Eletemben eloszor 2007-ben jartam Braziliaban es a legelso dolog ami megfogott, az az volt, hogy mennyire mas volt, Europaba. Szavakkal ezt az erzest igazandibol nem konnyu leirni, en valahogy ugy gondoltam, hogy Brazilia hasonlo lehet mas europai mediterran orszagokhoz, ugymint Spanyol- vagy Olaszorszag (Portugaliaban meg nem voltam). Hat, nagyon mas. Az ember csak erzi, hogy ez mar nem Europa, es hogy sokkal egzotikusabb. Talan a levego, talan az epuletek, talan az emberek, mindenesetre nagyon izgalmas volt felfedezni az ottani kornyezetet, hogy hogyan is elnek az ottaniak, mi a velemenyuk (vagy legalabbis az elkepzelesuk Europarol). Mivel a parom reven nem a nagyvarosban, hanem videken talalkoztam eloszor az ott elo emberekkel, szamukra az en szemelyem egy az egyben maga volt az egzotikum (ok meg nekem) es szo szerint eloszor a csodajara jartak hogy lassak AZ EUROPAIT (Megjegyzem, a ferjem hasonlot elt at mikor Solymoson laktunk egy ideig, volt aki csak ezert kopogott be hozzank, hogy ot lassa)
Vissza tehat Braziliara, elso benyomas: a levego szaga. Imadom. A meleg levego illata, eso utan a nedves talaj illata, az etil-alkohol szaga az autopalyan, a novenyek es a gyumolcsok athato illata es vegul a tenger szaga. Azota is, barmikor, amikor leszalllunk a geprol, az az elso hogy "inhalalok" egy fel orat, csak szagolom a levegot es elvezkedem mig a tobbiek beszelgetnek.
Masodik benyomas: Guarana es pastel. Ugye az ember (tobbek kozott) legfontosabb erzekszervei a szaglas es izleles (a latasra nemsokara raterek) igy hat az illatok utan az izek kovetkeznek. Guarana-t mar ittam Londonban is, de az igazi, palmaszivvel toltott, frissen sutott pastel-t a tengerparton kostoltam eloszor es nagyon nagyon izlett. Aztan persze jott a tobbi, az egzotikus gyumolcsok, mint a guava, carambola, mango, jaca, a frissen facsart narancsle, barhova is mentunk, a Rodizio steak house-ok, es az olajban kisutott tengeri herkentyuk. Nyami.
Harmadik benyomas: a sok sok vaaarakozaaas....O, istenem, errol egyszer irtam egy hosszu beszamolot, hogy amit a brazilok az idovel tudnak muvelni, az mar mar buncselekmeny. Na, nem a sajat idejukkel, hanem az enyemmel! Ezt azota mar megszoktam, de akkor, 2007-ben ugy ereztem meg eletemben nem vartam annyit senkire, mint az ottani emberekre. Mindegy, hogy talalka, vagy hivatalos ugyintezes, esetleg orvos, bennem az maradt meg, hogy csak varok es varok es varok...es mikor mar az osszes turelmem elfogyott, az osszes kave kifogyott a gepbol es mar a nap is lement, na, onnatol kezdve mar csak egy ora. Ahhhhhh
Negyedik benyomas: Jokedv es mosoly. Az emberek nagyon kedvesek, es segitokeszek, keves a mumosoly, es szeretnek minden helyzetben eltarsalogni a melletuk ulovel. Ez a marha sok varakozast figyelembe veve nem is csoda. Gondolom a meleg es a napsutes is benne van, bar nem feltetele annak, hogy valaki kedves legyen.
Otodik benyomas: Hangzavar. Huhh. Na, az volt/van boven. Kutya a haznal, amely persze ugat, szekreny nagysagu hangfal raerositve a csomagtartora (egy utcaban tobb ilyen is van) akar sorozo, akar fagyizo csutkara csavart zenegeppel. Mikor visszajottunk Londonba ket napig zugott a fulem, utana viszont zavart a csend.
Hatodik benyomas: Szegenyseg. Nem vagyok vak, lattam es latom, hogy az emberek egy resze hogyan el, latom a favellakat, es a kornyeket, ami europai szemmel megdobbento. Nem derit jo kedvre mikor olvasok vagy hallok a korrupciorol es a bunozesrol, de probalom magam kivonni, hogy ne telepdjen ra a mindennapokra es elfogadni azt, hogy a kozbiztonsag itt igen elter az altalam megszokottol.
Hetedik benyomas: ami nem is benyomas, hanem egy erzes, hogy en ide mindig vissza akarok jonni, mert itt jo lenni es jol erzem magam es egyre kevesbe vagyom vissza az oreg kotinensre.
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I visited Brazil first time in my life in 2007 and my first impression was that everything was so different. It`s a bit difficult to describe, and I thought Brazil was similar to other mediterranean countries in Europe, like Spain or Italy. (I haven`t been to Portugal yet). Well, I could not have mistaken higher. Brazil is different. You just feel it is not Europe any more but something more exotic. Maybe the air, maybe the buildings, the environment or people, but in any case it was very exciting to discover the place and found how people were living there and what they thought (or what was their idea) about Europe. Since my husband family is from countryside, for them I was the exoticism itself (and vice versa) and they looked at me as a miracle, a person from Europe - it was quite an unusual happening there. (I have to mention, the same happened when we lived in Hungary, in my neighbourhood, people came to visit us just to see "Eclezio from Brazil").
Okay, so here we go, my very first impressions about Brazil:
1. The smell of the air. I love it. The smell of the warm air, the moist soil after rain, the smell of ethyl alcohol on the motorway, the plants and the pervasive smell of fruits and finally the smell of the sea. Since then, anytime when we land, I just keep "inhaling" for half an hour, just to smell the air and enjoy it, while the others are chatting.
2. Guarana and pastel: I tasted Guarana drink in London before but the real thing, the freshly fried pastel filled in with palm heart was the best, mainly when we ate it on the beach. (the fish and chips of Brazil, haha) Then of course came the others: exotic fruits such as guava, carambola, mango and jaca, freshly squeezed orange juice wherever you go, Rodizio steak houses and freshly fried seafood, again, on the beach. Yummy.
3. Waiiiiting and waitiiing! Oh my Godness, I never waited for so long for people in my life like in Brazil. Whether it's a meeting or a formal administration, or a doctor, I felt I was left to just wait and wait and wait ... and when I had all the patience ran out, the coffee was out of the machine and the sun went down, well, from THAT point there was only one more hour to wait. Ahhhhh....
4. Joy and smile: People are very nice and helpful in Brazil. When they smile they mean it and always start conversation with the one sitting next to them. Taking the long waiting everywhere into account, no wonder. I think the heat and sunshine also count, although not a necessary condition for someone to be nice.
5. Constant noise: Wow. Now, that was plentiful. Dog of the house, which of course was barking, cupboard sized speaker mounted on the cars, maximum sound either in pubs or patisserie. When we came back to London, my ears were buzzing for two days, but after that I was disturbed by the silence.
6. Poverty. I'm not blind, I saw and I can see the conditions how parts of people have to live, I could see the slams which was shocking to European eyes. It`s not a pleasure when I read or hear about corruption and crime, but I try to extract myself not to settle on the daily lives and accept the fact that the public safety here is very different from what I am accustomed to.
7. Which is not an impression, but a feeling that I always want to go back there and that I feel less and less to stay at the old continent.
guarana antarctica
pastel
eating pamonha (sweet corn cake)
carambola tree at home
a drinker for hummingbirds
a village at the bottom of a hill
