The Boy in Brazil

The Brazilians haveĀ a famous saying; “O Brasil nĆ£o Ć© para principiantes”Ā meaning that Brazil is not for beginners. This motif became apparent even before I had arrived. Ever since I was young it had been a dream of mine to live

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Blogging no Brasil: Episode 10

Hi guys, This is the penultimate blog post for this study placement, and it’s just a quick reminder to keep safe during the year abroad. I am living in SĆ£o Paulo, Brazil and this murder rate in this country is

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Blogging no Brasil: Episode 9

Hey guys, So today’s post is going to be something a little different, instead of being about my experiences here in Brazil, I am going to be talking about something that they have here that I wish we had in

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Blogging no Brasil: Episode 8

Hey all! I didnā€™t expect to be making this post, but weirdly, 8 months into the exchange, Iā€™ve been starting to feel as the Brazilians would say ā€˜Saudadesā€™. Iā€™ve tried to block out the UK while Iā€™ve been living here

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Blogging no Brasil: Episode 1

Well Iā€™ve officially arrived in Brazil ā€“ I genuinely canā€™t believe it!!! A quick introduction about me for anyone coming new to this blog. My name is Stephen and I am currently a 3rd year Modern Languages student at the

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