Buenos Aires vs Rio de Janeiro

LS20

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The comparison is in the vaguest term.. open to any interpretation. Better city to live, to visit, etc.

If you've been to both.. which do you prefer?
 

Alistar7

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Originally posted by: LS20
The comparison is in the vaguest term.. open to any interpretation. Better city to live, to visit, etc.

If you've been to both.. which do you prefer?

Had a friend that lived in San Paulo, according to him it is much better than Rio, YMMV.
 

IceBergSLiM

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RIO can be dangerous if you look like a beloved patriot.

But the beach and the women and the food.

the girl from ipanema......mmmm yum
 

IceBergSLiM

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Originally posted by: LS20
Originally posted by: IcebergSlim


But the beach and the women and the food.

argentina supposedly has superior beef

arguable because Brazilian beef is not allowed to be imported to this country so it has never been fairly put to the test. And brazilian bbq aka 'churrasco' is world famous.
 

EGGO

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Rio is filled with all the classists.
I don't know much about the two, I'm more familiar with Rio Grande do Sul.
 

ElFenix

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Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
Originally posted by: LS20
Originally posted by: IcebergSlim


But the beach and the women and the food.

argentina supposedly has superior beef

arguable because Brazilian beef is not allowed to be imported to this country so it has never been fairly put to the test. And brazilian bbq aka 'churrasco' is world famous.

churrasco is argentinian.
Origin: < AmerSp (Argentina, Uruguay)
 

IceBergSLiM

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Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
Originally posted by: LS20
Originally posted by: IcebergSlim


But the beach and the women and the food.

argentina supposedly has superior beef

arguable because Brazilian beef is not allowed to be imported to this country so it has never been fairly put to the test. And brazilian bbq aka 'churrasco' is world famous.

churrasco is argentinian.
Origin: < AmerSp (Argentina, Uruguay)

no not really:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churrascaria

I guess you are partially correct.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churrasco

it does exist but real churrasco is brazilian.


oh god I'm drooling

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi.../Churrasco_carioca.jpg
 

Coquito

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Wasn't there talk a couple years back about boxing in the worst neighborhoods in Rio with a stone wall?
 

IceBergSLiM

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Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
no not really:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churrascaria

I guess you are partially correct.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churrasco

it does exist but real churrasco is brazilian.


oh god I'm drooling

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi.../Churrasco_carioca.jpg

yeah i trust dictionary.com over wikipedia.

google fight settles this

http://www.googlefight.com/ind...d2=churrasco+argentina

Plus churrasco's origin is portuguese not spanish. Looking up portuguese words in an english dictionary = fail.
 

compuwiz1

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You can get mugged in either city. ;)

Had a friend's son go to Rio for their honeymoon. He and his wife were beaten and robbed right on the beach by a group of thugs. :(
 

IceBergSLiM

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Originally posted by: compuwiz1
You can get mugged in either city. ;)

Had a friend's son go to Rio for their honeymoon. He and his wife were beaten and robbed right on the beach by a group of thugs. :(

Well...they must have been oblivious. The groups of thugs are obvious. When i was there they started off about 100 yards away just hanging out on the beach. 30 minutes later it was 75 yards 10 minutes later 50.....10 minutes later 25. We get up and leave.
 
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Originally posted by: Alistar7
Originally posted by: LS20
The comparison is in the vaguest term.. open to any interpretation. Better city to live, to visit, etc.

If you've been to both.. which do you prefer?

Had a friend that lived in San Paulo, according to him it is much better than Rio, YMMV.

how does that answer the question by any stretch of the imagination?
 

gooseman

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I've only been to Buenos Aires so I can't compare but I can tell you that the city is big and bustling, the women are beautiful and the food was amazing (especially the beef).
 

KarmaPolice

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Ive been to Sau Paulo, and Rio...not Buenos Aires.

I'll compare the two I've been to.

Paulo...HUGe..OMFG HUGE...REALLY FUCKING HUGE! Lots of stuff too do, but its so huge that it feels daunting, and because its not safe, its just seems like a bad idea to go wander and figure it out.

Rio. The nice parts of town are NICE, and the beaches are really great. The pollution that you get in Paulo, is in Rio too, it just doesn't seem like it cause its smaller and next to the water. That being said, the slums on the other side of the place are horrible. And yes.YOU WILL get robbed if you carry good stuff with you on the beach.

It tis sad about Brazil. Such a great country. So many people are soooo nice there and the girls are amazing. They have soo much land, so many resources, such good culture, they could be huge....but nooo, their government is so corrupt that things will take forever to change, if ever.
 

Alistar7

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Originally posted by: IAteYourMother
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Originally posted by: LS20
The comparison is in the vaguest term.. open to any interpretation. Better city to live, to visit, etc.

If you've been to both.. which do you prefer?

Had a friend that lived in San Paulo, according to him it is much better than Rio, YMMV.

how does that answer the question by any stretch of the imagination?


I would trust the firsthand opinion of someone who lives there over someone who has only visited. Granted it does not answer the question of Rio vs. Buenos, but it does give the OP another option within one of the countries menitoned.

Exactly what did your post add to the discussion that is beneficial to the OP?