Mixed reviews on trip to Rio

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Use paragraphs breh.

on mobile commuting on the subway home from work.

 

[RealCrownHeights]

do y'all brehs ever travel to expand your cultural capital? not specifically directed at you op but just seems like when brehs travel, especially to traditional "black" destinations, it's for p*ssy, beaches, entertainment, and maybe food. seems like a trip like this, especially with your girl, could've be an opportunity for cultural immersion - becoming versed around afro-brazilians and their fight for civil rights and societal contributions (not just typical favela tours), doing a latin jazz tour, taking samba and capoeira lessons, day tripping or hiking the amazon and learning about the local biome, learning about conservation efforts, volunteering with a conservation org, taking part in a umbanda or candomblé ceremony or supporting an afro-brazilian artist in residence at a gallery or studio. all this would just be surface level shyt not anything really niche. like if you were a coffee aficionado and wanted to visit a brazilian coffee farm to see the production process first hand. this is how cultural capital is built brehs and is a currency that increases your social position. imagine later in life running into a non-assuming brazilian breh at the airport and it turns out he's the son of the president. y'all get to chopping it up for a lil bit and he ask you if you've been to brazil and your eyes light up and say you have but all you have to show for it is ass and beaches. when, if you would've taken more of an interest in the places you travel, you could've gotten your jared kushner on and parlayed that encounter into a deeper relationship or possible business opportunity.

Valid points bro. So to preface, I've been doing bjj for 3 years. All the bjj themed things in my story got mad likes in from people at my gym that follow me. There was a gym not too far from the b nd b, but scheduling wise, it didn't work out and my girl dosen't like watching combat fighting (I told her about caperioia and she said the same) We did a samba event and the main guy singing had dreads and looked like Stevie Wonder and it was a lit experience I would garner we were one of 7 people there not Brazilian. Candombole wouldn't have been a move, i'm receptive to it but we literally in marriage counseling right now with a pastor and she think everything is "voodoo" Samba class was on the list but we didn't have enough time. I didn't see many afro brazillian's owning shyt around Ipenama. The Afro Brazillian spot was around Copacabana and the food was trash so I didn't want to network after that. Maybe Casa Black Rio would've had some good networking but it was mostly party time. Also went to Casa Black which was the blackest thing I saw in Rio, mostly black people (black women in fro's) and playing ampiano, afrobeats and random r n b and hip hop (first time I ever heard Ja-Rule Clap back at a party and i'm from NY)

 

[RealCrownHeights]

Great write up breh @RealCrownHeights

Did you stay in an Airbnb?

What did you think about the cost of life (food, drinks, getting around)?

Was it smooth to go from the airport to the city?

And did you always feel safe late at night (despite coke sniffing YNs)?

Rio is in the top 3 for the next trip. I luckily speak Portuguese

Yea did B nd B in Ipanema. The host was exceptional and in a great location

Cheap as fukk to get around. Uber Motercycles are about a dollar or max $3.regular Ubers maybe 15 max. Drinks cheap af about $7 but too me they weren't strong enough or maybe in America we too fukked up. We got shots twice and they looked at us like robots.

Airport to rio like 25 min smooth easy ride if there's no traffic.

Felt really safe which I didn't expect. Idk if they thought I was from the favela or American but didn't sense danger at all. Like even on Christ the Redeemer or Sugar Loaf, people were grabbing their bags around me like I was Lil Ze or something. Just keep your wits about you and be vigilant at all times, and show respect.

If you speak Portuguese, you got it. That's the biggest barrier tbh all of the awkwardness and miscommunication goes out the way

 

[Krs2]

The working out shyt is true also they are very big on grooming, even the less fortunate put a big effort to be groomed in bummy clothes.

The females are so much more open, if you're a regular nikka a night out you can at least make out with some chick without all that "game" shyt.

It would be paradise if it wasn't for the crime and racism in certain areas....

 

[GrindtooFilthy]

do y'all brehs ever travel to expand your cultural capital? not specifically directed at you op but just seems like when brehs travel, especially to traditional "black" destinations, it's for p*ssy, beaches, entertainment, and maybe food. seems like a trip like this, especially with your girl, could've be an opportunity for cultural immersion - becoming versed around afro-brazilians and their fight for civil rights and societal contributions (not just typical favela tours), doing a latin jazz tour, taking samba and capoeira lessons, day tripping or hiking the amazon and learning about the local biome, learning about conservation efforts, volunteering with a conservation org, taking part in a umbanda or candomblé ceremony or supporting an afro-brazilian artist in residence at a gallery or studio. all this would just be surface level shyt not anything really niche. like if you were a coffee aficionado and wanted to visit a brazilian coffee farm to see the production process first hand. this is how cultural capital is built brehs and is a currency that increases your social position. imagine later in life running into a non-assuming brazilian breh at the airport and it turns out he's the son of the president. y'all get to chopping it up for a lil bit and he ask you if you've been to brazil and your eyes light up and say you have but all you have to show for it is ass and beaches. when, if you would've taken more of an interest in the places you travel, you could've gotten your jared kushner on and parlayed that encounter into a deeper relationship or possible business opportunity.

