 |
|
September 5, 2008
|
Brazil BlogBrazil Talk!Brazil Carnival School Project
Filed under: Ask Us - February 14th, 2006 Your Question Please could you send me some information on your mardi gras carnivals for a school project in the UK thanks. Our Reply We’d be glad to help you with your school project. Unfortunately, however, we don’t have any printed literature, but we do have extensive information about the Brazilian Carnival on our Cities in Brazil website (http://www.cities-in-brazil.com). Below I’ll post some links which may help you with your Brazilian Carnaval project. Carnival in Rio de Janeiro Carnival in São Paulo Carnival posts in our Weblog Carnival Pictures You may also like to use Google to search our entire website for the term ‘carnival’: Best of luck with your project! Teaching English in Brazil
Filed under: Ask Us - February 14th, 2006 Your Question: I recently applied to complete my student teaching in Rio de Janeiro. If selected, I will be student teaching in an English speaking school. I was just wondering if you could tell me a little bit about a typical Brazilian first grade classroom. Our Reply: Well, the typical first grade classroom will obviously be composed of little kids screaming their heads off. Hope this helps. Cities in Brazil thanks you for your question. Brazilian Currency Exchange Rate
Filed under: Ask Us - February 13th, 2006 Your Question What is the current money exchange in US$ to Brazilian money? Our Reply The local currency in Brazil is known as the Real (R$) and it typically trades at a discount compared to most major currencies. As of February 13, 2006 for every $1 USD you could buy R$2.15 BRL (Brazilian Reals). If you’ve been following the Brazilian currency you’ll notice its gained a lot of strength over the past year. In fact about year ago for $1 USD you would have been able to buy R$2.6 BRL. A great website that we use to gather the current exchange rates is Yahoo’s Currency Converter. This link will take you to the USD - Brazilian Real (BRL) exchange rate. Beaches and Shopping in Brazil
Filed under: Ask Us - February 10th, 2006 Your Question Hi, I am looking for a place to stay close to Sao Paulo (within 4 hours). Where would you recommend for beaches (to relax and swim) and a bit of ecotourism (hiking, snorkelling, waterfalls etc)? Is Ubatuba the best or should I look at other options? Any hotel or pousada recommendations? (around $30US/night or less for 6 night stay). Also I would like to shop in Sao Paulo but only have a day (probably a Sunday) and am travelling by myself. Can you recommend a hotel and tour company that could take me? Or where i could stay close to March 25th street? Our Reply In reply to your question about the best place to stay near Sao Paulo, I recommend Ubatuba, Camburi, Guaruja, and Santos. These beaches are all within 4 hours of Sao Paulo. Ubatuba is the longest distance of approximately 3.5 hours, Camburi is approx 3 hours away, Guaruja is approximately 2 hours and Santos is approximately 1.5 hours. Each of these beaches offers different things for you. Camburi is a very beautiful beach, and is a bit more expensive than the others, but still very affordable. Ubatuba is the longest distance, but is definately a great place to go. Guaruja is very close to Sao Paulo city, making it very populated with people from the city. Santos is the least popular out of the 4, but it offers similar attractions. As for Sao Paulo, there are many places to stay that are near march 25th street. However, there is also a very efficient metro system in Sao Paulo that will take you right to the street. I would recommend staying not so close to March 25th street, but staying close to a metro station. It is very easy to find hotels etc through the internet, and I have found that many sites have english, and those working in the hotel usually speak a bit of english. I am not aware of any tours that go directly to March 25th street, and I would not recommend going alone. I dont know when you are planning on coming, but if you are really interested in going there, write to me again, because there are 2 other tourists who have asked me to take them there, and maybe if you are here then, you can join the group. It would be much safer for you. If you have any more questions please dont hesitate to ask. Cities In Brazil Purchasing a Statue of Christ
Filed under: Ask Us - February 2nd, 2006 Your Question Our Reply Be careful because as a tourist, the street vendors at the feirinhas will try to make you pay more than what they would make a Brazilian pay. At the feira I paid 15 reals for a statue that was about 8 inches tall and made of wood. Most of the time, the initial price they say is more than what they expect to get. If they know you are a tourist, they will probably double the price, so be ready to bargain! Rolling Stones in Rio - FREE concert
