Umbanda, Candomblé are very specifcs Afro-Brazilian Religions...

Sorry if it offended... I was told it was similar as a translation, but obviously that is wrong. Voodoo also came from Africa. To be honest, finding people who speak English in Sao Paulo is not easy.. the city is not really geared toward tourists, and I only heard it being spoken about two or three times in the entire week.

Sorry if it offended... I was told it was similar as a translation, but obviously that is wrong. Voodoo also came from Africa. To be honest, finding people who speak English in Sao Paulo is not easy.. the city is not really geared toward tourists, and I only heard it being spoken about two or three times in the entire week.

well... voodoo is a different afro religion. Whatever. I really dont care about any religion.

if you are interested in researching of course, there is always the mighty Wikipedia :D

After researching come back and explain to me the differences! :)

Granted they are different, but the art of "casting spells", etc.. is also done in this religion, so I am not entirely certain why the comparison to "voodoo" would be considered insulting. My b/f is from Brazil and said it is very common where he came from for, example, a woman who has a cheating husband to go to the Pai de Santo and get a spell cast on him. The religions may be different, but I suspect they are both from the same original roots. These African derived religions are known in the Caribbean, New Orleans, as well as Brazil. However, if someone finds it insulting, please excuse the comparison.
I remember visiting a voodoo shop in New Orleans, and it was fascinating.

its absolutely not insulting to me.

I think most brazilians wouldnt mind you comparing the two afro-religions, but some of them would like you just to know they are not the same thing.

as for the people who DO believe in such religions... it may be a big insulting maybe. Like some alien thinking Islan and Chrstianity are the same religion...

(and well, from a atheist point of view, they really are!! :D)


But I am propense to worship Kthulhu!

Anyhow, I won't make an issue about it, but I was surprised one could feel hurt from the comparison to voodoo, which is much more known in our culture. Islam and Christianity are from two entirely different roots. I am not getting the feeling that this is the same case here. Seems to me more like the comparison of two types of Christianity. My b/f was a bit surprised when I told him, too. There are so many links between the cultures of the region.. Caribbean, Northern parts of Brazil, even New Orleans that go back to the common origin of Africa, and to the slave trade. Food, music, dance, and to a degree these older religions.

I love your thread about Brazil and how respectfull you are about the country. Ilhabela is fabulous. I really like those Candomble/Umbanda houses too. I am not into those religions but I find those figures very attractive for some reason. My dad is obsessed with Afro-Brazilian religions and he gave me this name, Iemanja. People think it is weird, my life would be easier if my name was Janaina...

Congratulations, you seem to be very sensitive and you captured beautiful moments. I will go to Brasil in December, I can't wait. I will visit your photoblog.

Thanks for those pictures. I had tears in my eyes, for a moment, so many memories and familiar places...

:)

Thank you! I had a marvellous time in Brazil, and am hoping to go back this winter. It is an incredible country and I was treated extremely well. I was pleased with how some of the pictures turned out, as the camera I had at the time was a very small, simple one. Next visit I look forward to seeing Rio and perhaps Salvador!! :)

^^ Cool! Tonight I will show this thread to my partner. Maybe I'll convince him to go to Brazil with me soon...gee we've been together for 4 years and he just does not want to come to Brazil with me! Probably because my father is still too "close minded" if you understand me, but his idea of a holiday is sun and beach and Brazil is just fantastic for that!
I'm glad you enjoyed Brazil. You should come to Australia sometime soon. Amazing looking places over here as well, very laid back and quite similar to Brazil in a lot of things...brazilians here say it is the "Brazil where things went right"...

