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BRAZILIANS LOVE GRINGOS!
I know gringos don't like to be called gringos, but for us it simply means someone who was born outside Brazil. We love you guys.
For example, do you know this girl?
Probably not but look at this:
Do you wanna know what's even funny? We speak portuguese. We don't know English (as you probably noticed by my way of writing).
But, somehow, she's a phenomenal over here. I bet because she's so cute.
One more example:
So in this post you learned that to be famous around here you only need two things: 1) be gringo (you can be anything if you're not argentine) 2) speak about brazil (record yourself trying to speak portuguese and post on youtube)
Cheers! (I don't know what it means but everyone says it)
Replies (17)
Lol bro, these days you just need to be a girl with a pretty face in any social platform, bang you're half way to success.
Verdade, valeu! Sucesso e boa sorte mais uma vez!
Valeu, Wagner!
huuummm paçoquita eu adoroooo!!!:))parabéns pelo post!!:))
Being a gringo in Brazil is a mixed bag. Sometimes you are the life and soul of the party and at other times treated like an idiot. It´s certainly not for everyone and you have to love living here to stay.
I imagine that foreigners living in other countries (the US or the UK, for example) have similar experiences; the only difference is that in countries with large numbers of immigrants, no one really cares where you are from :)
OI! Sou um "gringo", e o pior que eu sofri no Brasil foi, aparecer um tipo de farol nos onibuses e nas ruas. Todos esses olhos focados na propria pessoa, coisa nova pra mim. Desculpem meu jeito de me expressar, não sou falante nativo. Obrigado!
Você se expressou muito bem. Followed you. I think you should write about your experience around here, that'd be cool.
I have to agree with you.
Já pensei em escrever sobre as minhas aventuras no Brasil. A pergunta que não quer calar: em Inglês ou Português? Talvez nas duas línguas mesmo...
Valeu, Edu.
Escreva nas duas em dois posts diferentes, assim públicos diferentes podem apreciar. Sem querer puxar o saco, mas seu português é muito bom.
What I often see is foreigners being treated like some type of sub celebrity. Maybe because we treat them as superior for being in a better country.
I have seen this happen and perhaps comes from the idea of "para inglês ver"! However, once the party or vacation is over, this is not the case for foreigners who choose to live in Brazil - this is my situation :).
As a said before, Brazil, although a country of immigrants, does not have the experience of modern day or mass immigration, hence these diverse reactions to people who are different.
Olá! Achei o seu post divertido! Espero que suas postagens sejam interessantes para a comunidade! Eu sou jornalista e escritora de São Paulo, mas moro em Londres. Eu escrevo sobre fotografia, viagens, curtas e histórias. Veja o meu perfil e se gostar me sigam! Abraços.
Muito bacana!!
Ola, sou Helena, Francesa. Morei em Rio de Janeiro. Amei este país, mas a maior riqueza deste país é o seu povo. Deixar o Brasil ha sido uma tragédia para mim. Quanta saudade!!! bom dia
Obrigadão! ;-) Provavelmente começarei a escrever no fds!
Actually, I think that we simply consider foreigners living in our own country being somebody interesting, because it's a tough decision to leave home and start that type of challenge.