Day 4: Bar Hopping

Day 4: Bar Hopping

On Saturday I finally went down to the beach/boardwalk. It reminded me A LOT of South Beach. It has big beautiful buildings and sexy men in speedos with amazing bodies walking around. There were also people jogging and puppies, but what was really important were the men in speedos.  

We walked the puppies for a bit, and then we had a coconut.  Every, like, 15 feet there are huts, and they all serve coconuts, and basically the same stuff, like drinks and cigarettes. I think it’s weird that the huts are so close together, but whatever.

Later that night the younger of the sisters and I went to a restaurant with her friend. It was really fancy. The lights were dim, and there was a live band, and the waiters were super attentive. They both had a few beers and they ordered an appetizer for us.  When the other friends showed up, they decided they wanted to go to a bar because there were no hot single guys at the restaurant.

A bar in Brazil is different than in the United States. It is more like a family hangout. There were children running around and such. The girls ordered feijoada, which is like a bean and sausage soupy thing, very traditional very delicious. Alas, there were no hot men either, so we went home.

That was a really fun night. I got to see what real Brazilians, my age, did for fun. I was so shy still. I need to get over my fear of meeting new people. It’s not just a Brazil thing; I am always very quiet around new people, or in very large groups.

It was a super fun day and I enjoyed it a lot!