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brazil

The first place I plan to go is Brazil. Though I have not yet set dates for this trip, I am very excited about going to a new country. Belo Horizonte is where the team resides, near the eastern cast. Belo is the 3rd largest city in Brazil, with a city population of between 2-3 million and a metro area of around 5 million.
learn the language

If you are travelling to Brazil, Do learn at least a few words of Portuguese. Your efforts will be appreciated - you'll find that many Brazilians will go far out of their way to help you. For greetings and farewells say bom dia (BOM JI-ah) for "good morning," boa tarde (BO-ah TAR-dji) for "good afternoon" and boa noite (BO-a NOY-tchi) for "good evening/night." For goodbye, "tchau" (chow) is popular and casual. Atee logo is "till next time." Por favor is "please" and onde ee (ON-jee eh) is "where is." Men and women say "thank you" differently: He says obrigado (oh-bree-GAH-doh), and she says obrigada (oh-bree-GAH-dah).