<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>John in Brazil &#187; Brazil Facts</title>
	<atom:link href="http://johninbrazil.org/category/brazilfacts/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://johninbrazil.org</link>
	<description>A gringo&#039;s life &#38; adventures in the land of samba</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:22:47 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=</generator>
		<item>
		<title>A touch of homesickness</title>
		<link>http://johninbrazil.org/a-touch-of-homesickness/</link>
		<comments>http://johninbrazil.org/a-touch-of-homesickness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Musings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://johninbrazil.org/?p=1254</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year! I hope that you had a great NYE celebration, but aren&#8217;t paying for it too much today. As for me, I had a quiet night in with friends. I&#8217;m now back in North Carolina at the home of my friend Sean, where I&#8217;ll post up for several weeks before heading back to [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/natural-disasters/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Natural Disasters'>Natural Disasters</a> <small>Hello all! Once again I must apologize for being not...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/three-years-now-in-brazil/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Three years now in Brazil'>Three years now in Brazil</a> <small>Hi all, Today is (yet another) holiday in Brazil, All...</small></li>
</ol>

Related posts brought to you by <a href='http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/'>Yet Another Related Posts Plugin</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://johninbrazil.org/a-touch-of-homesickness/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Tornado warning!</title>
		<link>http://johninbrazil.org/tornado-warning/</link>
		<comments>http://johninbrazil.org/tornado-warning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio de Janeiro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earthquakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[floods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sunshine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tornadoes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tornados]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weather]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://johninbrazil.org/?p=1241</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, At the moment I am visiting my mom in Hammond, Louisiana, which is about an hour northeast of New Orleans. She&#8217;s making me earn my keep while I&#8217;m here. On Tuesday I helped her sell an old car she no longer drives. We had planned to turn in the tag (license plate) at [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/natural-disasters/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Natural Disasters'>Natural Disasters</a> <small>Hello all! Once again I must apologize for being not...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/my-despedida/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: My despedida'>My despedida</a> <small>Hi all, A week from today I&#8217;ll be shivering in...</small></li>
</ol>

Related posts brought to you by <a href='http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/'>Yet Another Related Posts Plugin</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://johninbrazil.org/tornado-warning/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Rocinha taken without a shot</title>
		<link>http://johninbrazil.org/rocinha-taken-without-a-shot/</link>
		<comments>http://johninbrazil.org/rocinha-taken-without-a-shot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio de Janeiro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rocinha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rocinha invasion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://johninbrazil.org/?p=1177</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps things truly are changing. Rocinha, the largest favela in Rio and perhaps in Latin America, was retaken in the pre-dawn hours yesterday (Sunday) without a shot. This stands in contrast to, for example, the invasion of Complexo do Alemão about this same time last year, when fighting was fierce and dozens of armed gang [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/military-police-poised-to-invade-rocinha/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Military Police poised to invade Rocinha'>Military Police poised to invade Rocinha</a> <small>Hi all, This will be an historic weekend here in...</small></li>
</ol>

Related posts brought to you by <a href='http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/'>Yet Another Related Posts Plugin</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://johninbrazil.org/rocinha-taken-without-a-shot/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Military Police poised to invade Rocinha</title>
		<link>http://johninbrazil.org/military-police-poised-to-invade-rocinha/</link>
		<comments>http://johninbrazil.org/military-police-poised-to-invade-rocinha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio de Janeiro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BOP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[favela]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rocinha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tropa de Elite]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://johninbrazil.org/?p=1168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, This will be an historic weekend here in Rio. The BPChoque, the &#8220;Shock Troops&#8221; of the Military Police &#8211; Brazil&#8217;s SWAT &#8211; will occupy Rocinha, Rio&#8217;s largest favela. If you saw the 2008 version of The Hulk, starring Edward Norton, you will probably remember the opening sequence in which a helicopter flies over a [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/you-think-brazil-is-dangerous/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: You think Brazil is dangerous?'>You think Brazil is dangerous?</a> <small>Hi all! As Mark Twain once said, &#8220;The rumors of...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-a-manhole-cover/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: It&#8217;s a bird! It&#8217;s a plane! It&#8217;s&#8230;a manhole cover?'>It&#8217;s a bird! It&#8217;s a plane! It&#8217;s&#8230;a manhole cover?</a> <small>Hi all, I have said before here on JIB that...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/international-military-sports-council-games/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: International Military Sports Council Games'>International Military Sports Council Games</a> <small>Hi all, Wow, that&#8217;s a mouthful! International Military Sports Council...</small></li>
</ol>

Related posts brought to you by <a href='http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/'>Yet Another Related Posts Plugin</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://johninbrazil.org/military-police-poised-to-invade-rocinha/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Three years now in Brazil</title>
		<link>http://johninbrazil.org/three-years-now-in-brazil/</link>
		<comments>http://johninbrazil.org/three-years-now-in-brazil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anniversary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazilian economy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://johninbrazil.org/?p=1162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, Today is (yet another) holiday in Brazil, All Souls Day. Most businesses are closed, and I have no classes, giving me a chance to catch up. Monday was of course Halloween but also marked the third anniversary of my arrival here in Brazil. As such, it was a time to reflect. First, I [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/i-am-legal-que-legal/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: I am legal! Que legal!'>I am legal! Que legal!</a> <small>Hello all, The wheels do turn, especially when you know...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/yes-im-still-here/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Yes, I&#8217;m still here!'>Yes, I&#8217;m still here!</a> <small>Hi all, A regular reader left a comment that I...</small></li>
</ol>

