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If you lot've read the last few posts you've probably figured out that I wasn't crazy about Brazil. I'll say it now: Brazil was for me the most disappointing place I've been on vacation. My stance is based on 2 i/2 weeks of travel inside a minor portion of Brazil, so take my opinion for what it's worth…just as equally as I can say that I loved Republic of colombia during my 2 visits, I can besides say that I really didn't savor Brazil.

The biggest reason were the people. Maybe I thought the people would be "Latin", like in Colombia, Cuba, or the Dominican Republic; happy, outgoing, and friendly people. They weren't. I actually felt they were hostile, something I never expected when planning to go in that location. I've never felt people as unfriendly towards me as I did in Brazil.

I've thought about it a lot, wondering what it could have been. Is information technology because I'm Caucasian, and that they misfile me equally being an American? (I'thou Canadian). Is it because Lissette and I are a mixed raced couple? (I don't call back so considering Brazilians are pretty mixed anyway). My best theory is that it's political, specifically anti-American sentiment due in part to the whole Visa situation. I know Brazilians are upset well-nigh the Visa fees imposed on any Brazilian denizen wanting to visit the USA.

We can all look at other countries and disagree with their policies or politics. That's fine. But when I, as an private, have some Brazilian adult female intentionally hitting me with her luggage cart (twice) at the drome, I first taking it personally. I would ask someone a question and they would answer but would practise it addressing Lissette (maybe because she's brown?). I can count on one hand the number of people who would respond with a smiling or who weren't short in their manner. Brazil was the ane place where I felt that I could be mugged in broad daylight and where locals and authorities wouldn't even budge to assistance yous.

We've argued well-nigh this; Lissette thinks it's great that Latin people are, in her words, "Proud, they won't bow to the white man. Most Latinos don't stick together and Brazilians do". I answer that I have no trouble if they're proud and I don't ask anyone to bow downwardly to me. But if I'm being friendly and people are rude towards me and so I have no reason to like them. I'yard not American, this "anti-Americanism" is a broader castor against any white traveler.

I left Brazil with memories of the unfriendly people I met forth the way: the higher up mentioned woman intentionally hitting me inside five minutes of arriving in Rio , the bartender staring at Lissette's cleavage at the $260/dark Sol Ipanema (right in front of my face), the useless dumb-asses laughing at u.s.a. when we asked for information. We don't have whatsoever  great memories of the people we met forth the way in Brazil.

But I'g not sure it was just this either. We took a boat cruise where almost all the tourists were Brazilian (most tourists we saw were either Brazilians touring their own country or Argentinians). They weren't all that friendly towards each other either.

A few other points about Brazil;

• "Hot Brazilian women". I've seen tons of photos of beautiful Brazilian women just they must accept all gone indoors when we were in that location. Colombian women are still the hottest Latin ladies in my books. They even smile at y'all in Colombia.
• Surprisingly, it's the Brazilian men who are very practiced looking. Lissette suggests that Brazil would be a great identify for a single woman. Or gay man. Maybe I'll come back to Brazil if I'm gay in my next life. Yeah: dead, reincarnated, and gay – the simply style I'll come back to Brazil.
• "Caipirinha" is an amazing drink and I loved it. Wow!
• Despite my comments, there was incredible geographical beauty in all the places we went. Brazil is a beautiful country. I loved the combination of mountains/ocean in Rio province and was impressed by Iguazu. My dislike for Brazil has cipher to practise with the geography. It is a beautiful state.

Again, this is simply my opinion based on two 1/2 weeks travelling within a small-scale part of Brazil. I'm deplorable to exist negative and I don't hateful to offend any Brazilians reading this. Perchance our experience would be unlike if we returned tomorrow. But this was our experience and I think its important to tell it as it is.

Have you been to Brazil? What was your experience?

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