1. You wear socks with sandals. Seriously, that is just wrong. You wouldn't do it at home, why do it when you are representing your cou...

Living in Brazil has taught me so much about myself. We are talking serious growth here people. Take my space issues for example. That ha...

The season of swamp ass and swenis has returned to Rio de Janeiro. I always joke about how people run around half naked and I know all you ...

Q. Dear Rachel, I recently found your blog on living in Rio from the ExPat blog and find it quite entertaining.  So many of the things y...

I am usually asked about if we are staying or going. Are we going to be in Rio de Janeiro forever? Forever is a long time so it is a diffic...

I'm doing it again. I'm allowing myself to befriend other foreigners. Not an issue, right? Well yes, it is an issue. You see, 85%...

People want to settle in Rio de Janeiro. They come here with a plan to live a good life and work a fun job. That is entirely possible in th...

"Mommy is the lion dead?!" They seriously asked! Yes, it is true! We have a zoo here in Rio and I went to it today with the kiddo...

Photo by: http://www.debbieleavitt.com/ Brazil's New Plan to Beat Poverty:  The Telegram Rio de Janeiro Aims to Become World's Ca...

New Years in Rio: Yes those are people Rio de Janeiro has 60,000 unsolved murders from the past 10 years. This for North Americans and Euro...

While shopping for jeans/pants the other day I remembered my first high school boyfriend. Also Brazilian, he had an interesting style. Poor...

Fruit was one of my biggest adjustments moving to Rio de Janeiro. Yes, fruit! You see, I was following the extremely balanced American uni...

Photo by:  Discovery channel The first thing everyone asks me is: Is Rio de Janeiro really that dangerous? This is a tricky question. Per...

Enjoying the Coronado parade during our visit 2 years ago I am missing 4th of July this year. For some reason I am feeling the desire to be...

So some people have their panties in a bunch because some Malaysia Airlines flights will not be allowing babies in first class. Can you bla...

It's a typical Cinderella story . Brazilians get an under-the-table job at a pizza place. The American boss totally abuses their hourly...

Traveling abroad with a Brazilian minor, without one of the parents, used to be a total bitch, pardon my French. You had to go get an offic...

It's not a secret that Brazilians become shopaholics the moment they set foot in the US. They get there and put our status as consumers...

I went to a beautiful wedding this weekend in Teresopolis. The couple was so excited and in love. They were both sniffing and crying their ...

Photo by:  http://singularityhub.com/ I'm in love and it's with my kindle. You know when you look at someone, like a child for inst...