I wish there were foreign forumers in Sao Paulo right now just to post their impressions about the city in this year time because people usually come over here in the summer and dont have idea of how much cold the city is in the winter, with temperatures in the morning of 4ºC, then going to 12ºC at mid day and then decreasing again in the night. Ok, If you are from Canada and are acustomed to -20ºC, these n00b temperatures of Sao Paulo are not that much impressive, but for who's from a country that is not that cold and come to Brazil thinking it will only find sun and hot weather would have a surprise to know they'll be landing on a freezer. :lol:

Anyway, people must visit the city because it's indeed impressive by its size and there's also no problem coming here in the winter because people are friendly and warm. Me for example, I never deny any information for tourists, no matter the language, no matter the color, no matter what, If there is anyone asking me for info, I'll always treat the person very well. We're naturally friendly, specially in SP where most of people have italian background, we're all polite. :okay:

a bump so that I don't lose my old threads to the archives! :)

with temperatures in the morning of 4ºC, then going to 12ºC at mid day and then decreasing again in the night.

yeah, right :|

those are RARE temperatures in São Paulo. 4º in the morning? HAHAHA. São Paulo usually dont get below 10º in the winter... and that in cold days.

Very nice pics Taller, Better :cheers: great thread too :okay:

Beautiful tour TB. Thanks for the pix :)

Beautiful tour TB. Thanks for the pix :)

Thanks guys! I miss Brazil and am hoping to go back next winter!

Here some pics of my lasts holidays in Brazil. Florianopolis Island, Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil. It's is an amazing place....

Galheta. The Naturist Beach
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6680/dscn1351fo1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/dscn1351fo1.jpg/ (http://g.imageshack.us/img14/dscn1351fo1.jpg/1/)

Joaquina Beach. The place of surfers
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Barra da Lagoa Village
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http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/dscn1408cj3.jpg/ (http://g.imageshack.us/img4/dscn1408cj3.jpg/1/)

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/4674/dscn1409hl8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/dscn1409hl8.jpg/ (http://g.imageshack.us/img3/dscn1409hl8.jpg/1/)

Armação Beach
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/706/dscn1481jn6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/dscn1481jn6.jpg/ (http://g.imageshack.us/img3/dscn1481jn6.jpg/1/)

Nearby Barra da Lagoa Beach
http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/4781/dscn1414iv9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/dscn1414iv9.jpg/ (http://g.imageshack.us/img382/dscn1414iv9.jpg/1/)

Campeche Island
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Florianopolis City
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Barra da Lagoa Beach
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Looks lovely place huan ^^

^^ agreed... it is a gorgeous country, and I cannot wait to go back next year.

I'm from Argentina, so I used to go every year, but now I'm living in Canada...I don't know when I could come back. I love Brazil.

Those beaches ^^ :drool:

Armação Beach
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/706/dscn1481jn6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This is an UFO? (above and the right) :lol:

Maybe it is a hot air balloon coming in for a landing!! :D

Great thread! :)

Nice photos of São Paulo. I loved it!

i hope you enjoy São Paulo, there are another nice cities in Brazil, like Florianopolis, Camburiú, Fortaleza, Belén, Paraty, maybe you'll must return sometimes...

I'm hopeful to return this upcoming winter!!! Can't wait to go back...

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/2650/march06guarulhosdowntown8pi.jpg
^^ Nowadays, you won't find something like that in anywhere within São Paulo, because of the new law ("Clean City") which prohibs all kinds of advertisings, banners, billboards etc. in the city. The law also restricts the size of the symbols of stores.

:cry:

I LIKE all the signage!!

Nice thread!!:applause:

Thanks, Tony!

:cry:

I LIKE all the signage!!

Really? I think São Paulo got a very better appearance without all those signs and advertisings... Actually the city is now more serious! Nevertheless, there will never be something like "Times Square" in São Paulo :lol:

Two nights from now we celebrate Festa Junina here in Toronto! I have a ticket for it, and will report back on all the fun festivities and delicious foods!

