I want to warn my friends..

[toucano]

There was a time when Brazilians drank fresh squeezed fruit juices, ate beans, rice, and a lot of fish. The poorer and older people still do. One from tradition. The other from necessity because of cost. I can get a complete meal FOR 2 of fresh juice/rice/beans/fresh salad/grilled chicken for about US$3.50 at many small restaurants, about the cost of a BigMac there. But the younger Brazilians? It makes me sad to see how Coke is THE defacto national drink and a meal at a McDonalds is much preferred. When I see my Brazilian friends eating at McDonalds, I ask if they really want to end up like um americano gordo. Naturally they say they don't as they unwrap another BigMac and wonder why they didn't 'SUPER-SIZE' that order of fries.