Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Nov 25, 2009, 3:00 am
While I'd like to focus on the Italian extradition case, I thought this little tidbit from last week's Economist special on Brazil would help understand the circumstances a bit better.In a pie...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Nov 23, 2009, 3:00 am
This week, I will feature several analysis of current affairs in Brazil, trying to really get to the heart of the matter that the mainstream international media isn't necessarily reporting.First a...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Nov 20, 2009, 4:00 am
... the most interesting classes I've had, and exploring one of the most wonderful cities in the world. (In retrospect, I miss it a lot more than Rio, even though portenos ... I really shouldn&...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Nov 17, 2009, 4:00 am
I've had quite a few people send me stuff over the past few weeks (thanks, everyone!) and since this week is very busy, posting may be light, so I wanted to get in another post before things get r...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Nov 16, 2009, 3:00 am
I was procrastinating writing a long post I've had on the back burner for awhile when I came across this story and knew I had to share it with my Brazilian readers. In the United States, a larg...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Nov 13, 2009, 3:00 am
A verdade é que não estou com muitas saudades do Brasil, pelo menos no sentido que não estou com vontade de voltar agora, de estar lá agora. Mas estou com muita saudade das lembranças que tenho...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Nov 12, 2009, 9:45 am
The funny thing about Brazilians is that they are incredibly suspicious of anything involving the U.S. government in their country, or foreigners who dare set foot in the Amazon, but they will kiss th...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Nov 10, 2009, 3:00 am
Originally, I was going to write about the mini skirt debacle, the attack on Caetano, or why Madonna in Brazil terrifies me, but all that will have to wait until tomorrow.Last night, a massive blackou...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Nov 9, 2009, 3:00 am
I noticed that there are quite a few Brazilians, at least ones born there or with a Brazilian parent, who have made it to the big time in the U.S., but not many Americans know about their roots. Here ...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Nov 6, 2009, 3:00 am
As a reminder, here's where you can find me around the interwebs when there's not a post up here, or to connect with other readers and/or Brazilians and Brazilophiles: Orkut group Facebook g...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Nov 4, 2009, 3:00 am
Awhile back, when I went to Floripa on my first totally solo vacation, an idea came to me for a fiction book. It wasn't much, but I started forming some concepts as I sat alone on the beach. For s...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Nov 3, 2009, 3:00 am
I've kept in touch with the Ballet de Santa Teresa, where I was a volunteer while I lived in Rio. They send me updates and keep former volunteers in the loop, which is nice to be able to see how t...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Nov 2, 2009, 3:00 am
... affairs professionals, travel lovers, and international businessmen are already well aware that Brazil is the country to watch, there are still many gringos who aren't tuned in to Brazil'...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Oct 30, 2009, 3:00 am
Two incidents involving sexual harassment and assault took place in Brazil and the U.S. this week, shocking each nation. Though both were seemingly isolated incidents, part of what made them so horrif...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Oct 29, 2009, 3:00 am
When CNN broadcasted the 2016 Olympics announcement, an American friend pointed out that there was a single black person in the entire Brazilian delegation, which she thought was odd considering Brazi...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Oct 28, 2009, 3:00 am
Sometimes, the Brazilian media likes to romanticize poverty under the pretext of "living more simply," which I find irritating, but I couldn't resist the incredibly charming tale of Zé Peixe, kno...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Oct 26, 2009, 3:00 am
I found out that Rio had been elected by Forbes as the World's Happiest City when a Brazilian TV producer I know emailed me to see if I could shoot a segment they were doing about the announcement...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Oct 23, 2009, 10:45 pm
The other day, I stumbled upon a massive film set right in the middle of Manhattan, which was evidently a Mark Wahlberg movie. When I went to look it up on IMDB, my jaw dropped when I saw his newest m...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Oct 22, 2009, 11:37 am
Newspapers around the world splashed news of violence in Rio in the headlines, citing the battle last week in Zona Norte as an embarrassing reminder of Rio's security threats. But the truth is tha...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Oct 21, 2009, 3:00 am
I am a lot less proud of my writing than I am of the amazing and fascinating readers I have managed to attract here on the blog, and I thought it would be nice to put them the spotlight once and awhil...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Oct 7, 2009, 3:00 am
I'm trying really hard to look on the bright side about the Olympics. I really am. But the whole thing has been bothering me ever since Rio was announced as the host city for the 2016 Games, and e...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Oct 6, 2009, 12:08 am
First and foremost, dear readers, I am so very sorry for being late in publishing your comments from the past few days. I wasn't ignoring you, nor was I deathly ill, nor feeling lazy. Typepad stop...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Oct 5, 2009, 4:00 am
The other night, my mom waltzed into my room and asked an odd rhetorical question: "What if we didn't like Eli? It would be so awkward to have you two here. Thank god we love him!"Touche.Something...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Oct 2, 2009, 3:00 am
Today's the big day, the day the IOC will decide which city will host the 2016 Summer Olympics. So I thought I'd weigh in.According to Game Bids, a site that tracks Olympic bids, Rio is still ...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Oct 1, 2009, 4:00 am
I'd seen a preview for this documentary awhile back and put it on my list of movies to see. Then, a reader sent me on the videos below that just came out, and I started doing some research. The fi...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Sep 30, 2009, 4:00 am
