I was actually really excited to get my first Havaianas, although I am a little disappointed that they don't glow in the dark.... For those of you who can't tell from the photos, they are black and white striped sandals with little characters that look like a mix between skulls and polar bears with little hearts for noses. They are all wearing crowns or head phones in florescent pink, blue, or orange, and are surrounded by little rain clouds and ice cream cones. Random? Yes. Awesome? Don't you know it. 
Getting a bathing suit was actually a pretty cool experience. My host mom recommended that I go to a woman named Adelaide who makes bikinis for tons of women in Mineiros right in her house. I dragged Rebecca there and we both sat down and tore through the piles of already made bikinis looking for the s
tyles that we wanted. I tried on probably 12 different bikinis before settling on a pattern. After that, Adelaide fit me and let me choose the fabrics I wanted. Ironically, my first Brazilian bikini ended up being red, white, and blue... The reason I postponed publishing this post is because I wanted to wait until my bikini was done being made to show all my thousands and thousands of readers exactly what the difference between an American bikini and a Brazilian "biquini" is. Please keep in mind that when I went shopping in the U.S. for a bathing suit, I bought one of the smallest suits I could find. Also remember that this is a normal biquini in Brazil, not even the smallest style available.
Yes. They really are that small.
Simone, go to the club soon, so you use this bikini with polka dots.
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Bjim. Lena.