If you were to ask me, I’d say a trip to Rio without a day or two spent on the beach catching the waves and the sun and mingling with the locals is never authentic at all.
It’s a whole unique culture here…you go to the beach to talk business, close deals, meet up with friends, study for your exams, play foot-volleyball, make new acquaintances, get the latest gossip, etc.
In many respects, beach life typifies the Brazilian attitude where the body-proud lifestyle and innate sense of acceptance come together. Hence, it doesn’t matter whether you’re rich or poor, gay or straight, fat, skinny or muscular, black, white or mulatto…it’s the city’s most democratic space.
In fact, I owe some of my best memories of Brazil to the times I lolled on the beach, striking up conversations with the cariocas (though it’s mostly the other way around), playing some Altinha or simply dipping into the waters. ~ HappyChow
Brazil | frolicking on the beach – HappyChow
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