Book Blogging Around The World (27) : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Name : Larissa
Blog : Welcome To Larissa’s Bookish life

City / Country : Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

Welcome Larissa!

Tell us a little bit about you.

I’m a 26-year-old book lover. I’ve studied English language and Communications in college but never graduated. I was an English as a second language teacher for 6 years until 2007. I lived the last 3 years in Israel, but I moved back to my hometown 3 months ago. I LOVE reading and I have been known for reading VERY fast. I read 350 books in 2009 =)

Tell us a little bit about your blog.

I started my blog in November 2007. It was called Welcome to Larissa’s Life and it was a personal blog. November last year I started tweeting a lot and followed my favourite authors. I met a few book bloggers and it was then that I thought “I have this blog that I update much, I read a LOT, why don’t I start reviewing the books I read?”. I started book reviewing right then and there and never stopped.

Have you ever lived anywhere else in the world?

Yeah, I went to Disney World when I was 13 =). I lived in Israel for 3 years and I went to Rome in February for a week.

What countries have you visited?

U.S, Israel and Italy.

What countries would you like to visit?

England, Australia, U.S again =)

According to you, what are the positive and negative aspects of being a book blogger in Brazil?

The negative is that it’s really hard to get books in English here so I spend a lot on Amazon. Also, because of copyright, most publishers can’t send me books for review.
The positive is that I am one of the, or the only person in Brazil, book blogging in English... It’s pretty cool.

What Brazilian authors and books would you recommend?

I haven’t really read anything in Portuguese in a LONG time. I don’t know =/

How many languages do you speak?

Four languages. English and Portuguese fluently, Spanish pretty well and basic Hebrew as well.

In which language do you read the most?
English.

Where do you usually buy your books?

eBook stores or Amazon.com.

Is getting your hands on foreign books tricky or easy (not mentioning online stores)?

Very tricky. They don’t have many options of books in English in our local bookstores.

Every country has its clichés. What cliché about Brazil do you consider disproportionate?

There are a few, but the one that Brazilian women are easy is the worst in my opinion.

You’ve lived in Tel Aviv, Israel, for three years. What are your best memories of your life there?
Feeling like home, the feeling of safety when walking around the streets; People usually have the wrong idea, but I never felt safer anywhere else, ever.

Quick Q&A :

Favourite thing about living in Brazil : No language barriers
Least favourite thing about living in Brazil : the heat
Favourite typically Brazilian food : Churrasco
Favourite place in Rio : my home

Favourite bookshop: Saraiva Megastore

Favourite Brazilian author: I don’t know
Favourite Brazilian singer/band: Cazuza and Renato Russo

Favourite book to read while travelling: hmmm any book I’m reading at the moment

Plane or train: Plane
Boat or bus: : Boat

Bike or feet: Feet
I would never forget in Rio.
I don’t care for coffee.

Thank you Larissa! It was a pleasure having you up on the hill!

Next week we'll be traveling to the USA!

 
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