Caipirabob - Caipira = More or less Portuguese for "Redneck"

Yep, it's me - Caipirabob! Y'all come see me some time and don't forget to bring the Cachaças! (Sim, Eu gosto de Velho Barreiro. Muitas boas lembranças, gente...)

Note: YIKES!!! Do NOT use Babelfish to translate the above...I mean - LOL!!!

Caipirabob's Caipirinha Recipe:

1 lime

2 ounces of cachaça - Pinga 51 is widely available in the states as is Ypioca, but I prefer the more "raunchy flavored" Velho Barreiro. There's just something about it that takes me back to waking up on a beach and not knowing where I was. Then hearing Portuguese. The voice inside said "Dude, you're in Brasil". That's nice...ZZZZZZZZ

Sugar to taste (I use Florida "Demerara Sugar")

Ice cubes (Crush it and add last!)

Wash the lime and roll it on the board to loosen the juices. Cut the lime into pieces and place them in a glass. Sprinkle with the sugar and crush the pieces (pulp side up) with a pestle. Just enough to release the juice, otherwise it'll get bitter. Add the cachaça and stir to mix. Drink with a gorgeous morena for full effect.

"Cristo Redentor... as brazos abiertos sobre Guanabara"

I'm updating some music information here because YouTube has been getting some great Brasilian music videos made by fans. People have been filming Pagode groups and/or making their own videos. Whoever they are, they have a cold, frosty caipirinha or choppe waiting for them if I ever get a chance to say "Obrigado!".

Here's an introduction to some Samba: Harmonia Do Samba - Mentirosa

Some classic Axe do Bahia (this one's for you, Martin!): É o Tchan - Dança do Bumbum (Chegue! Estou no paraiso!!! ;D )

Some great pagode: Grupo Nosso Sentimento - Sonho De Amor

This is some romantic pagode: Doce Encontro - Alucinado

Excellent pagode: Ja Virou Rotina

More great stuff from Nosso Sentimento: É tudo ou Nada

Another romantic one:Doce Encontro - Nada vai mudar

This group's pretty good: Imagina Samba - Amor bandido

For fellow Pagode lovers, here is a great Internet Radio Link for Musica Brasileiro, including selections of Axe and Pagode. Tanta saudade, meus amigos...RadioClick

They've changed formats again. 98 FM and BH FM have a good mix of Pagode, Axe and Forro.

To fellow recent Golf addicts: I would submit that there are very few "relevant" problems in this world that can't be resolved with a "Big Bang 525CC Driver" (go for the Proforce shaft - Go for a stiffer shaft if you swing fast, the flexible ones will be all over the place like you already had the Caipirinha above.)

If you get tired of golf, you can always use it for a Tennis Racket. It is the WMD of Golf (Weapon Of Mass Driving!)

I am a Ping man, friends. I love my irons. Between my big bang and them, I play like a symphany.... "BANG! PING! SPLASH! DOH!"

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Heritage and history, I don't care much if you don't like it!

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Honorary member of the local American-Irish Olympic drinking team. I'm sort of a mascot. I'm single-handedly responsible for the current team cheer:"Rob can't take it! Rob can't take it!" As I like to say, "I'm not Irish, but the people who carry me home are."

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I now roast and brew my own coffee thanks to...YOU FREEPERS! You did this to me! It was bad enough that the Colombians, Brasilians and Sicilians got me hooked, but y'all showed me the IV...

So now I supply the addicts at work with their daily fix. My favorite light blends are Colombian Huila Beans, and my espressos are mixes between Brasilian, Indian, Etheopian and Colombian beans. I track my recipes in my journal. If you're interested FReepmail me.

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[ESP now] Ella es el amor de mi vida. My beloved wife of "more than a decade". This is Vizcaya in Miami in 2004. That was a good day... =D

"Belly Girl" hasn't got anything on minha morena...

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As palavras de Alice no Brasil das Maravilhas (escola de samba Beija Flor);

Brincando com a imaginação

Hoje sou fantasia

Um lindo Beija-flor anunciando

Uma viagem ao Brasil das maravilhas

Atrás do coelhinho apressado

Alice cai no abismo e se perdeu

Descobre a realidade

Ele é o brasileiro

E a brasileira aqui sou eu

Quem sou eu )

Quem eu sou )

As miragens do espelho ) BIS

Que o poeta imaginou )

E no derramar de nossas lágrimas

Surge então a chave do jardim

Dádiva da nossa natureza

Criando um país assim

Um gigante às vezes tão pequeno

Entre licores e pudins

E amanhã, o que será

Respondam : O que será de mim ?

Lagarta ou borboleta )

Peão ou rei )

Hoje vão rolar cabeças ) BIS

Nesse jogo de xadrez )

I love this song. It reminds me so much of Rio, mostly because everyone was so drunk and singing this song all night long. Hey, it's better than having "It's a small world" play in your mind again and again...

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