^^
I love Festa Junina! :cheers:

I've got my costume all ready for tonight.. floppy straw hat, big bushy black wig, round black rimmed fright googly-eyed glasses, ugly fake teeth with some missing, eyebrow pencil to make a uni-brow, country shirt, suspenders, old blue jeans with patches on the knees, rolled up and sandals!! I will post photos of the party in this thread! :lol:

^^ Wow! Nice :lol: I like Festa Junina a lot; I danced "quadrilha" two weeks ago! I love the food in Festa Junina: Pé de moleque, quentão, pamonha... :cheers:

yeah, right :|

those are RARE temperatures in São Paulo. 4º in the morning? HAHAHA. São Paulo usually dont get below 10º in the winter... and that in cold days.

In a commom day of winter, on a typical day of drizzle during the winter, this is the normal temperature, and this year the lowest temperature was 2 ° C.

in the coldest days, temperatures around 10°C is the maximum temperature, not the minimum temperature.

In a commom day of winter, on a typical day of drizzle during the winter, this is the normal temperature, and this year the lowest temperature was 2 ° C.

in the coldest days, temperatures around 10°C is the maximum temperature, not the minimum temperature.

Sorry, but I don't remember a day São Paulo registered maximum of 10ºC. This is very difficult to happen even in Curitiba, the coldest capital in Brazil. If you remember, prove it with the register of INMET or another website...

We don't have a maximum temperature of 10°C this year, but have days with 11°C of maximum temperature in the south of the city, and in the downtown 13°C, i think the last time this happened in the downtown was in 2007, was 9,X°C.(I do not know the exact temperature)

But days with 12°C of maximum temperature, is relatively common in the winter.

Hey guys, thanks for keeping my old Brazil thread alive! I get to run through it and relive my fantastic journey there, and plan my next visit! :D

Great Pictures TB!

We don't have a maximum temperature of 10°C this year, but have days with 11°C of maximum temperature in the south of the city, and in the downtown 13°C, i think the last time this happened in the downtown was in 2007, was 9,X°C.(I do not know the exact temperature)

But days with 12°C of maximum temperature, is relatively common in the winter.

No, they aren't. They aren't common even in Curitiba... it happens once or twice a year (if it happens). The average maximum temperature in the coldest month is 22ºC, and these days it's getting close to 30ºC even in winter. Well, I'll not discuss it anymore.

Taller, Better , are you planning to come back to Brazil? When? Where? :D

Hopefully within a year. Next visit I want to go to Rio, and to Salvador!

No, they aren't. They aren't common even in Curitiba... it happens once or twice a year (if it happens). The average maximum temperature in the coldest month is 22ºC, and these days it's getting close to 30ºC even in winter. Well, I'll not discuss it anymore.

Taller, Better , are you planning to come back to Brazil? When? Where? :D

Yes, it is relatively common, we have 10~15 days per year, with maximum temperatures around 12°C, in a common winter.

Awesome different angles of Sao Paulo.. Thanks for the pictures!!
You probably will love Rio and Salvador.. the south coast of Bahia and all the Rio's state coast can be even more beautiful..
Just spent some time in toronto, and I'm just delighted about the city.. amazing

We are quite possibly going to Rio in March.... right now the choice is 50-50 between Rio and Puerto Vallarta! A win win decision either way!

^^ man, you must to create a thread for every trip that you do! to show us every impression you had about the place! It's so nice your description! U must be a very open mind person! i love your stile!
And answering your question, come to Rio! Cam'on , you have been ten thousands times on Vallarta, that is a great place also! But now it's time to Rio have this honor to receive a nice guy like you! Thanks!

That thread was indeed great... i will wait for the new updates too :cheers:

where are you TB?

LOL! Hey guys, thanks so much for the input! Looks pretty good for us going to Rio in March! Pretty excited, so I have my fingers crossed that it goes through!! :D

^^ Welcome, Taller, Better

^^my god, christos-greece is everywhere in this site. I think he is kind of automatic SSC comment algorithm! hahaha
this guy entered after me in SSC and had almost 24000 posts here! I'm impressed...

