http://monkeybrewster.com/2009/12/13/5-steps-to-live-like-a-carioca/ The Life and Times of a Monkey on a Mission Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://monkeybrewster.com/2009/12/13/5-steps-to-live-like-a-carioca/comment-page-1/#comment-995 Food and Drink in Brazil: Life's a Beach | Sharing Travel Experiences: Travel More | Travel Concierge Services Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:00:19 +0000 http://monkeybrewster.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-995 [...] in the spirit of the people and if you are in Rio de Janeiro you want to learn the joys of the Carioca (a local who is from Rio). Yes there are many things to see in Rio, the Cristo Redentor statue and [...] [...] in the spirit of the people and if you are in Rio de Janeiro you want to learn the joys of the Carioca (a local who is from Rio). Yes there are many things to see in Rio, the Cristo Redentor statue and [...]

]]> http://monkeybrewster.com/2009/12/13/5-steps-to-live-like-a-carioca/comment-page-1/#comment-146 An Irish Pub in Rio – A Monkey's Tale | Monkey Brewster Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:08:58 +0000 http://monkeybrewster.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-146 [...] This is not the type of story you might often hear about in travel tales, because who wants to admit to going to a touristy spot where nearly everyone speaks English and it’s almost indistinguishable from some place back home, minus the collage of accents. Truth be told I didn’t mind this place when I wanted a stout beer or just didn’t want to struggle so much to communicate with whoever filled the bar stool next to me. I was never homesick during my 4 months in Rio but I was communication sick- that is sick of communicating with the same people all the time because they were the only English speakers, well fluent ones. If you have traveled along side someone, you probably have had this moment where it isn’t that you are tired of the person but need a different type of conversation, perhaps a different perspective.  So let me tell you a monkey’s tale of three very different experiences, all of which helped shaped my outlook on Rio’s Cariocas. [...] [...] This is not the type of story you might often hear about in travel tales, because who wants to admit to going to a touristy spot where nearly everyone speaks English and it’s almost indistinguishable from some place back home, minus the collage of accents. Truth be told I didn’t mind this place when I wanted a stout beer or just didn’t want to struggle so much to communicate with whoever filled the bar stool next to me. I was never homesick during my 4 months in Rio but I was communication sick- that is sick of communicating with the same people all the time because they were the only English speakers, well fluent ones. If you have traveled along side someone, you probably have had this moment where it isn’t that you are tired of the person but need a different type of conversation, perhaps a different perspective.  So let me tell you a monkey’s tale of three very different experiences, all of which helped shaped my outlook on Rio’s Cariocas. [...]

]]> http://monkeybrewster.com/2009/12/13/5-steps-to-live-like-a-carioca/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Cornelius Aesop Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:15:02 +0000 http://monkeybrewster.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-70 Thanks! Thanks!

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