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Riowakening
Brazil through an Australian's eyes


Social media was made for Brazilians
Social media was certainly made for Brazilians, and by some as well. There is no shame in a selfie in this country and privacy settings...


You're safer in Rio's favelas than near its beaches
Walking through a Rio de Janeiro favela I was told by my resident guide that the order from the most senior gangsters is to not lay a...


Brazilian is the world's best accent no one knows
You can practically feel the sun and samba beats bursting out of Brazilians mouths. Yet when the coolest and sexiest accents in the...


Why I left Australia for Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
The question wasn't why would I come to Rio it was why wouldn't I? Here I was, a stereotypical monolingual English-speaking dude. I had...
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