LOL! Hey guys, thanks so much for the input! Looks pretty good for us going to Rio in March! Pretty excited, so I have my fingers crossed that it goes through!! :D

we will be waiting for!:cheers:

Lucky you! I'm starting intensive Portuguese and Capoeira courses next month, I should be done with the Portuguese by October and I'm planning to go to Brazil somewhere along November or December 2010 to certify myself in the CELPE-Bras exam. :D I'm thinking of spending a week in Sao Paulo and another week in Rio, it's gonna be awesome!

^^my god, christos-greece is everywhere in this site. I think he is kind of automatic SSC comment algorithm! hahaha
this guy entered after me in SSC and had almost 24000 posts here! I'm impressed...
I wish you a happy new year, Mares :)

Lucky you! I'm starting intensive Portuguese and Capoeira courses next month, I should be done with the Portuguese by October and I'm planning to go to Brazil somewhere along November or December 2010 to certify myself in the CELPE-Bras exam. :D I'm thinking of spending a week in Sao Paulo and another week in Rio, it's gonna be awesome!
Capoeira rocks! :cheers:

D;

Hem...Brazil also has many other cool cities..I'm gonna send the links, cuz I don't know how to post! D: This is Salvador...

http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu305/paty10_2009/66.jpg
http://s859.photobucket.com/albums/ab151/Nick_1923/?action=view&current=Itaigara1.jpg&newest=1
http://ipt.olhares.com/data/big/193/1939469.jpg
http://media.photobucket.com/image/Pituba/cacau20/tonyssa-10.jpg
http://img235.imageshack.us/i/190277299c3c3fc1003ofc7.jpg/
http://img230.imageshack.us/i/189175453ef96ddcbcdbnf1.jpg/
http://www.primaz.net/eng/images/shoppingbarra_salvador-1.jpg

Capoeira rocks! :cheers:

It does! But it will probably take a while to get good at it.

Hey Taller, very nice pix... hope you liked to visit Sao Paulo...
Ilhabela is perfect, why didnt you go to Santos or Praia Grande?
so, when you back here, I guess you'd like Santa Catarina' state, Camboriu and Florianopolis.
If you go to Curitiba you'll be at home, it is very similar to canadian towns! hahah! :)

Thanks for sharing those pix from your trip!!

^^ New photos? Where are those?

Nice pictures.

Thanks for the nice words, guys! I will DEFINITELY take more pics next time! We are planning a Rio trip for next January. Hoped to do it this winter, but the only time we can go is too close to Carnaval, which is too intense for me. I like the more relaxing visits! :D

Can't remember the name of the city, but this is the sight you encounter after as you drive to Ilhabela from Sao Paulo. The picture didn't do it justice. Truly beautiful.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g20/Jdubs_13/IMG_4338.jpg


The city name is Caraguatatuba... :lol: i live here :lol:

^^ Looks nice place, town :)

Great thread!

very cool, man. we are a warming people

:)Hey buddy...Why don't you come back?:)

Hem...Brazil also has many other cool cities..I'm gonna send the links, cuz I don't know how to post! D: This is Salvador...

http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu305/paty10_2009/66.jpg
http://s859.photobucket.com/albums/ab151/Nick_1923/?action=view&current=Itaigara1.jpg&newest=1
http://ipt.olhares.com/data/big/193/1939469.jpg
http://media.photobucket.com/image/Pituba/cacau20/tonyssa-10.jpg
http://img235.imageshack.us/i/190277299c3c3fc1003ofc7.jpg/
http://img230.imageshack.us/i/189175453ef96ddcbcdbnf1.jpg/
http://www.primaz.net/eng/images/shoppingbarra_salvador-1.jpg
^^
Amazing photos!

You should come to Salvador-Bahia next time!
Bahia has a lot of history,culture and marvelous beaches, and a country-side tourism in Chapada Diamantina with hills and blue water ponds,rivers,caves...
Bahia is on the list of "The New York Times" as one of the 31 places to go in 2010!:banana:

Great thread! :applause:

^^ Agree completely!