I specifically travel for music or anything music related and making business music connections every thing else is secondary

 

[invalid]

I specifically travel for music or anything music related and making business music connections every thing else is secondary

you're a nigerian breh. my response was geared more towards american brehs who primarily travel for escapism and not necessarily for cultural accumulation.

and to be sure, escapism is fair, especially when it's your money and your time. just wanted to put on brehs radar that there are other ways to travel.

and i only bring it up because there is this sense that, especially on this board, that we sorta view other black diaspora communities in the dominican republic, trinidad, jamaica, columbia, brazil, etc..., places that are popular for young black americans to travel, as fetishes to be conquered sexually, and not as whole people with our same struggle who have knowledge and wisdom via their cultures they can offer that can enhance our blackness and solidarity and vice versa.

we should be building rapport with our diaspora "cousins" instead of being looked at as sex tourist. i feel the whole "passport bros" movement indirectly does a lot of harm to the image of the traveling black american male in some of these communities. when we go out to restaurants in some of these places and get looks like the op detailed, a lot of folks, instead of thinking that a black american is traveling enjoying the country with his wife, might assume he's a john w/ a local prostitute, hence the stares.

obviously, we don't know for sure. and no disrespect to your wife op, your travel experience is good in my book. just wanted to mention this because it's been on my mind for awhile with many of these threads being posted.

 

[Still Benefited]

One of my rules is to not go to any Latin American countries with my wife. Brazil included.

“CANT DO IT”

I would be driven mad.

I heard back in the 90’s Brazil was OD sick. Orgies for $10 American and could go raw and bust in the bytches, pull out and put it in another bytch. Dymes.

My uncles best friend went down there in his 30’s as a single man with money and he literally lost his mind. He goes there 4 months of the year and will not even speak to American bytches. Dude has some type of sexual trauma.

Breh that trip sounded awful....you went with wifey.....oogled ass you couldn't touch.....watched a bunch of homos make out and hated the food....but you'd go back and learn the language



















.....

Many of us as black men actually love our wives/righteous attachee's and still find them irresistible


Way to set an example OP. You can have fun as a black man globally without exploiting the local women/underage girls.#W.W.C.D

 

[DarkmanX]

One of my rules is to not go to any Latin American countries with my wife. Brazil included.

“CANT DO IT”

I would be driven mad.

I heard back in the 90’s Brazil was OD sick. Orgies for $10 American and could go raw and bust in the bytches, pull out and put it in another bytch. Dymes.

My uncles best friend went down there in his 30’s as a single man with money and he literally lost his mind. He goes there 4 months of the year and will not even speak to American bytches. Dude has some type of sexual trauma.

I wanna go solo dolo. But it seems extremely difficult, in any latin country, without spanish/portuguese

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Why would you go to a country full of bad women when you're in a relationship? And you mentioned the women like 3 times, so basically did yourself a disservice. I mean did you really want to just experience the culture?

If you got a wife i feel like somewhere romantic in Europe is more the place to go. Someplace like Italy

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

do y'all brehs ever travel to expand your cultural capital? not specifically directed at you op but just seems like when brehs travel, especially to traditional "black" destinations, it's for p*ssy, beaches, entertainment, and maybe food. seems like a trip like this, especially with your girl, could've be an opportunity for cultural immersion - becoming versed around afro-brazilians and their fight for civil rights and societal contributions (not just typical favela tours), doing a latin jazz tour, taking samba and capoeira lessons, day tripping or hiking the amazon and learning about the local biome, learning about conservation efforts, volunteering with a conservation org, taking part in a umbanda or candomblé ceremony or supporting an afro-brazilian artist in residence at a gallery or studio. all this would just be surface level shyt not anything really niche. like if you were a coffee aficionado and wanted to visit a brazilian coffee farm to see the production process first hand. this is how cultural capital is built brehs and is a currency that increases your social position. imagine later in life running into a non-assuming brazilian breh at the airport and it turns out he's the son of the president. y'all get to chopping it up for a lil bit and he ask you if you've been to brazil and your eyes light up and say you have but all you have to show for it is ass and beaches. when, if you would've taken more of an interest in the places you travel, you could've gotten your jared kushner on and parlayed that encounter into a deeper relationship or possible business opportunity.

Isn't this what vacation supposed to be? You supposed to relax.

nikkahs take 2 week of pto just to hit museums.

 

[RealCrownHeights]

Why would you go to a country full of bad women when you're in a relationship? And you mentioned the women like 3 times, so basically did yourself a disservice. I mean did you really want to just experience the culture?

If you got a wife i feel like somewhere romantic in Europe is more the place to go. Someplace like Italy

I spoke about this earlier, I mentioned the women because I know that's what the coli wants to hear. I remember I made a cyber security thread hear last year and got crickets until I changed the title to PAWG. I'm deadass.