Related posts brought to you by <a href='http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/'>Yet Another Related Posts Plugin</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://johninbrazil.org/three-years-now-in-brazil/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Brazilian Daylight Savings Time</title>
		<link>http://johninbrazil.org/brazilian-daylight-savings-time/</link>
		<comments>http://johninbrazil.org/brazilian-daylight-savings-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips for Travelers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://johninbrazil.org/?p=1157</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, OK, today&#8217;s post may seem a bit mundane &#8211; unless, like me, you&#8217;ve found yourself unwittingly robbed of an hour and careening madly through traffic trying to make your flight at Tom Jobim International Airport (aka GIG). (Only to find that your flight of course was delayed, making your hair-raising slalom through cars, [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/johns-patented-brazilian-hangover-cure/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: John&#8217;s Patented Brazilian Hangover Cure'>John&#8217;s Patented Brazilian Hangover Cure</a> <small>Hi all, There&#8217;s a good chance that if you come...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/brazilian-hygiene/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Brazilian hygiene'>Brazilian hygiene</a> <small>Hi all, Brazilians take their hygiene seriously. I was surprised...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/its-official-brazilian-woman-is-worlds-oldest-person/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: It&#8217;s official: Brazilian woman is world&#8217;s oldest person'>It&#8217;s official: Brazilian woman is world&#8217;s oldest person</a> <small>Hi all, I will get that post of the Leblon...</small></li>
</ol>

Related posts brought to you by <a href='http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/'>Yet Another Related Posts Plugin</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://johninbrazil.org/brazilian-daylight-savings-time/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Brazil&#8217;s president addresses the UN</title>
		<link>http://johninbrazil.org/brazils-president-addresses-the-un/</link>
		<comments>http://johninbrazil.org/brazils-president-addresses-the-un/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dilma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rousseff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://johninbrazil.org/?p=1124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, On Wednesday, President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil became the first woman to present the opening address to the UN General Assembly. Rousseff addressed the 66th General Assembly, saying her speech represents the equality of women, a theme of her talk, calling this &#8220;the century of the woman.&#8221; Rousseff is also seeking to continue [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/free-internet-access-coming-to-brazils-airports/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Free internet access coming to Brazil&#8217;s airports'>Free internet access coming to Brazil&#8217;s airports</a> <small>Hi all, there is a tendency among Americans to imagine...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/the-new-world-order/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The New World Order'>The New World Order</a> <small>Hi all, As I noted in my last post, many...</small></li>
</ol>

Related posts brought to you by <a href='http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/'>Yet Another Related Posts Plugin</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://johninbrazil.org/brazils-president-addresses-the-un/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Independence Day in Brazil</title>
		<link>http://johninbrazil.org/independence-day-in-brazil/</link>
		<comments>http://johninbrazil.org/independence-day-in-brazil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio de Janeiro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[7 de setembro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dom Joao VI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dom Pedro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[September 7th]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://johninbrazil.org/?p=1113</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, It&#8217;s very quiet this morning here in RIo. It&#8217;s September 7th &#8211; Brazil&#8217;s Independence Day &#8211; and most folks seem to be sleeping in. Brazil&#8217;s road to independence was much different the than US&#8217;s. Whereas the US fought a long and bloody war &#8211; which they nearly lost in the early days of [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/national-holiday-dia-do-tiradentes/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: National holiday: Dia do Tiradentes'>National holiday: Dia do Tiradentes</a> <small>Hi all, Yesterday was a national holiday here in Brazil,...</small></li>
</ol>

Related posts brought to you by <a href='http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/'>Yet Another Related Posts Plugin</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://johninbrazil.org/independence-day-in-brazil/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Natural Disasters</title>
		<link>http://johninbrazil.org/natural-disasters/</link>
		<comments>http://johninbrazil.org/natural-disasters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earthquakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[floods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hurricanes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural disasters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tornadoes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://johninbrazil.org/?p=1106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello all! Once again I must apologize for being not posting in awhile. I returned only recently where I was helping my mother move from Texas to Louisiana. During my stay there I had limited internet access. (While I am writing this post using the free WiFi provided in the free concierge lounge at Shopping [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/i-am-legal-que-legal/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: I am legal! Que legal!'>I am legal! Que legal!</a> <small>Hello all, The wheels do turn, especially when you know...</small></li>
</ol>

Related posts brought to you by <a href='http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/'>Yet Another Related Posts Plugin</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://johninbrazil.org/natural-disasters/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Going up!</title>
		<link>http://johninbrazil.org/going-up/</link>
		<comments>http://johninbrazil.org/going-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips for Travelers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elevators in Brazil]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://johninbrazil.org/?p=1086</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, I have been living here in Rio for over 2 1/2 years now, and there is one thing I simply adjusted to yet: The elevators. First, you should know that Rio had a construction boom in the 1930s and 1940s, and many of the buildings in the downtown area and Zona Sul (which [...]


No related posts.

Related posts brought to you by <a href='http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/'>Yet Another Related Posts Plugin</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://johninbrazil.org/going-up/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

