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A gay sex scene on a major soap opera. [insert scream here]
We are having the year 2016. And yet it is noteworthy and causes some irritations when a gay sex scene is being shown on one of TV Globo, one of the major Brazilian TV networks and home of many soap operas. And while the actual scene was not very interesting (just two...
Rio Olympics: view from the favelas
Shortly after moving back from Brazil to Germany I was interviews by a radio station (sorry, German only) about the situation about the Olympic games in Rio. It was 100 days before the start and the opening question was: do Brazilians care? My answer was: not at all....
Germany or Brazil? You smell the difference
Smelling a difference between Brazil and Germany. Oh this smell….
Endless Winter
An Endless Summer has now become Endless Summer – Endless Winter
To the test: Which is worse – Brazilian or German bureaucracy?
Putting it to a test and comparing Brazilian and German bureaucracy. Bot countries are known for their bureaucratic excesses. But who will win? Which one is worse??? FInd out.
Surprising discovery: Why not eat banana peel?
Why not eat banana peel? Turns out it is not only edible but also quite interesting. So I went to Canal 6 and had my first banana peel burger.
Please take my money – How it can be difficult to pay your bill in Brazil
Brazil is in an economic crisis, but I can't be made responsible for that. I will not be accused of harming the economic cycle by taking money out and putting it into saving accounts, investment fonds or other non-productive money nonsense. Not at all! I spend all my...
Paçoca de Carne Seca
This is the first post of the new "recipes" section, in which I collect recipes I have cooked and found delicious enough to share. And the first one is a recipe of two of my favourite Brazilian ingredients: "carne seca" and "mandioca" aka sun-dried beef jerky and...
My online shopping experiences in Brazil – complicated payments and slow delivery
One of the biggest surprises when I came to Brazil about two years ago was how little online shopping is a thing here. This has changed since then, but it it still far from the easy and fast process many Europeans are used to. Maybe one of the reasons is that there is...
The problem with Brazilian politics
easily explained by Mauricio Savarese. On the one hand the political landscape is incredibly complex especially because there are so many individual interests involved (published in Folha de SP), on the other hand voters claim to be fed up with corruption, but they...
Endless Summer
Notes about the mysterious everyday life. Ex-Berliner and lover of coxinha and Rosinenbrötchen, currently living, writing and teaching in Santos/Brazil.