Subscribe to our RSS FeedFlorianopolis is great. I’m happy to report that boredom has not yet set in. We’ve been out exploring the island and its many beaches, hiking trails, towns, restaurants, etc. The people are very friendly, and while we’re in a sleepy fishing village, it’s exactly the break we needed from Buenos Aires for awhile.
We have noticed a tremendous number of differences between Brazil and Argentina, which include the people, food, culture and language. We initially thought that since the two countries were neighbors, we’d see more similarities, but the differences are striking. We’ll write more about that in another post, but one example is the language. For some reason we thought Portuguese would sound more similar to Spanish, but we quickly learned that our rudimentary Spanish did not get us far here. The two languages sound nothing alike to us! Even when the words are the same (about 89% of the language overlaps or is close), they’re pronounced much differently. Luckily, having our basic Spanish does help though as a lot of people can understand the basics and can figure out what we’re saying. English has been pretty useless for the most part here.
We’ll be back with some more updates soon, but for now, here’s some pictures from my time here.
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1 Mich // Feb 12, 2009 at 12:22 am
I want to hear about food differences, specifically produce and spiciness. I love steak, wine, and ice cream…but I need more! We have been a bit surprised at the lack of quality and variety with Argentinian produce. What’s the skinny to the north?
2 joanna // Feb 24, 2009 at 10:05 am
hey, Im thinking of going to floripa in april. how did you get there and how much is it? whats the best way? by air or by bus? thanks a lot!
3 DaVe // Feb 25, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Joanna – we flew here, but we have a friend who took the bus. The flight was pretty quick (a few hours with a connection) but the bus was over 24 hours. The prices vary based on the season. April will be the off season here, so make sure you check the weather before you come. Most of the tourists leave by March.
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