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**planaria** · 08-14-2009, 07:20 PM

Wow. Reading the first article, looks like Braves are in a jungle.

Of course we dont live in a perfect country, but I believe that If I try to write an article just about bad/funny things about Peoria or even a city like Helsink, I could do it.

It strange, because Bradley apparently chose a more modest route for this trip.

For example, the team chose one of the worst gyms in Rio de Janeiro to pratice (from an association of veterans). I'm sure that there would be no problem to train in the most modern, such as HSBC Arena (pictured below).

Apparently, much of the tour was spent to visit "favelas" slums. I think important to know that the foreign poor points in the city, but enough to be weird to hear that there is only places or very rich or very poor in Brazil. The vast majority of people (me inclusive) is formed by the middle class. Everything depends on the points you use visit ...

A picture from Barra da Tijuca/Rio de Janeiro, where I live (dont look like "favelas", but exist):

Moreover, Bradley chose to participate of a tournament in a very small city. There really is hard to find cars or luxury hotels. It is a reality very different from S??o Paulo, which is just few miles away.

How many simple hotels or simple hostels you can not find the outside world?

It is almost bizarre to hear that Habib's is "clean". It is a national network of fastfood as any other (think Wendy's and Popeye's in the U.S.), with the difference of being Brazilian. We also have McDonald's, Burger King and other international networks here. Why they would not be "clean"?

As the Bobby Parker admits the end of the text, the population tends to be very gentle with visitors from other countries. Very different treatment of which we usually receive abroad...

Now, to be fair, I am very impressed with the Braves during this tour.

They are very polite and gentle. Is so true that they captivates the crowd in S??o Carlos. Given the bad image left by the last U.S. president, is really surprising and welcome the support of Brazilian fans. You are been great ambassadors for not only Peoria, but the U.S. at all.

Fans of this forum also deserve only praise. Are very nice and respectful to me and I feel great to exchange information.

Finally, do not think Bobby Parker should only write positive things about Brazil, but I frankly did not like the almost ironic tone used in this article specifically. Looks like he just tried to make a bit of joke, what I think is a shame.

**tornado** · 08-14-2009, 07:25 PM

planaria.....I don't think the words are in ANY way an attempt to be critical...
just to let the people back in the USA have a feel for the different areas of Brazil, and to see a bit of the little difficulties that always occur when traveling away from home.
Some areas of Brazil are very wealthy and beautiful, but the other lesser areas are beautiful and attractive in their own way. I sense all the players who have written the blogs have written with great respect and love for the nation and people of Brazil, and I hope you didn't take it any other way.

Read it again...there is a whole lot of gratitude and respect shown there!

**Grassman** · 08-14-2009, 08:29 PM

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Planaria,
I am sure in Brazil like in the USA there is the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Unfortunatetly, the ugly usually gets prime time as the good is expected.
That being evident, please accept us for what we are. As much as the Human race things they are distinct, there are only 6 degrees of seperation.
No, we in the USA do not sit around camp fires and sing Kumbaya, but most of us respect "The world" we live in.
I am proud that the Braves are representing them selves well, as they should. Jim Les, basically recruits quality young men.
I would hope you visit us someday, I for one open my doors to you.
Thanks for your view of "the experience.".
And oh yea! Go Braves.

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