Savagery

Because O Atrevido has been neglecting his bloggins duties, I feel compelled to instigate his return through new means (other than just telling him to write an entry when I see him.) Therefore, from this day forward, I will systematically expose all of his exploits, no matter how rank or uncharacteristic of his pre-Brazil reputation...and believe me, O Atrevido is a changed man. He is now a ruthless savage. Yesterday, at a beachfront luau, I witnessed O Atrevido at his finest. For the typical party going young man, seducing several Bahian ladies (which he did with ease) would be enough. But no, the highlight of his night can no longer be defined, or made complete, by the now routine act of picking up girls. O Atrevido holds himself to a higher standard.

At the end of the night, I saw him literally smack one of the contestants of Big Brother Brazil 6 in the face. I know this sounds extremely random. And yes, it is extremely random. That's the beauty of it. O Atrevido, on a whim, (lightly) pimp smacked - and by defitiion, physically, and emotionally degraded - a man who had two months earlier been on one of the most popular television shows in Brazil. Why was this pseudo celebrity at our luau? I don't know...and honestly, that doesn't matter. And why did O Atrevido smack him? Because he felt like it. The mark of a true savage. No respect for, or need to abide by, societal norms and constraints. If you saw a contestant of American Idol in the street, would you smack him/her? No, you wouldn't. Not because you didn't want to...but simply because you know that you can't...due to fear, shame, or a reverence for the law and its repercussions....my colleague here in Brazil has no need for these petty emotions and thoughts. Somewhere between Carnaval and São João, he lost them. That's the difference between you and O Atrevido. He does whatever he wants. He even does things he may not particular want to do...just because he can. You can't. You have limits. When O Atrevido is involved...the potential of the situation, be it good or bad, honorable or evil, is infinite.

May God help us all.