Spandex: Just like seeing a baby drinking Coke (even if it is diet) out of his bottle, I can't stop myself from judging every time I pass a pair of crazy-patterned, tight pants here. Brazilian women of all sizes wear them as athletic gear, for going out-on-the-town, to children's parties -- just like Americans wear jeans. In addition to the patterns below, I've seen prison stripes, checkerboard, tie-dyed, every animal print possible and even a repeating pattern of Jesus' face. I've seen textured patterns, where the spandex is actually raised. I've seen the spandex paired with tennis shoes, high heals, boots or flip-flops. I once saw a woman wearing the pants with a t-shirt that read, "OMG." My thoughts exactly, sister friend.
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| In the foreground AND the background! I'm telling you, they are everywhere. |
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| Look close, and you'll see THREE pairs of tight, crazy pants here. |
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| They come in a variety of lengths, including three-quarters (see above), mini skirt (see below) and, wait for it, full-body, that is a one-piece, neck to ankle spandex outfit (unfortunately not pictured here, but is forever in my mind.) |
Names: We recently received this invitation inviting "Herry" and her family to a birthday party. Our names are tough for Brazilians. For them, Geoff is "Jeff-y," Brye is "Brye-a," and, unfortunately, Eri is either "Air-he" or "Herry" (not to be confused with "Hairy.") Luckily for Leo, his name is Brazilian, though here they pronounce is "Ley-o."
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Awesome: Brazilians love, love, love taking selfies and we thoroughly enjoy watching them take selfies. They shamelessly adjust their boobs, toss their hair and pucker their lips while clicking away for what seems like forever, or until they get it just right.
Awesome: On our way to the beach, we ended up behind a dude driving a goat around in the bed of his truck.
And, awesome: Eri, 4, recently brought home this mask smoking a pipe, which she made at preschool with the help of her teacher.
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