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lol @ rio and if anybody who still says rio is good place or not that bad look at this.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fff_1255914874

third world country stuff

Last edited by carb86; 11-14-2009 at 06:03 PM. Reason: adding info

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11-14-2009 , 06:46 PM

#127

lotus guardian

adept

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Originally Posted by carb86

lol @ rio and if anybody who still says rio is good place or not that bad look at this.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fff_1255914874

third world country stuff

And that tells you that you don't wanna be a policeman in rio. What else does it tell you? Drug dealers don't go around killing tourists...

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11-15-2009 , 04:19 AM

#128

carb86

centurion

Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 111

no it tells me I dont want to be anywhere near that...any civilized nation does not have gangs blowing up helicopters out of the sky.....oh and that was 3 miles from where the center of olympics are going to be....very nice choice

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11-15-2009 , 04:23 AM

#129

carb86

centurion

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http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/2016-O...imedrugspolice

here I am going to the olympics on a bus....."oh **** a bus just blew up right behind us" fellow local says to me "standard, sir"

Nine buses were also set on fire in other neighborhoods close to "Morro dos Macacos" favela, in retaliation for a police operation aimed at controlling heavy gun battles between rival drug gangs in the area.

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11-26-2009 , 06:07 PM

#130

Roger Mainfield

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Going to Rio in a couple days for 3 weeks, I'm staying in Copacabana (sp?) what should I do?

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11-27-2009 , 01:39 PM

#131

clickingbuttons

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get robbed

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11-27-2009 , 01:48 PM

#132

dadouv

newbie

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- enjoy the beach
- go to pao de açucar
- go to the corcovado
- visit leblon/ipanema & lagoa
- eat @ Porcao Rio's (churrascaria)
and obviously go @ Maracana to support Flamengo against Gremio!!!!

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11-29-2009 , 07:00 AM

#133

foreveradrone

old hand

Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,237

Sick thread. Made me reconsider moving back to Thailand for a year. I just might go to Brazil 6 months first and see how it is.

Reason why a lot of poker players go to Thailand( at least for me) is cuz the girls are soooooooooo easy. Like you can literally say whatever you want and still sleep with them the same night. Does that work the same way in Brazil? Probably not right?

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12-03-2009 , 11:15 AM

#134

schreech26

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anyone know where i can find squash courts near copacabana?

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12-05-2009 , 06:38 PM

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ASCERO

grinder

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Brazil seems nice!!!.... I will like to go on a trip, for a week on January 2010. Im just thinking about Belo Horizonte. I felt in love with that city after little research. I see you guys talk a lot about Porto Alegre, Rio, and Sao Paolo but what is like to live in BH. Hows the situation on Live Poker??? (some clubs, home games that I can find???)What do u do for fun??? (clubs, bars, nigthlife in general, is it cheap??), How much do i need for a week???(1000Reais Maybe???) I would like some help on this issues if I like the city, I would probably move there for like 6 moths/A year.

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12-06-2009 , 05:49 PM

#136

FatKing85

old hand

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pretty hard to find livegames anywhere in brazil in my experience

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12-06-2009 , 09:43 PM

#137

dblesprso

newbie

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Hi
me and two other grinders are staying in copacabana for the next 2 weeks.Is any one around and up for a few beers? or a have any good bar recomendations?

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01-17-2010 , 01:41 PM

#138

r3vbr

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Originally Posted by jj12

Hi, I am traveling around Brazil and I am having a blast. Rio is crime ridden and has urban problems (traffic, pollution). However, in the south of Brazil there are amazing and very European looking cities with little crime. Porto Alegre in particular is great. I don't understand why people are choosing Thailand and Argentina in front of southern Brazil. I've been to Thailand and Argentina and it seems much worse than what you get in southern Brazil. It is quite cheap there, the cities are extremely nice (Porto Alegre looks like San Francisco, very modern and clean with lots of trees on the streets). And Brazillian culture is very hedonistic and centered around having fun. Amazing food .. way better than Thai. Barbecues and extremely fresh fruit and vegetables and sea food. Girls are also amazing and any type you want. I flew from Porto Alegre to Buenos Aires and thought BA is a ****hole compared to PA. Another amazing city was Curitiba, altho it has worse weather than Porto Alegre. The weather is more cloudy, while PA is mainly sunny and nice.

I live in porto alegre and everything you said about the city is true except for the food.. if you live in the USA you will be dissapointed with the general quality of any kind of food, except for meats/barbacues wich are the region's specialty. Fruits and vegetables are also good.. but asian, french, italian, international foods are of inferior quality.

Also, the currency is kinda cheap NOW (at 1$ = R$1.78) but I believe the dollar is gonna depreciate and we see a much stronger real... so it may not be so "cheap" in the future compared to the US.

Crime is a real problem also.,.

check this wiki article on the city, very informative:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto_Alegre

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02-05-2010 , 08:54 AM

#139

Belrhiti R.

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sorry to bump this, but someone can show me any brazilian poker forum plz? Or if someone is interested in some work can pm me.

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02-05-2010 , 08:09 PM

#140

BRpokah

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Originally Posted by Belrhiti R.

sorry to bump this, but someone can show me any brazilian poker forum plz? Or if someone is interested in some work can pm me.

http://www.maisev.com/

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02-10-2010 , 03:38 AM

#141

Belrhiti R.

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02-18-2010 , 08:41 AM

#142

DirtyClue

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Me and my friend just arrived to Porto Alegre. We kind of just ended up here w/o doing any research, so basically looking for beach/ nightclub/restaurant recommendations ?

Also if anyone wants to go out drinking shoot me a pm!

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02-18-2010 , 10:01 AM

#143

The Lipo Fund

grinder

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looking into getting another poker house in Rio again for the summer

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02-18-2010 , 05:23 PM

#144

Ballerblockn

grinder

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Originally Posted by The Lipo Fund

looking into getting another poker house in Rio again for the summer

I'm down if you need grinder roommates, will be living in Thailand march to june, but after that i have no plans. PM me if you want to get the ball rolling on this.

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02-18-2010 , 05:34 PM

#145

The Lipo Fund

grinder

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yea i made that post as a general interest thing will PM you after my session

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02-18-2010 , 06:34 PM

#146

themandude

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city of gods , that is all

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02-18-2010 , 06:38 PM

#147

40s

grinder

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if anyone wants to know more about rio de janeiro, im answearing questions: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/92...brazil-713306/

cya

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01-03-2013 , 02:43 PM

#148

ZeRufino

stranger

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Finding poker room in Brazil

www.pokerbrazil.com.br

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01-05-2013 , 10:18 PM

#149

AnyTwoWillDo

journeyman

Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 303

Anyone going to the Sao Paulo Open sponsored by PS this month?

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01-06-2013 , 03:05 AM

#150

mikekul

enthusiast

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 60

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Originally Posted by koolwhynot2

im def interested in visiting at some point sao paulo seems awesome

Having traveled extensively and after spending only a few days in Sao Paulo, I thought, "I would never recommend anyone visit Sao Paulo." I ended up staying there for 89 days, visiting my brother. We went to Rio de Janeiro for four days, and I wished he was living there instead because that city is gorgeous.

I wish I had more money because I would have dined at D.O.M (Sao Paulo), which is on the short list of best restaurants in the world.

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