I've been to Spain already, no interest in going to Italy. will go to France etc in the future I have self control and there's beautiful women everywhere. I went out on my own there (running the beach, day pass at the gym) I somehow resisted the urge to ruing my two month engagement by fukking a tan Brazilian on the side of the road

 

[ATLANTASTAN]

Just came back from a week in Rio, stayed in Ipanema. Yes, what they say about the Women are true. Literally every single shade from albino looking ginger to dark afro; bad in shape thick and with the cakes and tan lines. Everybody is in shape and constantly working out. If you don't speak Portuguese, yes It's gonna be really hard for you overall.

Pedro De Sal- Lit, block party street event until 5am in the morning. Good vibes, beautiful women and friendly people.
I recommend going to Casa Black Rio on Friday and Saturday-once again baddies and they cater to black people in that space.
Cocobana Beach (Rasta beach specifically)-lit and a good vibe
Definitely go to one of the live Samba shows or events they have

Everybody kissing each other outside like full on making out, alot of lgbtq and some trans which I was suprised at.

Shopping in Ipanema and around those stores particularly by the Havianna Flagship store, constant stares and sometimes looks of slight disgust as we were the darkest people in those stores and in those areas. Same in the big mall in Botafango, it's like they don't expect black people to be able to afford the equivalent to $50 USD items? Restaurants-lots of staring weird looks. A waiter did tell my fiancee and I we were beautiful so maybe it's on some awe or want to fukk shyt?

I bought a day pass at Smart Fitness gym and was the darkest person and once again constantly starred at. My stature and tattoo's aren't that different to the hundreds of people with more tattoos.

Did not like the food at all-the cheese bread thing, farfoja, the snack chip thing on the beach>almost the same level of ass as the women. The best things were the national dish and sushi, cevhice. Steak was good too but who can't cook steak.

I had a great time, but i'm not single like most people I know who went and didn't get to partake in the other debauchery so I wonder if that played apart in some shyt. But overall I would go again and learn the language.

man this reads like you went for the vibe but didn’t really adapt to the place. rio is heavy on language and social cues, if you don’t speak some portuguese you’re basically outside looking in. also that staring stuff happens everywhere if you stand out, not always what you think. sounds like you had fun but half your issues are just culture gap tbh.

 

[Diyhai]

you're a nigerian breh. my response was geared more towards american brehs who primarily travel for escapism and not necessarily for cultural accumulation.

and to be sure, escapism is fair, especially when it's your money and your time. just wanted to put on brehs radar that there are other ways to travel.

and i only bring it up because there is this sense that, especially on this board, that we sorta view other black diaspora communities in the dominican republic, trinidad, jamaica, columbia, brazil, etc..., places that are popular for young black americans to travel, as fetishes to be conquered sexually, and not as whole people with our same struggle who have knowledge and wisdom via their cultures they can offer that can enhance our blackness and solidarity and vice versa.

we should be building rapport with our diaspora "cousins" instead of being looked at as sex tourist. i feel the whole "passport bros" movement indirectly does a lot of harm to the image of the traveling black american male in some of these communities. when we go out to restaurants in some of these places and get looks like the op detailed, a lot of folks, instead of thinking that a black american is traveling enjoying the country with his wife, might assume he's a john w/ a local prostitute, hence the stares.

obviously, we don't know for sure. and no disrespect to your wife op, your travel experience is good in my book. just wanted to mention this because it's been on my mind for awhile with many of these threads being posted.

you sound corny and pretension as hell
people travel for different reasons
no need for it to be an adult field trip

 

[RealCrownHeights]

man this reads like you went for the vibe but didn’t really adapt to the place. rio is heavy on language and social cues, if you don’t speak some portuguese you’re basically outside looking in. also that staring stuff happens everywhere if you stand out, not always what you think. sounds like you had fun but half your issues are just culture gap tbh.

Lmao bro, give me some credit here. I was looking at Duolingo for months in advance and have 3 How to learn Portuguese books on my Kindle. I didn't finish the book but I was around 4 American women and then later 6 British women and I spoke better Portuguese then everyone to the point they asked me if I spoke Portuguese and was ordering everything for everyone. People in this thread also stated that people stare at you especially when you are black spending money so it's not my imagination. I told you, I made it a point to not stand out at points to the point I have a damn Flamengo jersey on, Haviannas and shorts on, but it seemed to backfire as the only darker people I really saw in that area living and shopping like us where like 3 afro women in the Farm Rio store or the people trying to sell on the beach.

 

[SheWantTheD]

Brazil is on my list and I’ve heard it has a silent racism.

From the people you see on tv to the type of people who work manual labor/low paying jobs compared to higher paying jobs.

You’ll see the more fair skinned Brazilians in more affluent areas and the brown and dark skinned in the low class areas.