Thanks guys! I am thirsting to go back to Brazil. I miss it very much! :( However, Brazilian Day Canada here in Toronto on September 6th at our Yonge-Dundas Square is going to be VERY much fun- my favourite singer of all is coming!!!! Ivete Sangalo!! :banana: I've been praying for her to come for years!!! Check out this little clip on the Brazilian day website:
http://braziliandaycanada.ca/

The concert is free but obviously I will buy a VIP ticket!! :D

Yeah Ivete Sangalo is one of the most beloved singers in Brazil

Taller Better,are there many brazilians living in canada?

^^ Not really. There really aren't any significant pockets of south Americans living in Canada. That's why it's so interesting when we visit each other, because we hardly see each other at all!

^^ Thank you!

Taller Better,are there many brazilians living in canada?

The largest and by far most organized community of Brazilians in Canada is in Toronto. Here are some photos I have put in my "Hot Off the Press" thread from various Brazilian parties here in this city. First, last year's Brazil Day festivities on September 7th. The show performs in New York one day, and moves to Toronto the next day:

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BrazilFest, held on the Toronto Islands the year I took these pics:

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Festa Junina:

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Brazilian Carnaval:

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and the festivals could go on and on, but that is enough to give you an idea! :yes:

One of the largest, most prestigious and DEFINITELY most glamorous charity fundraisers in Canada is the annual Brazilian Ball here in Toronto. It has raised many, many millions of dollars for charities since its inception in 1966 as the brainchild of Anna Maria de Souza (whom I had the honour of meeting a few times before she sadly passed away). La crème de la crème of Toronto society attends, for it is sometimes considered the highlight of the annual society calendar. For photos of the event, see here:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/brazilian-ball/article1563906/




^^ Not really. There really aren't any significant pockets of south Americans living in Canada. That's why it's so interesting when we visit each other, because we hardly see each other at all!

That is true, compared to the USA where there are far, far more Latinos living, but there is still a very noticeable South American, Mexican and Central American community here in Toronto. If anyone is interested, last summer I did a tour of some of the areas here like College Street and Kensington market, focusing on Latino businesses, and the results were very interesting!
link:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=334362&page=129

Wow! Brazilian day in Toronto!:cheers:
Capoeira,Carlinhos Brown(from my state Bahia),festas juninas(from my region) and a little bit of the carnaval from Rio!(There are different kinds of carnaval in Brazil).
It seems to be a very happy party,with many beautiful people:banana:
Well the brazilian community in Toronto is bigger than I could imagine,although its still small:)

We have churascarias, and other types of Brazilian restaurants, grocery stores to buy Brazilian foods, bars, Globo TV, etc... so you must come visit us some day and we will make you feel at home! I am super thrilled about Ivete Sangalo coming this September 6th. She is also from the Bahia, as I am sure you know! I might just die from excitement when she steps onto the stage:

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I'll repost here some photos I took from the Portuguese/Brazilian area here last summer. These areas tend to have a mixture of
people inhabiting them:

"by far the bulk of the streets are Little Italy and Little Portugal, and I took a lot
of photos there to post later in my photoblog. I'll just squeeze in a few out near Ossington, where the Brazilian area sort of intersects the much larger Portuguese area.

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it is apple season!! :eat:

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Toronto's first gay Latino club; one that still goes strong and that I spent many a happy night at in my younger days! ;)

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I stop in at the Brazilian shop to stock up on Farofa, and get a snack:

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AHH! more snacks. Mouth watering Coxinhas De Galinha, and of course orange Fanta!!! :D:

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I'm too full to dance:

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for anyone who ever wondered what Taller, Better looks like:

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I was flabbergasted and thrilled that the Brazilian singing group Calcinha Preta is
coming to town, and went in to get a ticket for my partner who loves them:

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Oh well, now I am here I may as well cool off

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Yes of course i know Ivete and yes she is from my state Bahia!!Her last show was in Maracanã RJ there is a DVD from that show.
Calcinha Preta is a famous brazilian group although i am not their fan at all:lol:
"Brazilombian"??? whats it?! Brazil has nothing to do with Colombia
I prefer Guarana Antartica than Fanta:cheers:

