Today is our second-born son Nathanael’s 17th birthday, and as I contemplate this his final year before official adulthood, I am reminded of the many times that he has surprised us, entertained us, and brought us joy with the unexpected things that often come out of his mouth. What follows are his greatest hits, the…
Last summer a team came down from the US, and in the course of their stay one of the men bought a cake from a local vendor at an exorbitant price. When I found out about it, I laughed and told him “Welcome to Brazil!” Later, as we were discussing the day’s events, the group…
The following video, taken recently here in São Luís, raises so many questions…and even more when you realize it is a drivers education car! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sensacionalista Slz (@sensacionalistaslz) Never ones to let a situation like this go to waste, Brazilians took to the comments section, and their…
Here in northeastern Brazil it is common to see horse-drawn carts plodding down the highway. And we even see said carts being pulled by motorcycles with astonishing regularity. But this guy took both concepts to a whole other level. Watch: As Brazilians are want to say upon seeing such examples of their own ingenuity: “Surely…
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Ok, that title was lame. But this video of a toucan captured by a traffic camera went viral a while ago here in Brazil. Check it out: On Thursdays we share interesting videos and/or cultural features from Brazil. To see some of our previous “Best of Brazil” posts, click here. ____________________ Did you enjoy this…
Author’s note: Back when I was running a website called “Best of Brazil”, I would regularly post interesting facts and stories from Brazil. Of all of the things I shared there, this has to have been my favorite. Enjoy! Our story begins when Silvia Renate Sommerlath was born in wartime Germany, to a German father…
Seriously…just don’t. Oops! pic.twitter.com/A6W7JxPcUs — Roger Rocha Moreira (@roxmo) March 22, 2022 Yet another blow to the “gun ownership doesn’t prevent crime” argument. Also, kudos to the trainee, who never even paused from bagging the groceries. Definitely management material. ___________________________________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil….
Back when I had the old Best of Brazil blog, some of my favorite posts were when a bad guy tries to rob someone, and things don’t go according to plan. In a country where violence is often out of control, the law-abiding populace takes special satisfaction when the perpetrators get what’s coming to them….
This is one of the funniest – and most well-known – videos to come out of Brazil in recent times. The poor lady is just walking along, minding her own business, when suddenly she finds herself inside a locked garage. Inside security cameras show her bewilderment. Following this incident, the lady in question became a…