Filed under: Brazil General/ Lisa in Brazil - February 2nd, 2006 As many of you may have heard, the Rolling Stones will be going to Rio de Janeiro on the 18th of February. This concert will be free for anyone to attend, and will be held on the Copacabana beach. I have recently returned from Rio de Janeiro as you may have seen from some of my pictures, and I had a wonderful time. I saw the location where the concert will be held. It is right out from on the copacabana palace. The Rolling Stones have been to Brazil many times and they have chosen to come back again and put on a free concert because they enjoy the people and the country so much. If you are interested in going, make sure you look into it right away, the appartments and hotels are getting booked up fast. Another problem that you should solve as soon as possible is getting your visa and passport ready. There are many countries that require a visa in order for the citizens to enter Brazil. In order to get a visa, you must also get a plane ticket first in order to show the Brazilian embassy that you have a return date. I myself am hoping that I will be able to attend this concert. I know there are going to be so many people going since it is free. The Rolling Stones are very popular here in Brazil. It is being very well advertised so I would also suggest getting here a couple days in advance, and the day of the concert, show up a bit early so you can at least get a glimpse! Hopefully everyone who wants to attend this concert is able to go, if you have any questions, dont hesitate to go to the ask us section of this website, and we will answer to the best of our knowledge. A Night at the Beach
Filed under: Lisa in Brazil - February 2nd, 2006 Recently during my travels in Brazil I was staying near Camburi. This is a very beautiful location with beautiful beaches, hot weather, and great night life. One night I decided to go to a night club called Galeao. I also walked around the downtown area which was crowded with people everywhere. There were many street vendors selling things from jewelery, to food, to alcoholic drinks. After walking around I decided it was time to go dance and have some drinks at the club. The night life at the clubs doesn´t usually start until around 12 or later. Once inside Galeao I was so impressed. The bar isn´t completely closed off from the outside. Many places in the bar you can look up and see the sky. There was also a seperate room that I enjoyed a lot because they played popular american music. Inside this club there were many beautiful people drinking and laughing. I also ran into many people who spoke english. The prices of drinks vary from bar to bar. Here, they were around $5 reals for a beer, and $6 for a Smirnoff Ice. They also serve tequila for $9 reals. To get into this club was one of the most expensive clubs I have been to. It is $27 reals for girls, and even more for men. When we left the club around 3:30-4:00 am, the downtown was still just as busy. Since the club is located on the beach, we decided to go for a walk in the sand. Once we got to the beach, we saw so many groups, each with 15-40 people. We joined into one of the circles where there was one guy playing the guitar and many more singing along. It was an amazing time, and everyone I met was extremely friendly and open to meeting new people and trying their best to communicate with us. New Years in Brazil
Filed under: Lisa in Brazil - February 2nd, 2006 This past new years from 2005-2006 I was lucky enough to have spent it in Ubatuba, Brazil. Ubatuba is a small beach town about 3.5 hours from Sao Paulo City. The day of the 31st I spent soaking up the Brazilian sun on a beach called Tenorio. I was there with several of my Brazilian friends and one friend from home. We ate shrimp and fish, played volleyball and drank ice cold refreshing beer. Around 5 we packed up and headed back to the house to shower and have dinner. At about 9:30 we decided to head down to long beach. We all walked along the sand to find a good spot as we were drinking and laughing. Since its legal to drink alcoholic beverages anywhere in Brazil, most people dont leave their houses without a cooler full of beer, wine and coolers. When it starts getting closer to midnight, fireworks start exploding and everyone is on their feet. By now, the beach is pretty much packed with people, almost everyone dressed in white which symbolizes a new start to the new year. At midnight, everyone yells HAPPY NEW YEAR, or FELIZ ANO NOVO as they say it in Portuguese. Everyone kisses and hugs anyone within range. After all the kisses we all run down to the water to jump 7 waves. This is a good luck tradition througout Brazil.
Powered by WordPress
|
Categories
Ask Us (49)
Archives
October 2006 (1) SearchMeta |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Of course I am kidding now because in grade 1 they are still little angels. So, most schools here in Brazil have dress codes. All the kids will be required to wear the same uniform. If you will be teaching english, be prepared for the kids to start off very quiet becasue they are intimidated to speak english, but once they become comfortable, the will most likely be extremely outspoken. Kids here are not quite as polite and respectful as they are in North America. It is most likely that the kids will come from wealthy families as well, because not a lot of people can afford to put their children in english emersion classes due to the expense. |
© 2008 0759262 B.C. Ltd.
|
