Boy meets boy in San Francisco. They live happily ever after (11 years and counting) and at some point, two years ago, decide to move to Niterói, next door to Rio de Janeiro.

This is the story of American Jim and Brazilian Luiz, a well-traveled couple that  is particularly well-positioned to evaluate Brazil’s [...]]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2010/01/11/being-a-gay-couple-in-rio/feed/ 0 http://deepbrazil.com/2009/12/21/how-to-talk-to-a-brazilian/ http://deepbrazil.com/2009/12/21/how-to-talk-to-a-brazilian/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:47:18 +0000 Deep Brazil http://deepbrazil.com/?p=486 Whenever you deal with foreigners – for business or pleasure -  it is wise to match your tone to their cultures and habits. There are countless anecdotes of people who lost deals because they offered alcohol to an observant Muslim or couldn´t negotiate with a Japanese for lack of understanding what “yes” and “maybe” really mean in their [...]]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2009/12/21/how-to-talk-to-a-brazilian/feed/ 0