Monday, June 25, 2012
Saudade! シ
[Which is 'Greetings' in Portuguese]
Without further ado,
the pictures.
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I have no idea what it's for.
Maybe for strollers? *shrugs*
'Kaffehaus' - obviously, Coffeehouse.
An Austrian friend once taught me how to pronounce it.
Ka-fe-hu-zer? Or something like that.
Good times, they were.
The square which the locals used to gather at for festivals.
And they had PLENTY,
or they added on because now,
almost everyday is a festival.
No joke.
Labyrinth.
Well, not so much.
There are holes in between the walls,
so I cheated. シ
'Moinhos' is Portuguese for 'Mill'.
So 'Moinhos D'Agua' is 'Watermill'.
And yes, both are the names of some of the districts here.
This was where they used to bake bread and stuff..
A traditional oven, I'm guessing.
It says:
「In the year of the 1700s or 1800s [I am unsure],
of Colonization of the Municipal of Lajeado.
Our Homage to the Brave family of Pioneers.」
We then headed to the Library,
where they kept all of the papery documents and stuff.
[They just chucked everything in there,
I'm quite surprised that they didn't bother to keep it properly.]
OLD German music manuscripts シ
Even back then,
they drank Chimarrão!
What is Chimarrão?
Credits to http://www.formspring.me/r/qual-tua-opiniao-sobre-o-lindo-do-chimarrao-3-3-3-quem-nunca-provou-provaria/297135286620526027
This is it!
[Pronounced Chi-ma-hao]
[But some locals pronounce it Chi-ma-rao]
How do we drink it?
Credits to http://www.tchecnologia.com/2008/02/chimarro-curiosidades-e-benefcios.html
Like this.
The old man is sipping it from a metal straw thing,
and at the end, it is roundly shaped,
and has a lot of holes for water to go through.
"Looks like drugs."
I know, lol.
I honestly have no idea what it is.
When I ask the locals,
they don't really know either,
but it's a mixture of herbs,
and they are in various sizes,
but mostly in green powder form.
[Hence the need for filtration]
It tastes.. Weird, at first.
But it can be quite addictive.
[Hence my theory that it might not be healthy.]
[People call weed a 'herb' too, right?]
Apparently a little, is good for the tummy.
[I have my doubts.]
Also, it's not really a personal drink.
It's shared among family and friends,
and on many an occasion,
strangers have offered me chimarrão,
just to sit and talk for a bit.
So it's not for the saliva-conscious. シ
How do you make it?
Credits to http://www.chimarrao.com/como_preparar_chimarrao.html
Like that.
The water is boiling water hot,
but I have heard from a Mexican friend,
that he likes it with Coca-cola.
[He sprinkles it on top with ice.]
Some of the locals here like it with cold fruit juice,
but I still prefer it on its own with hot water.
Do all Brazilians drink it?
No.
Not all states are into the habit of drinking chimarrão.
Some of the Gauchos,
[the name of the Brazilians who live in the state Rio Grande Do Sul]
don't like it too,
either for the taste or the saliva-sharing.
It's called Mate, in Spanish. ._.
But it's easier for y'all to pronounce it.
I don't know,
but if you want to know more,
ask our reliable friend, Wikipedia! シ
You can click it HERE. シ
On a sidenote,
something that cracked me up.
"We would all rush out and buy a modem - 56k modem,
which, if you heard the sound it made now,
you would be like, Oh, dubstep." - Mike Falzone
[On the subject of the good ole days.]
Just type in Mike Falzone on Youtube,
and the quote is from the video titled: I am a Child of the 90's!
He is worth subscribing to. シ
Right,
this post is long enough!
I have enough material,
for at least two more posts,
but we'll leave it till next time.
So yeah,
you guys deserve it,
for having to wait time and time again.
It always feels good to type and communicate in English,
but I'm starting to like Portuguese. シ
So I'll take my leave now.
Goodbye! シ
シ is pronounced 'Shi' and stands for System in Japanese.
I use it at the end of my sentences,
because it looks like a smile. シ
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