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Brazil and the Hot Chips Index
On any given evening, the humble potato chip (or “fries”, for my yanqui readers reader) forms one of the staples of the Brazilian diet. Alongside most dishes comes a generous helping of: rice, beans, farofa (salty crunchy flour, like breadcrumbs. Surprisingly edible) spaghetti and fries. That’s right; a holy quinity of starchy, carb-loading sides. Brazilians [...]
BrazMX – Brazil’s BMX Delivery Bike
There’s been a lot of smack-talk lately about big wheels vs. small wheels.
Fixed gears vs. single sprockets vs. common sense.
What I like about Brazilian history is they’ve gone beyond racial and cultural purity into an endless mestizzo-mix of black, white, indio, portuguese, BMX and big girl’s bikes.
Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you Rio’s famed BMX [...]
EPIC LAD: RARE Ben Phillips sighting (Brazil)
Because I like to live large, we were partying on a boat in Rio’s Guanabara Bay when we captured a very rare sighting of Phillips Benjaminus. It’s uncommon to see this specimen in such warm climates, usually they’re confined to urban environments or snow-capped mountain regions.
YouTube – RARE Ben Phillips sighting (Brazil)
Rio favelas blocked in by Israel-style wall
Construction has already begun on a 2,900m long series of containment walls in Rio’s South Zone, aimed at stemming the expansion of favelas behind its richest suburbs.
The first part of the concrete and steel wall will be erected behind the favela of Dona Marta, which has been occupied by police special forces since November 2008, [...]