r/olympia • u/Connect-Snow-3527 • 1d ago

Are there any Brazilians here? 😊🇧🇷

Hello friends,

I’ve lived in Olympia for about a year, in the US for over 20 yrs. I’ve lived mostly in large cities with a large international and mixed community. Olympia is a lovely town, but it can feel a little lonely when it comes to shared culture and values.

Today, my girlfriend and I decided to be silly and practice a little capoeira in our living room :) and the music made me miss my country and my people. So I thought I’d try to reach out and see if there are any Brazilians out there who’d want to form any community.

Fala português? ❤️

Beijos Obrigada 🙏🏽

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u/s4ltydog 1d ago

Nao so Brazileiro mas eu falo portugues. Morie em São Paulo 2 anos.

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u/countkahlua 1d ago

Olá! Tudo bem? Eu suo não Brasileira mas estou tentando aprendar português!

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u/VogonWild 21h ago

When I went to evergreen (8 ish years ago) there used to be a student led group that did capoeira, with a handful of Brazilian students and the usual white hippy collective that comes with everything evergreen. So keep an eye out and maybe a Google can tell you more about locals/if there is still such a club

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u/Connect-Snow-3527 0m ago

Thank you so much for sharing this! I think I found the program you’re speaking of online. I think this might be it?

The Capoeira master seems to be based in Seattle, so there might be a satellite group here in Olympia. I’ll look into it! Thanks again my friend :)

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u/Standard-Bread1965 1d ago

Good luck finding your compatriots! Brazilians are some of the most beautiful people on the planet (inside and out)! I can only imagine how much you miss the culture. Blessings ❤️

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u/future_luddite 1d ago

Not in Olympia, but Portland has a decent sized Brazilian population and my Brazilian friend made me aware of Bloco Alegria, a fun samba drumline. Their events may be worth a drive and the band/crowd has Brazilians and locals.

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u/blazeONclimbdreamer 22h ago

Not Brazilian but Mexican and I have connections to a larger BIPOC group if you’re interested!

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u/UmbrellaCommittee 15h ago

Sure are! There’s brazilians of them!

…i’ll show myself out.

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u/Angriest_armadillo 1d ago

Feels like an ICE trap.

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u/Connect-Snow-3527 1d ago

That’s awful that we’ve gotten to a point where a genuine call for Latino community would come across as an ICE trap. I’m truly sorry for the world and where we are. This comment makes me deeply sad.