Tudo começou onde um amigo muito querido disse que estava no Rio e faltavam apenas 7 dias para ele ir embora e não sabermos quando eu poderia vê-lo novamente. Então com algum dinheirinho no bolso, comprei minha passagem e fui. Lá encontrei um novo mundo, além da beleza maravilhosa do Rio de Janeiro, conheci o mundo do pôquer. Sim, pôquer de jogar mesmo. Nunca havia conhecido jogadores de pôquer, além dos viciados que só perdem dinheiro nisso no cassino. Porém, acredito que eu possa dizer que conheci os melhores jogadores de pôquer, e foi muito interessante pelo fato de que eram todos novos e tão bons no que faziam, e já sabiam como administrar o dinheiro que vinha e ia. Foi legal de ver como comparam jogar pôquer com viver a vida, e ter sentido no que diziam nestas comparações, porém cada um de uma forma. Aprendi algumas coisas que concerteza levarei um pouco de cada um, comigo.
Eu realmente não sei como dizem que Rio de Janeiro é mais perigoso que São Paulo, que SÓ tem favela pra todo e qualquer lado. Parece que deixam de ver o lado bom das coisas, da vida, da beleza do nosso país. Eu pude ver além disto, pude ver uma cidade Linda mesmo com o céu nublado, mesmo com as favelas, etc. E me senti bem mais tranquila andando nas ruas do Rio de Janeiro, do que em São Paulo.
O Pão de Açucar têm uma vista tão maravilhosa, que com a ajuda de um amigo pude ver como a geografia do Rio é diferente, que só vendo pessoalmente se entende. O Cristo Redentor, foi um dos momentos mais emocionantes pra mim, por estar pisando no mesmo lugar que meus queridos avôs pisaram há anos atrás e sempre desde pequena minha avó (Maman Feri) ter me falado o quanto se apaixonou pelo Rio. ♥
O último dia foi BEM inesperado, perdi meu ônibus, perdi endereço, me despedi do meu amigo, festejei, tirei uma foto INÉDITA, fiz novas amizades, e por estar no meio de tantos meninos pude ver um pouco mais sobre as mulheres brasileiras. Porém como eu já disse anteriormente, eu aprendi muita coisa, e como eu falo e acredito e sei que têm um ser aí que está lendo aqui não acredita, TUDO ACONTECE POR UM MOTIVO!
English version
To begin with, this trip was totally spontaneous, without any planning, just buying a ticket and leaving. I can say it was an AMAZING adventure!
Everything started when a good friend of mine said he was in Rio de Janeiro, I had only 7 days to see him, and we would never know when we would see each other again. So without thinking too much (as he always advises me), and just some money in my pocket, I left.
There I found a "new world", not just Rio that is a beautiful place, but also because I saw a bit of "Poker World". I had never met any poker player before, besides those gamblers I've seen since my childhood, that only lose money with gambling. However, I guess, I can say I met the Best Poker Players (Yo! Bad Boys). It was interesting to see how young they were, how good players they are already, and how soon they already know how to administrate the money they make. It was also interesting to see how they compare playing poker with living life, and making sense with it, but each one in your own way. All of them are AMAZING people, and definetly I took a bit of each one of them with me. :)
I really don't understand how people can say that Rio is more dangerous than São Paulo, because for me it is completely the opposite! It was my first time there. The idea I had about Rio was what the media would let us know. Not much about the good side of it, but always emphasizing the negative, FAVELA v VIOLENCE.
It seems that they forget to see the beauty of things, of people, of life, of the natural beauty of Rio. Just for those people to know, I was able to see much more than your one direction view, I could see beauty, happiness, love, life, peace, even in rainy days I saw more than just the favelas.
The Sugar Loaf has such a beautiful view, with a help of a friend, there, I realized how the geography is amazingly different. Only who has been there will understand what I am talking about. At Christ the Redeemer I had one of the most beautiful moment, because I knew I was standing on the same ground as my grandparents did years ago, and I remembered how my grandma (Maman Feri) fell in love with Rio and always told me about it. ♥
The last day was very UNEXPECTED, I was meant to get back home, but I ended up losing my bus because we had no keys, no address, the taxi driver was new and didn't know his way around, and at the end there was nobody in the restaurant (iniiiit my darling?! HAHAHA). I said goodbye to my Beastie boy (I am missing you already), partied, took a UNIQUE picture, made new friends, and because I was around guys all the time, lets say - I was able to see another side of the Brazilian women. Therefore, I am taking the best of each thing and person, and as I always say and believe (even though I know there is someone who is reading this and doesn't agree) EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON!
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"I changed because I went through so much and so many different experiences that I could learn with my own mistakes. I changed because I disappointed myself with friends. I changed because I met special people that I was able to inspire and see myself in them and become a different person, maybe a better person."
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I want to thank all of you for making this short trip an amazing experience for me. Hope to see you all very soon and I wish you all the Best!
