Brazil Beats the US in Confederation Cup 2009

As a high school soccer player I remember vividly the huge crowds the football team got to their games. I also recall how when living in Scottsdale every Saturday the local school grounds were packed with kids playing soccer. Hell the term soccer mom was used constantly during the Clinton years.

The final Confederations Cup game in South Africa was a stinging loss for an amazing US Team, 3 to 2. Brazil took the title. The reason is clear if you have ever been to Brazil, the game is played everywhere. From huge stadiums to garbage strewn alleys the game is played. I happened upon this pick up game in Porto de Galinas this spring. The setting was perfect and the play inspirational.

Porto de Galinhas Brazil

Sailing in Porto de Galinhas Brazil, Brazil

Northeast Brazil's Best Beaches

Brazilian beach towns are stunning, white sand mixed with activity and then a bit of solitary coves. Porto de Galinhas is rated as one of the best in the Northeast part of Brazil. Today we took a flat bottom little wooden boat called jangadas to the Maracaipe Mangroves where seahorses mate. Better was taking a jangadas with sail out to the reefs when a low tide natural swimming holes can be explored. The profusion of swimming colors matched with multi colored sails will astound you.

There are no high tower hotels to interfere with you viewing pleasure, just some great properties that blend in with nature. The town itself only has four streets but is filled with restaurants, bars and shops. Truly Porto is a place to kick back or if wanted to kick up your inner kid. Two thumbs up for this gem about an hour drive from Recife.Thanks American Airlines for revealing this treasure!

Just Beachy in Porto de Galinhas

The wind is whipping down the coast of Brazil in Porto de Galinhas, the smell of salt faint in the air. Recife is an hour away but that is tomorrows stop, today is sailboats to the reefs and hand feeding tropical fish. From my villa I watch the waves pound the shore relentlessly as they have past time and all fells good. The buggy is getting gassed and I’m getting jazzed, Brazil pleases very much!