I’m remembering how much I love about Brazil 🇧🇷 today. I’ve traveled almost all over the country over the past decade here, and I thought maybe I should share my very favorite places.😻 Thread, share with your friends who want to visit #Brazil!👇

(1) I’m a beach bunny, & Brazil provides endless beaches for me to explore. Several of my favorites are in a rarely-visited area along the south coast of Paraíba state in the Northeast. Pink cliffs juxtapose turquoise waters like a painting, & the forests are awesome for hikes.
(2) Brazil has a ton of really special colonial towns. Paraty is wonderful, but I often get annoyed by crowds & rain. The town I prefer is #OuroPreto in Minas Gerais. The air there is so brisk & fresh, the people are so kind, and all I want to do when I’m there is stroll forever.
(3) To get away from it all, I go to the far north of the country, to the remote beaches between Jericoacoara & Lençóis Maranhenses. Along this coast, the environment is rugged & rough, & you can walk forever without seeing anyone. It’s my favorite place for sex on the beach. 😇
(4) My favorite Brazilian city is #RiodeJaneiro. It’s the most touristy place in Brazil & I think it should be. I feel genuinely sorry for someone who doesn’t get the chance to hear samba, or see the incredible mountains, or people-watch on the beach. It never gets old.
(5) For an off-season retreat, I recommend #Florianópolis. During the summer, I can’t handle the traffic and crowds on the island. But during the winter, even though it can be cold & dreary, the beauty of the island is marvelous, full of hikes & great in-season seafood.
(6) If not in Rio or Paraíba, I’m probably in the south of #Bahia. I’ve been told by the many people there who know me that my soul is very baiana, & it seems true. I love walking around in a bikini, negotiating dinner with fishermen, picking fruit from trees. My best zen state.
(7) Some of my oldest, dearest friends are #gauchos from #RioGrandedoSul state. They’re insanely proud to be from RS, & their intense state pride makes me want to be there with them. Plus, I think the Grenal soccer match is one of the best in Brazil, & I love chimarrão.
(8) For me, there’s something about #SãoLuís, Maranhão that keeps me coming back again & again. The culture there is so blended & vibrant, and the young generation is fighting so hard to save their city from decay. It’s decaying & dangerous still, but it’s an inspiring place.
(9) The #Amazon region is just beyond words, but I find it even more incredible during the wet season. The water rises an astonishing amount, and suddenly there are forests both above the water and below the water. It’s a treasure to our planet.
(10) Finally, I really really love #Salvador. I’ve written many articles about the city, but I still want to write more. The culture there runs so deep, deeper than any gringa will ever truly understand. And that’s why I respect it so much. I feel honored whenever I’m there.🙏
Those are my 10 favorite spots in Brazil (not counting the secret spots I don’t tell anyone about! 🙊)

What are your 10 favorite places in #Brazil, and why? 👇
🇧🇷My checklist of places I still need to visit in #Brazil, ASAP:
🔲 #ChapadaDiamantina
🔲 #Belém & #Marajó
🔲 #Ilhabela
🔲 #ChapadadosVeadeiros
🔲 #IlhadoMel
🔲 #Jalapão
🔲 #Petrolina/#Juazeiro
🔲 #ChapadadasMesas
🔲 #Maragogi

#brasil #travel #wanderlust #boralá 👣😍👣

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Scholars believe word’s origin in Vedas,known as Swasti mantra;

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Assalam Alaiki dear Sister in Islam. I hope this meets you well. Hope you are keeping safe in this pandemic. May Allah preserve you and your beloved family. I would like to address the misconception and misinterpretation in your thread. Please peruse the THREAD below.


1. First off, a disclaimer. Should you feel hurt by my words in the course of the thread, then forgive me. It’s from me and not from Islam. And I probably have to improve on my delivery. And I may not quote you verbatim, but the intended meaning would be there. Thank You!

2. Standing on Imam Shafii’s quote: “And I never debated anyone but that I did not mind whether Allah clarified the truth on my tongue or his tongue” or “I never once debated anyone hoping to win the debate; rather I always wished that the truth would come from his side.”

3. Okay, into the meat (my love for meat is showing. Lol) of the thread. Even though you didn’t mention the verse that permitted polygamy, everyone knows the verse you were talking about (Q4:3).


4. Your reasons for the revelation of the verse are strange. The first time I came across such. I had to quickly consult the books on the exegeses or tafsir of the Quran written by renowned specialists!