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Nerd in Paradise: Making Friends on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach
Posted on March 22, 2012 | 1 CommentA few years ago I traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for a conference. It was a glorious thing; my first (and only, so far) time in Rio, and the cariocas (i.e., locals)...


