About Me
I was born in the United States, raised Mexican, and along the way discovered I had a Brazilian soul. I have lived in Houston, Ciudad Madera, Patzcuaro, Princeton, Paris, Chicago, Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro. As an anthropologist, I am fascinated with the ‘little things’ people do that make them feel at home. When I am not writing my dissertation, I am learning about what makes Brazilians Brazilian.
March 7, 2010 at 5:06 pm
E aí Grande? Está ótimo o site! Achei no bolso da minha jaqueta aquele papelzinho onde vc escreveu o nome do website aqui em Houston. Nossa, está bacana, cheio de artigos interessantes para aprender ainda mais da cultura Brasileira. Vou ter que dar uma olhada mas em detalhe e vou te mandar alguns tips sobre o que eu aprendi about doing business in Brazil… mais para frente vai virar doing business in Latin America… Legal!
April 1, 2010 at 6:16 pm
hi, i was searching about northen fruit names in brazil because i’m studying english and i discovered your blog. i am pará and i’ve never known someone who could eat cupuaçu like you. sounds funny for me, because the juice, creams, pies, cakes were the, let’s put this way, traditional ways of consuming it. but i feel happy that some things for you are so delightful here in brazil. i hope one day you can come here in pará to taste the original açaí because the one you can buy there is not the pure, delicious açaí we have here. gil
April 1, 2010 at 6:56 pm
hi Gil,
thanks for your comment. As a Brazilian-fruit aficionado, I have made it my goal to visit Pará next year. Do you have any suggestions for places I should visit?
September 13, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Olá
Trabalho em uma editora em São Paulo e gostaríamos de publicar uma foto da fruta cupuaçu, que está em seu site. Por favor, entre em contato com urgência. Muito obrigada.
June 12, 2011 at 2:31 pm
hey. im a student researcher currently living in rio. im looking at the way that society and different sectors are changing because of the development and preparations of the city for the 2016 Olympics.i stumbled upon your blog via random interest searches and i was wondering if you wanted to meet for coffee to discuss ‘everyday life in rio’…
let me know.
lana schissel
lana.schissel@gmail.com