“Praia” the portuguese word for beach. If you were live in on the coastline of Brazil, going to the beach is like a necessity to survive. I am from California, and near the beach. Yes we Californians love the beach, the home of surf culture. Those that do water sports at least, you can find them diving into the ocean at least once a day for an hour before or after work. During the week the Californian beach can have sprinkles of people on the sand throughout the day, however in Brazil… different story! The beach is literally like a “necessity to survive”. This photo I am showing you is a weekday, not even a holiday and the crowd of people on the sand at a beach in Rio de Janeiro. You question “what do these people do to survive financially?”. I mean, literally! It is quite comical as well, because the culture of this vibrant country is to live, Brazilians work to live rather than live to work. They enjoy life. On this sands of Rio you find women and men walking up and down the sands, selling grilled cheese (literally cheese being grilled in front of you), drinks while yelling “match-eee, match” which is a Brazilian form of ice-tea, to bikinis hung around the top of a large umbrella, to electronics and more. You are entertained the entire time, silence and tranquility will not be found on the beach, only colors of energy, sounds and movement of being alive.