Brazil Equally as briefly... 1 month in Fortaleza in the North East of the country where i was a first completely overwhelmed by capitalism, communist, the big complicated city, inequality . To distract my broken heart (from Cuba) i got my initiation to Capoeira in the country of Capoeira itself. There i was with the group, GCAP, Fortaleza and Mestre Amandinho.... At first it was hard doing something that i associated directly with La Habana and my network of irreplacable friends there, but the small but lovely group of ppl in GCAP helped. I found a little volunteer work with an NGO linked to Action Aid, ESPLAR, and with them i went out into the sertão (the semi-arid interior of the country). There was a complete contrast to the LA like Fortaleza, much more poverty. We
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