Wordless Wednesday: Brazilian Beer Ads

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Brazilian Cuties for your Tuesday

Thank you Made in Brazil for the wonderful picture!

Today's cuties are new Brazilian faces for me. Our first cutie being Mateus Verdelho. He was a wonderful suggestion from my friends over at Bobofeed. Although I also found this picture of him:

I'm sorry but this is not Cutie territory any longer! Moving on.

Meet Ana Beatriz Barros. Apparently she is a world renown model. We have only just met via the internet. I think she is adorably beautiful in this photo. However, if you would like to use my friend Google you will find that she can also jump out of the cutie zone and into sex on wheels.

I'm starting to think that Brazilians have a little too much sex-appeal to pull off cute!
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Married into the Mob

Apparently I've married into the Mafia. As it turns out "the family" has changed our weekend lunch from Sunday to Saturday. There was no notice. There was no checking of availability. We were told.

For once I actually had concrete plans on Saturday. We had another lunch with someone who is not in the same bloodline as Mr. Rant. Oh my, I just realized that I am writing had. We HAD another lunch. See, the transfer is complete. I am now a member of this mob family.

But it's the family. All other things must be put aside. And there's always an excuse. Mr. Rant pointed out that this was going to be our first time eating cozido together as a family since the Grandmother died in December.

I know I'm supposed to be all sentimental about it but we have eaten a lot of meals together since her death. What's next, this is the first time we've gotten together for grilled cheese and beer since... No deal people! No excuses! No manipulating me with your skillful doe eyes and fast Portuguese. This girl has plans! We have plans with my friends! Not only that, but those plans include a lunch that is going to be of the Mexican persuasion made by someone of the Mexican persuasion.

And when I mentioned that we have plans I got the most awesome Mafia response humanly possible. Translated it was:

"Oh well. Saturday is better for the family." 

In that one line it basically says this: 


You will be at the lunch and you will be happy about it. There will be considerable shit talk and hard feelings if you aren't. Your Mother will be upset! We are your elders and will be dying in the next 30 to 40 years. You must spend as much time with us as humanly possible. By the way, we own you. 

I have debated standing up to this. I am actually considering saying no (although it should be noted that I already asked my friend if we can switch days). But to say no would but such an overwhelming task. For starters, I have to take on Mr. Rant. That one isn't too hard except he gets quite territorial and moody when it comes to family stuff. Lots of egg shells.

2nd would be my Mother-in-law followed thirdly by the aunts. This also means that it will be mentioned at the following 2 lunches that we did not attend the cozido, that it was a shame, and how disappointed Vava was.

4th, there's Vava. She is the sister of the late Grandmother who is visiting Rio for a couple of weeks.

Bitterly I wonder if this is something I should even try to do. I mean, we're talking about 1 skinny white girl against an entire culture.  "The Family" would not be pleased.

What would you do? 

Eco-chic from the Amazon

I'm really excited about this company. I think it represents the beauty of Brazil in it's use of natural seeds in a creative handcrafted design.

One thing that Brazilians do well is combine nature with everyday life. Just look at Rio de Janeiro! This city is a perfect example of that.

An example of one of your choices of key rings:

Simple, elegant, and classy! Kind of like my blog! Oh come on, you all know you think classy, unopinionated,  demure, and elegant when you read my posts. I'm like Audrey Hepburn but less mousy and with a computer!

So go enter my giveaway already people! http://rachel-oddsandends.blogspot.com/2011/05/giveaway-spora-where-nature-meets.html

GIVEAWAY! Spóra: Where Nature Meets Sophistication

I'm VERY excited to announce that I have another giveaway for you readers out there! The lovely owner of Spóra jewelry is giving one lucky reader one of her amazing key rings! Think class, sophistication, with a twist of nature.

Here's a little bit about the owner Patricia:

"I grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and I have always had a fascination with seeds. During my experimentation with jewelry design, I realized that besides being unusual and beautiful, necklaces made with seeds are also meaningful, for seeds are a symbol for birth, rebirth, and renewal. This is an important connection to make now that our environment is threatened.


I combine the seeds with more "sophisticated" and expensive material like semi-precious stones, pearls, and silver --- this  creates an interesting perspective on the idea of preciousness: it is the seeds that make spóra’s necklaces precious. 


I go to Brazil at least once a year to visit my family and to buy seeds; all my jewelry is handmade by me. It is nice to know that picking seeds is a source of income for many natives in the amazon rainforest.  I am glad I can "show off" a little bit of Brazil in my designs."


So how do you enter to get your piece of this beautiful jewelry line?

1. Like Spóra's facebook page.
2. Go to Patricia's Etsy page and pick one of the three key rings out.
3. Leave a comment here confirming the like and telling me which key ring you liked the best!

That's it! Oh, please remember to leave a comment with a form of contact, ie. email or twitter or blogger id or something.

And I'm sorry to say that this giveaway is limited to the US, Canada, and Europe. Bummer but it happens as the world is a very large place with kind of crappy mail service.

This contest ends May 25th at 11:59pm EST and the winner will be announced the morning of the 26th or 27th.