Having lived in Rio for over a month now, I got the chance to dicover a little more of the city. A great spot to go out at night is "Casa Rosa", to have a traditional "feijoada" (beans, rice, dry meat, etc.). They also play live samba music. In spite of being far from Europe, I got the chance to follow the games together with an international crowd at the hostel. Sadly enough it didn't come to a showdown with Ian (Italy) and Kevin (France). 2 weeks ago I went with Vitor, a brazilian friend, to a North Brazilian fair in Rio. The tobacco store was pretty striking, and we got to smoke some handmade cigars. As my stay in Rio is coming to an end (I am headed to Sao Paulo and Salvador next week),
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