Have you ever thought about flying to Easter Island? Or from Australia to Chile? How about Brazil to South Africa? Well, with its recent route between São Paulo and Johannesburg, LATAM Airlines now flies across two of the planet’s three southern oceans, and one of only a few airlines to connect the Southern Hemisphere. Based […]
LATAM Airlines Crosses the Southern Seas Read More
On this episode, I talk with Ronnell Perry, traveler, former Peace Corps volunteer, and founder of AfroBuenaventura, a travel portal inspired by communities descended from enslaved Africans that disembarked at ports throughout the Americas. We’ll talk all about volunteering in Latin America, cultural pride, identity, and a whole lot more. Tune in and get lifted!
Fly Brother Talks with Ronnell Perry of AfroBuenaventura Read More
Have you ever dreamed of Rio de Janeiro? Do the rolling waves of the South Atlantic and the undulating hills of the Brazilian coast call to you? Answer the call—in style—with a luxury adventure to Brazil’s Marvelous City with Up in the Air Life luxury tour designers. Carefully curated by on-the-ground experts and encompassing food, music,
Carnival of Luxury in Rio with Up in the Air Life Read More
Most major news outlets report about Brazil’s economic growth, income disparities, racial issues, beaches, soccer stars, and World Cup preparations in random, infrequent bursts. Now, two journalists with feet on the ground and caipirinhas on the brain are weighing in on the economic growth, income disparities, etc., etc., on their own blogs. Yes, everybody and
News from Brazil—In English Read More
In Brazil, February 2nd is dedicated in the Catholic tradition to Our Lady of Seafaring, a manifestation of the Virgin Mary who watches over sailors and fishermen. But the larger celebration isn’t of the Catholic saint, but of the Afro-Latin deity Iemanjá, goddess of the two greatest tidal forces on the planet—motherhood and the sea.
Wading in the Waters of Iemanjá Read More
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Sunday Night in the City Read More
The 2011 Miss Universe Pageant is Monday, September 12th, here in São Paulo. Please tweet your comments @FlyBrother, or email me (see About page). And don’t forget to “like” me on Facebook!
4:15pm– Arrive at São Paulo’s international airport for your 11:55pm flight to Miami. The standby list opens four hours before departure time and you get there seven hours early so you can be #1, having learned the hard way. It’s a Thursday and you’ve left work early, hoping to beat the weekend rush. And you
Surviving 31 Hours of Standby Hell -or- Brazilians Make Everything Better Read More
I have help; I’ve had it since moving to South America six years ago. There’s a saying round these parts: “You either have a maid or you are a maid.” In my case, it’d be a doorman or handyman or whatnot. Either way, with the daily rate for a housekeeper being an exploitative R$60 (US$37),
First, I’d like to offer an apology to my readers for not keeping to the content schedule outlined on my “About” page. This week has been a harrowing return to work after an adventurous ten days off, and balancing competing interests is never an easy task. So, dear readers, I’ll try to not let this
