Minha Vida no Brasil

Isso é o Brasil

I’m going to keep this short, but I want to paint you a picture of my Brasilian life. Yesterday we had a churrasco (Brasilian BBQ) downstairs on the pool deck of our apartment building.

mmmm, I LOVE LOVE LOVE churrasco. The meat is prepared very simply: you lather coarse salt on the meet and then put it on the grill. I don’t know if it’s the salt, the quality of meat, or the charcoal grill, it is delicious! 

So, yesterday, we had a small churrasco and at one point, I  was the churrasqueira (person who cuts, prepares, cooks, and serves the meat). I stood next to the counter and slowly sliced down pieces of beef into the perfect churrasco-ing size. I lathered coarse salt on to the meat, shook off some extra crystals, put the meat on the grill and waited for the sizzle. 

In the background of all of this, Aviões do Forró is playing, people are dancing, and Brahma (a Brazilian beer) is being passed around. I don’t think that I ever felt so Brasilian since my arrival in São Luís! This is the epitome of life below the equator! What problems could you have if your life revolves around eating, dancing, and enjoying life? NONE! 

Beijão and I hope everyone learns to enjoy life to this extent!