----- Original Message ----- From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 4:31 PM Subject: Re: US Unilateralism
> > Jim Sharkey wrote: > > > >> Hmmm... Let me see how many votes a typical brazilian > >> girl would have: panties (1), miniskirt (2), microblouse > >> (3), bellybutton piercing (4), necklace (5), wristlaces (6) > >> and (7), anklelaces (8) and (9), ... Hmmm... Maybe it's > >> a fair criterium > > > >Since when is a belly-button piercing clothing? :) Or jewelry for that matter? > > > People _must_ wear something, right? > > >*Makes mental note to visit Brazil ASAP* > > > The window is closing, because inflation is building up > pretty fast. For example, the Mac Donalds Number 1 costs R$ 6.50, > some barbecues where you pay a fixed price and eat until you > die are costing about R$ 20.00, etc That is, indeed, very cheap. > > > BTW, I had never seen as many tourists as I saw today... I stayed in a hotel on the Copa when I was in Rio. It looked very run down; there were hookers every block or so. They all looked like they had seen better days, as did the whole area. The next day, actually, the beach did look OK, but I was there when the sewage line was broken, and no one could swim. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
