After the most roller coaster last few weeks, I'm back. Still wrapping my head around what the heck is going on in the world, but we must move forward eventually, right?  As we had a national holiday in Brazil this week and it was too rainy for beach going in Rio (sorry autumn-readers, it's beach-and-florals-time-spring around this part of the world), boyfriend and...

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For months now I have been taking mental notes on exciting movies, TV shows and books to come, so why not make a blog post about them, right?  This Modern Love by Will Darbyshire As many of you probably know, Will is a british Youtuber whose videos are both emotional and beautiful. Although Youtuber books are something of a pet peeve at this...

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I have been dying to write this post for the past few weeks. Yes, I am aware it's not innovative or a big deal, but there have been many items I've been wanting to share and discuss, so I figured this would be the best format. Plus, I have never actually done any post like this before. So let's get to it! 1....

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Rio de Janeiro is full of beautiful spots I have never explored, despite being from here. So on my last birthday, way back in March, I decided to do some exploring and go have breakfast with my family at Fort Copacabana, located at the very end of Copacabana beach, with high expectations of beautiful sights and delicious food. I was not disappointed. Although the...

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The Lost Girls was written by three friends, Jennifer Baggett, Holly Corbett and Amanda Pressner, who decided to push the pause button on their lives and travel the world for a year. The book is written by all three girls, that alternate as narrators for each chapter, and retells the story of their travels, their inner doubts and their findings, with places such...

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Picture taken from a protest against rape culture in São Paulo. The sign reads: it is never the victim's fault. So much has happened lately. Here are a few things I would like everyone to read/watch of the past few days. Please be kind to one another. Please act whenever you can.  The Stanford Victim's Letter to her Assaulter (please note that, although...

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The lovely Lina nominated me for the Liebster Award and I, stupidly, didn't see it until recently! So here is my huge thank you to her and, if you haven't already, please do go check out her blog! Now to the answering the questions part! All other details and nominees will be below.  Who's your favorite beauty or fashion blogger/vlogger? She's already huge,...

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Today marks the one year anniversary of the Mad Men Series Finale and, although I was definitely a late rider of that bandwagon and only fairly recently finished the entire show, I could not let this day slide without due acknowledgement of its greatness. You see, I was highly reluctant in watching a show set in a marketing agency in the 60's called...

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Wednesday. 6 p.m. The ferry was crowded. Tired, sleeping, grumpy faces. No empty seats. Three people read a newspaper. Most others stared at their phones. An old lady stood holding on to her bags next to a young girl seated comfortably while reading One Day, probably for the fifth time. She loves Dexter. Four rows down, a couple of friends chat on and...

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As any good millennial, when I had to start writing my dissertation, I googled it. Sure, you write numerous papers throughout your course, but writing a dissertation isn't really the same, is it? It takes a lot more attention to detail, research, thought and dedication than a normal assignment and I had no clue where to start. So now that I have finally...

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Graduating is a weird moment in life. All the feelings and all the questions pile up to form one big blob of "Oh no, what now?". Anxiety in the main weird driving force, despite maybe, just maybe, this being probably the last time you will be so commitment free. It doesn't matter. Your brain goes everywhere. I can't believe this moment finally arrived!...

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When Marina Menegazzo and María José Coni disappeared, I knew nothing of it. Amidst writing my thesis and having about 500 emotional crisis a day, I was not really reading the news. When they were found dead, however, the internet blew up and there was no way I could ignore the story any longer. Marina and María were traveling together (although most media outlets say...

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