It coulda been Chicago
Funny, going to Sao Paulo, Brazil was a bit like going to Chicago or some other city in the American Midwest. I was, for the most part, in IBM offices the whole time with the exception of a couple of nice restaurants. If there weren't so many folks with cool accents, I could have been in Cleveland and not known the difference.
That said, I got a peek at what that world is like -- we went on a tour of some IBM facilities way out in the country, so we drove for about an hour and a half outside of Sao Paulo which gave me a chance to see the country side a bit of the cultural landscape (as much as can be seen from the window of a minivan, anyway.)
Everyone I spoke to there kept saying, "You have to go to Rio, you have to go to Rio." The Brazilians are really proud of the beauty there. So yeah, one of these days I hope to get there.
That said, I got a peek at what that world is like -- we went on a tour of some IBM facilities way out in the country, so we drove for about an hour and a half outside of Sao Paulo which gave me a chance to see the country side a bit of the cultural landscape (as much as can be seen from the window of a minivan, anyway.)
Everyone I spoke to there kept saying, "You have to go to Rio, you have to go to Rio." The Brazilians are really proud of the beauty there. So yeah, one of these days I hope to get there.
posted by Ethan at 10:22 AM
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I went to Brooklyn last night to visit some friends with a kid. Got up on their roof and could see all of Brooklyn and the Manhattan skyline.
It's no Brazil, but sometimes it's so good to tweak the perspective a little.
Yeah, funny how looking at your own home from a new angle is always so fascinating. Like when Google Earth first debuted -- the first thing I did was zoom in on my apartment. What insight are we seeking frm this view from above? Who knows? But it's compelling -- like a view out an airplane window, only it's a new perspective on the familiar below..
BraZEEL!!! Aa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra...
Just thought I'd make your day a little more surreal with [hopefully unpleasant] memories of the Vengaboys version...
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