Mate (a hot herbal drink) is just as an essential part of the Argentinian culture as is asado (barbecue). It’s drank by everyone everywhere and each gas station has its own spot for filling up your thermos with hot water (which of course, is carried along on road trips of all lengths). But how to drink it the right way?
Tag: Brazil
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PAULINA MARTINEZ: SPIRITUAL LEADER OF GUARANÍ TRIBES IN GUAÍRA
On the border of Brazil and Paraguay lies a town named Guaíra — a small yet modern town with restaurants, bars and all the usual commodities that differentiate urban from rural. In short, this place is nowhere near the jungle, yet it is home to eight indigenous tribes which have only recently moved back to the lands they once used to inhabit. (more…)
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CAUÊ ALMEIDA GALVÃO: “YO SOY LATINOAMERICANISTA!”
Cauê is a man who studies and teaches the history of Latin America at UNILA (Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana) in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. He calls himself a latinoamericanista, so I asked him to tell a bit more about what this means. Although Cauê’s native language is Portuguese, he offered to speak Spanish, just to raise the probability of people actually understanding what he says! (One day I might make a resumé in English, but for now…Google Translate?)
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CYCLING: INTERVIEW BY MAIARA IN PALOTINA (IN PORTUGUESE)
I’m quite sure this won’t be the end of articles written about my long-distance cycling trip in local newspapers, but most probably this will be the one and only article written about it in a Brazilian newspaper! And I owe it all to Maiara!
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CYCLING TO A BRAZILIAN WEDDING
Cycling and couchsurfing are two things which will most certainly take you to unexpected places. Why? Because both of them take you where locals are. And unless you are equipped with an amazingly good imagination, staying with locals will always have some surprises in store for you. And why is that? (more…)
