Rio is crowded, polluted, dangerous and yet seductively attractive. it's one of those places you fall in love with and never stop dreaming about your love affair—it's like falling in love with a prostitute, you know it's not good for you but it sure does seem like the right thing to do in the moment.

Ok, I know I usually write about green business and everything ecological, but let me start by saying there is nothing more organic than staying alive (keep reading).

Planning a surf trip to Brazil can be a little tricky, most people don’t realize how big the country is—you are better off picking a region and this is the one we recommend.