Brazil/Brazil, Rio?

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Expert: Ken Rapoza Cruz - 9/14/2006


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I've read a couple of articles about brazil, and they basically said it's a man's paradise, woman are there to pamper men.

Is Brazil a good place for single African American women to travel?

Answer
Well, I dont know about that.  When a magazine says that women in Brazil are here to pamper men it sounds like a Maxim or GQ or Details 100 wd story written by someone who either came here on illegal sexual tourism or wishing he had.

So pampering? Dunno.

Well, you dont have to worry about how the women treat men because you're a single African-American woman.  Are you coming here on business? Or just for vacation? What are you wanting to do here?

To answer your question as simple as possible -- yes, Brazil is fine for you. Rio does not have anything against black women. In fact, it probably loves them.

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Ken Rapoza Cruz

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I can help would be travelers find places to go, help them decide whether or not they should book tour packages in their home country or wait til they arrive in Brazil, and other relevant info about the country and its travel amenities. General questions about Brazil and living in Brazil.

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Ken Rapoza is a former contributing editor at International Living, a monthly magazine about travel and real estate. Rapoza has also given speeches about Brazil travel and real estate offerings at Int'l Living conferences in the US. He now covers Brazil for a major U.S. news agency in New York City. He lives in Sao Paulo.

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International Living, The Boston Globe, The Sun Sentinel, The Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal and many others.

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BA -- Antioch College
MFA -- Vermont College

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