Yes of course i know Ivete and yes she is from my state Bahia!!Her last show was in Maracanã RJ there is a DVD from that show.
Calcinha Preta is a famous brazilian group although i am not their fan at all:lol:
"Brazilombian"??? whats it?! Brazil has nothing to do with Colombia
I prefer Guarana Antartica than Fanta:cheers:

:lol: just their way of saying there will be a mix of Brazilian and Spanish language Latino music on that particular night. Many South Americans tend to mix when they are away from their home country (in the same way ex-pat Scottish/Irish and English tend to mingle at pubs here, too). I'm not keen on Guarana- don't like that flavour and waay too much caffeine for me! I'll stick to Brahma! :cheers2:

wow, Brazilians are a sizeable lot and they're out to have a fun celebration.
and too, they are beautiful people.

Agreed! They love to party, have the best music and dancing, and are certainly good looking!! :naughty:

Rio is perfect for you.
The Cristo Redentor and Sugar Leaf views are FANTASTIC you memorize this forever, its a single sensation...
The city is amazing, have good beaches (Barra and Ipanema are best), a LOOOOT of nice museums and a best tourist estructure.
And if u want a relax trip, u can go to Buzios or Arraial do Cabo (Rio State, its near the capital), the best beaches in south america, and i think world xDDD.
PS: if u come to Rio, u cant visit Maracana, because the stadium is closed for 2014 games.
Only olympic stadium (the most modern in LA) is open.
Best places in Rio: Copacabana,Ipanema,Leblon,Lagoa(VERY AMAZING),Barra and Centre (The mom of brazilian history, its FANTASTIC the churches,museums,theatres,librarys and the city economical center).
And the metro is translated for english.

Great pics, @Taller! :)

Thanks, guys! I promise to get good photos on Brazil Day in September!

^^
Oh yes please it would be aewsome!:banana:

Thanks, guys! I promise to get good photos on Brazil Day in September!

OMG
You go to Brasília? =O
Or u're speaking about brazil day in canada? Because our independence day is on September xD.

Brazilian Day Canada is on September 6th, at Yonge-Dundas Square here. The same show is in New York on the day before, Sept 7m and then they move it to Toronto.

Nice pics!
Brazil is great, and I love Canada.. ive been there 3 times, Amazing place with awesome pple!
When ur back to Brazil, ur welcome to visit Santos! stay over =D
cheers

Indeed great new photos by TB as well :)

Yesterday Ivete was in NY where she recorded her new dvd and today she must be in Toronto!!
I want to see the photos from Brazilian Day Canada!!!

Yesterday Ivete was in NY where she recorded her new dvd and today she must be in Toronto!!
I want to see the photos from Brazilian Day Canada!!!

Indeed she sang yesterday here at our Brazil Day celebrations! I have lots of photos to share!

Yesterday's weather was not as sunny as last year, but thankfully it didn't rain during the festivities, either! :okay: Like last year, many thousands turned out for the celebration at Yonge and Dundas Square:

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The huge throng of people celebrating Brazil Day in Canada eagerly await the main act, Ivete Sangalo! We were lucky that here she performed a free outdoor concert, whereas in New York she had a concert inside the Madison Square Gardens. There are many warmup acts before Ivete arrives:

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also other party events this weekend!!

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the emcee for the show is a famous television personality from Brazil; Serginho Groisman

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Here she comes!! The crowd goes berserk:

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We love Ivete!!

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and of course after the end of the concert, one needs to have a drink and eat some good Brazilian food!

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DELICIOUS!!!

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we chose the Picanha, feijão com arroz, farofa, and of course a Brahma!!! :D

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People also watched and celebrated from nearby restaurant patios up on this building:

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The DJ's took over, and the Square became a big dance party into the evening.

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I will post more photos over in my "Hot off the Press" photothread. You can see them here:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=63318639#post63318639

toronto is so gay, i miss it.

