Comments on: A Pirate Baby Means Nothing to Me! http://jedsundwall.com/rio/2005/07/26/a-pirate-baby-means-nothing-to-me/ Life in Rio de Janeiro, 2005 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:14:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Carlos http://jedsundwall.com/rio/2005/07/26/a-pirate-baby-means-nothing-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Carlos Tue, 26 Jul 2005 21:33:05 +0000 http://jedsundwall.com/rio/?p=40#comment-36 My pleasure, man. If you feel like hanging out some day, drop me an email or something. :) My pleasure, man. If you feel like hanging out some day, drop me an email or something. :)

]]> By: Jed http://jedsundwall.com/rio/2005/07/26/a-pirate-baby-means-nothing-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Jed Tue, 26 Jul 2005 20:46:50 +0000 http://jedsundwall.com/rio/?p=40#comment-35 My goodness! Is the internet not the greatest thing in the world! Between <a href="http://rio.craigslist.org/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Craig's List Rio</a> and wikipedia, Carlos has arrived at A Gentle Bossanova and blessed us with an absolute gold-mine of knowledge. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampião" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">The Lampião article</a> is really great! Thank you Carlos! Thank you internet! My goodness! Is the internet not the greatest thing in the world! Between Craig’s List Rio and wikipedia, Carlos has arrived at A Gentle Bossanova and blessed us with an absolute gold-mine of knowledge. The Lampião article is really great!

Thank you Carlos! Thank you internet!

]]> By: Carlos http://jedsundwall.com/rio/2005/07/26/a-pirate-baby-means-nothing-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Carlos Tue, 26 Jul 2005 20:35:25 +0000 http://jedsundwall.com/rio/?p=40#comment-34 Well, Casas Bahia are one of the biggest retail chains around the country, so their brand is so strong that I guess they don't have to be explicit about their game, much like any other major company such as Coca-Cola. They sell all sorts of home appliances, but their main appeal is to the poorer folks who have to rely on lots of monthly payments to quit their debts (usually paying up a lot more, unfortunately, than if they'd just pay cash). The hat's not of a pirate; instead, it was used by cangaí§eiros, who used to operate in the early 20th century on northeast Brazil. See the wikipedia article on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampi%C3%A3o" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Lampião</a> and check out his hat. Well, Casas Bahia are one of the biggest retail chains around the country, so their brand is so strong that I guess they don’t have to be explicit about their game, much like any other major company such as Coca-Cola. They sell all sorts of home appliances, but their main appeal is to the poorer folks who have to rely on lots of monthly payments to quit their debts (usually paying up a lot more, unfortunately, than if they’d just pay cash).

The hat’s not of a pirate; instead, it was used by cangaí§eiros, who used to operate in the early 20th century on northeast Brazil. See the wikipedia article on Lampião and check out his hat.

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