one week in the capital of Brazil went by really quick!!
last weekend in Brasília:
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| live samba music and feijoada at Brasília Choro Club |
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| Brasília TV Tower |
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| Pontão do Lago Sul |
It was such a pleasure and honor to get to spend a week with Juliana & Camila!! I learned so much about Brasília and about Brasil. I am learning some Portuguese at the same time too!! Just enough to get by. Luckily it is categorized with the "romance" languages with Spanish, and written with similar characters too... so I can read most things, but not everything is the same as Spanish or English. Brasil is the only South American country where Portuguese is the official language!!
Some things that I have observed so far are:
- most restaurant of food establishments have you pay after you finish eating or drinking ✓
- tip is included in the bill 💰
- NO products in the toilet!! flush only your excrements~ 💩
- hang dry your clothes culture 🌞
- Lunch self-service places weighs your plate by the kilo 🍽
I'll be in Rio de Janeiro until Sunday, September 18th!! Which will give me 2 weeks in total in Brazil... it seems long and short at the same time. I wish I had more time to spend in São Paulo too!! BUT that would just mean for me to have to come back to Brazil. ☺
*I also saw that the Seattle Education Association and Seattle Public Schools have come to a tentative agreement, and today (September 14th) will be the first day of school for the 2022-23 school year. Best wishes to all the educators who fought for the much needed supports for students, schools, & your community!!! ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
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