Wow, looks like people were having a great time there! You're a really good photographer, can't imagine how hard it might have been to take those shots.

Unfortunatelly I'm not really into Axé music, I prefer samba, rock, MPB...

Really amazing and very nice photos TB :) she really rocks...

nice shots.
I can imagine how festive that celebration is.

Great photos from this aewsome party Taller Better!I liked the photos that u took of Ivete!
Lots of beautiful ppl,great attraction,Ivete Sangalo,brazilian culture,enthusiasm and too many brazilians and i guess canadians too :D.
Brazilian food and its impressive how Brahma is every where, is it popular in Canada?
The Brazilian Day Canada was promoted by the biggest brazilian tv company Rede Globo,btw one of the biggest world wide!

Its impressive how they always attach brazilian image to sexuality and sex appeal ¬¬

Thanks, guys! Much appreciated. You can get Globo here, too (we do) as a speciality channel. Later Globo will show both the New York and Toronto Brazil Day festivities. They make it into a special! Fun to watch last years.
Brahma is fairly popular; at least in Toronto. I like it very much! :yes:

wow! so much people, its impressive.. they are all brazilians or have people from canada there also? what seginho grosman was doing there? :lol: he goes to every parties in the world ^^

I'd say most of the crowd were people born in Brazil. The same entertainers, and Serginho were in New York the day before, and then flew to Toronto for the Monday party. He was the host last year, too. The party's biggest sponsor is Globo television.

TB are the canadians in general "cold people" or are they warm ??
I want to know the opnion from a person that have already came to Brazil :)

Well, that is a difficult question. To be honest, I find Canadians very friendly and I found people in Brazil to be very friendly, too. I've been in Brazil, and people do not behave it is a party like this on a day to day basis there. They get up in the morning, brush their teeth, eat breakfast, go to work, come home, eat dinner, pay bills, etc.... just like everywhere else. They don't treat strangers on the street any differently than we would here. People like to generalize and stereotype and put everyone into a nice, neat little box, so they tend to say people from country A are cold and people from country B are warm, etc..(it even happens here within our own country when one area wants to feel better about themselves than another area). To me, I get warm reactions from people whom I give warm feelings to. If I am friendly, I get friendliness back. So, I try not to make stereotypes about entire nations as I find I have an easy time meeting people everywhere I go!

One barrier can be language, however.... if you visit a country and cannot speak the language or do not have an interpretor with you, it can seem very cold and unfriendly, as you cannot
communicate fully with the people.

wow, this is one big Brazilian party.
The celebrity Yvete has facial resemblance with Sandra Bullock.
Don't you think so?

Well, that is a difficult question. To be honest, I find Canadians very friendly and I found people in Brazil to be very friendly, too. I've been in Brazil, and people do not behave it is a party like this on a day to day basis there. They get up in the morning, brush their teeth, eat breakfast, go to work, come home, eat dinner, pay bills, etc.... just like everywhere else. They don't treat strangers on the street any differently than we would here. People like to generalize and stereotype and put everyone into a nice, neat little box, so they tend to say people from country A are cold and people from country B are warm, etc..(it even happens here within our own country when one area wants to feel better about themselves than another area). To me, I get warm reactions from people whom I give warm feelings to. If I am friendly, I get friendliness back. So, I try not to make stereotypes about entire nations as I find I have an easy time meeting people everywhere I go!

One barrier can be language, however.... if you visit a country and cannot speak the language or do not have an interpretor with you, it can seem very cold and unfriendly, as you cannot
communicate fully with the people.

Ok,thank you! :)

wow, this is one big Brazilian party.
The celebrity Yvete has facial resemblance with Sandra Bullock.
Don't you think so?

The correct name is Ivete, and yes she reminds Sandra Bullock a little bit! :lol:

^^ Her name is Ivete?
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Indeed she looks like Sandra Bullock :)

Yeah her name begins with I not Y :)

nice photos !
yours job ?

