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When we travel we have some options to stay. Some of us have extra houses on the beach or any other destination we please. But to have these houses have extra costs not everyone is willing to pay. And even for those who pay, it’s good to try other destinations we’re not acquainted with sometimes. Sometimes we can stay at the house of our relatives or friends. Another option not that far from the houses of relatives or friends is to use apps like Couchsurfing and others where we can talk to people who lives where we’re going to receive some tips and even to find a host, or to host them. It’s a rich experience for those interested in exchanging experiences with local people, more than to find somewhere to stay. Currently there are apps where we can rent houses for some days. It’s an experience I only had many years ago, when I was an adolescent, and without the apps. I say it’s nice for a large group, like it was, then. I traveled with my family. My uncle found a house for rent in...

Brazil is a big country and the variety of typical food travellers and nomads can find here is enormous. Brazil is much more than feijoada and caipirinha. This post is to talk about the food in the southeast region, which includes the states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais. This region offer a wide variety of typical foods. Some of these foods are found in restaurants in other regions too, but the local versions, in special for food from Minas Gerais, are much more interesting. The typical foods from Minas Gerais are among my favourite brazilian foods. The traditional feijoada is one example of local typical food. Made with black beans and pieces of pig. I don't eat the external pieces of pig, like ears, tail or feet, but some restaurants use only inner parts to prepare feijoada. Muslims and other people who does not appreciate to eat pig (or the strong taste of black beans) have other options, like the "caldeirada", which is made with se...