I've come quite a long way in my job hunt since I first started looking back in April, even before I came back to New York. Initially, I had a rather narrow set of criteria for job openings I woul...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Sep 29, 2009, 4:00 am
... posts para um blog de moda, Amo Muito, já que é o projeto de ... fotosGalochas:Tem várias coisas que eu devia ter comprado antes de ... lista. Só quando voltei para New York eu p...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Sep 28, 2009, 3:00 am
In case you're wondering why I haven't written about the Goldman case in awhile, it's because nothing is happening. Again. Once more, the case has hit a plateau where nothing seems to be m...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Sep 24, 2009, 11:06 am
Slowly but surely, Eli has begun the process of Americanization. I'm not necessarily happy about it, but it's inevitable to a certain degree. He's been speaking English a lot, though he st...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Sep 23, 2009, 7:00 am
I'd been following the Honduras political crisis with mild interest, sensing that something wasn't quite right, especially since I take Latin American news perspectives with a grain of salt co...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Sep 22, 2009, 7:45 am
I recently discovered an amazing blog called The Classe Media Way of Life, which seems to be inspired by Stuff White People Like, except by making it into a kind of ironic how-to guide on how to be a ...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Sep 21, 2009, 10:59 am
It seems I've got the unemployment blues.Suddenly, I blinked and the summer was over, and all of the sudden the leaves are changing color and the temperature has dropped to match my spirits. I can...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Sep 18, 2009, 12:44 pm
Recently, the media has come under attack in Brazil, but bloggers too have had their right to free speech challenged. Threatened with law suits and sometimes even death threats, Brazilian political bl...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Sep 16, 2009, 12:54 pm
Occasionally, I receive emails from Internet marketers trying to get me to write about their TV show or book or product without directly asking, but giving a lengthy explanation of why their product i...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Sep 15, 2009, 10:32 am
I realized after I started the K-1 tutorial series that I needed an introductory post to explain what you really need before you even start the process, a sort of prequel if you will.So if you're ...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Sep 14, 2009, 2:09 pm
This morning I got up before 6 to join my mom at NBC, for her first major TV appearance for her latest book, The Superior Wife Syndrome. It was a fun way to start the week, albeit a bit too early for ...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Sep 11, 2009, 5:00 am
Though it would be amazing if Jose Padilha himself wrote a guest entry, I stumbled upon a short film he made for Live Earth last year, and as usual, it's interesting and thought-provoking, albeit ...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Sep 10, 2009, 4:30 am
Cristiano, the author of Casagrande blog and the guy behind the Brazilians Twitter account, wrote this about his encounter with a logger in Rio Grande do Sul.Ainda tem muito mato, leva uns 50, 60 anos...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Sep 9, 2009, 5:03 am
This post comes from Liberal Libertario Libertino, a Portuguese-language blog written by Alex Castro, a Brazilian living in the US. O Problema do Brasil É a Falta de Conflito RacialDizem alguns leit...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Aug 28, 2009, 1:00 am
My first professionally published story was an op-ed piece I wrote as a senior in high school. It was published in the New York Times in January 2003.Soapbox: The Dreaded SeasonTHESE cold January days...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Aug 27, 2009, 11:02 am
Under a great deal of pressure in stress during my job hunt, I've found myself reverting to another point of reference about pleasing others in the hopes that they'll take you: the ballet audi...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Aug 26, 2009, 1:00 am
For a long time, I've been contemplating why it is that corruption has flourished with relative or extreme impunity in the Brazilian government and in American corporations. Why is it that corrupt...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Aug 25, 2009, 10:47 am
When you move to a country where the official language is different from your own, you will inevitably face challenges with your name. In Brazil, I told most people to call me Raquel, which just made ...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Aug 24, 2009, 1:00 am
Every writer knows that rejection comes with the territory, and though I haven't quite tried to make a life-long career of writing, I've had my fair share of rejection. Here's one of those...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Aug 21, 2009, 7:28 pm
This month, a new documentary called O Milagre de Santa Luzia is coming out in Brazil about accordion music and the accordion tradition from the Northeast. To those unfamiliar with Brazilian music, th...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Aug 20, 2009, 9:37 pm
Quando escrevi sobre meus sentimentos de como é ser uma brasileira, alguém perguntou, "Mas como é ser americana? Não é a mesma coisa?" Resolvi explicar como é, para mim, ser americana, que não ...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Aug 19, 2009, 1:00 am
It's that time, folks: the beginning of Brazil Election Watch 2010. This week, Epoca Magazine announced that the former Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, is running for president, making ...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Aug 18, 2009, 12:22 am
I continue with the job search, though somewhat reluctantly. After getting several interviews early on in the game and then getting very close to getting a job I really wanted, I've lost a lot of ...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Aug 17, 2009, 1:00 am
Unlike the US, Brazil doesn't have two separate social classes, divided between whites and blacks. Though there are very few black people at the top of the social pyramid, they form a part of the ...
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Rachel G. posted an article on Adventures of a Gringa in Rio - Aug 14, 2009, 1:00 am
Let's take a look at some of the big Brazil headlines from this week.EconomyThe dragon in the backyard: Latin America is tilting towards China, Iran and the global “south”—and away from the ...
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