Great pictures Toronto is amazing did not know there was a large Brazilian community there.

Great pictures of Brasil and the Brazilian Day party's, also i'm glad you liked Brasil so mutch

Fantastic tour ànd pictures. Keep them coming. :)

Can i ask for more photos, please? :)

Well, that is a difficult question. To be honest, I find Canadians very friendly and I found people in Brazil to be very friendly, too. I've been in Brazil, and people do not behave it is a party like this on a day to day basis there. They get up in the morning, brush their teeth, eat breakfast, go to work, come home, eat dinner, pay bills, etc.... just like everywhere else. They don't treat strangers on the street any differently than we would here. People like to generalize and stereotype and put everyone into a nice, neat little box, so they tend to say people from country A are cold and people from country B are warm, etc..(it even happens here within our own country when one area wants to feel better about themselves than another area). To me, I get warm reactions from people whom I give warm feelings to. If I am friendly, I get friendliness back. So, I try not to make stereotypes about entire nations as I find I have an easy time meeting people everywhere I go!

One barrier can be language, however.... if you visit a country and cannot speak the language or do not have an interpretor with you, it can seem very cold and unfriendly, as you cannot
communicate fully with the people. Very well said :applause:

Thanks, everyone! I forgot to post the photos from our Brazil Day last month in this thread, so here they are! Was a bit of a chilly dip from previously warm temperatures, but people kept dancing to warm up the Square! For years there has been a big party in New York to celebrate Brazil Day, and three years ago Globo television to include Canada, by bringing it here the day after New York. The feature performing band was Exaltasamba, from Rio.

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Many of these costumes were brought here from Rio, and had been made for the Carnival there. There is a story that is told by all of the costumes:

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this woman belted out the Canadian National Anthem:

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This man sang the Brazilian national anthem:

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a local Canadian/Brazilian rapper Diogo Snow:

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they had Pandeiro competitions for men, and Samba dancing competitions for women. Both got a rather generous $500 prize!!

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This woman is a Brazilian singer in New York City. She was enjoyable, but her set did go on rather a long time:

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a local Samba squad:

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and finally the featured headliners, Exaltasamba!!!! :rockon: :dance:

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Great day out!

:okay:....thanks for the great updates.

^^^^^
awesome!!!!

Beautiful thread :)

Indeed great, very nice updates Taller, Better :)

Fantastic picture collection, nice to see it grow after visiting this thread a few years ago.

Just one question: how is the picture below in any way related to Brazilians:

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^^ Glad you liked them! As for your question, I do realize it appears to be teaching Spanish Latin dancing, but who knows, maybe they teach Brazilian salsa styles as well. ;) As I said before I posted those photos:



I'll repost here some photos I took from the Portuguese/Brazilian area here last summer. These areas tend to have a mixture of
people inhabiting them:


It is the Brazilian/Portuguese area, but all sorts of other people live there, too. In Greektown there is a Mexican restaurant, and there are sushi places in Little Italy.
That is the nature of Toronto! :yes:

I never heard of "Brazilian salsa" but thanks for the explanation! keep up the great thread!

hehe... I was just making a little joke. I know it is not a traditional Brazilian dance. But, it has been imported and there are many people in Brazil who dance it; with a slightly different style. I know some personally, actually. In the same way, the Lambada swept Spanish speaking Latin America, even though clearly it is a Brazilian dance originating in Pará.

I actually took that picture on a day of much broader intent when I took photos of establishments from all Latin American cultures (Mexican, etc...). I should have deleted that photo from the bunch, as this was the second time people are confused by it.

^^ yes the fact that the banner is in Spanish clearly indicates it's not about Brazil

Actually, most of the banner is in English, but I understand that it is aimed at the Spanish speaking Latin community by the types of dance lessons they offer, but as I said no area in Toronto is exclusively Brazilian. Neighbourhoods here tend to be a mix of people, and people from all over South American have tended to settle on or around College Street.