Livro - How to be a Carioca: the Alternative Guide for the Tourist in Rio

When traveling overseas do you ever feel like a fool, or like everyone around you is a tuxedo and you are a pair of brown shoes? Does the thought of being labeled a tourist, or a gringo, give you a paralyzing fear? Good news! If you dream of blending in with the locals while visiting Rio, help is at hand. By reading HOW TO BE A CARIOCA, in just a week or two of study, people will think you ´ve lived in Rio all your life-and so will you. Learn how to get through airport customs like a true Carioca by resorting to the famous jeitinho (that Brazilian knack of getting around anything) . Master the art of going to the beach Carioca style in thirteen easy steps-from what to do once you are there, to how to make friends with that all important local, the beach beer vendor. Discover the difference between Maracanã and macarrão, as well as the answers to many other Cariocan mysteries. BONUS! COMPLETE LIST OF ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY WORDS AND PHRASES YOU´LL NEVER FIND IN ANY ENGLISH-PORTUGUESE DICTIONARY.