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In his first show back from holiday, Boyce rants about Carnival, the Brazilian Presidential Race, the militarization of the Rio police and much more.... INTRO/OUTRO - "Sunpowered Surfboard" by the Vivesectors

In this installment, the first of a new set of shows, Boyce discusses his decision to begin Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The show is divided between the night prior to his first class and immediately after the following day. The bewilderment of being a white belt, proper prior conditioning and much more are covered.... Intro/Outro music - "Sunpowered Surfboard" by the Vivesectors

Boyce's Friend Nick from Iowa stops by to regale us with an edge of your seat tale about a rare and harrowing journey to accomplish the unimaginable...retrieving stolen property while on holiday in Brazil!! Also, a lot of nonsense and wine is featured as well.   Intro/Outro - "Sunpowered Surfboard" by the Vivesectors

In this episode, Jody King from the Favela Phoenix program and Rocinha favela resident and historian/media personality Zezinho stop by to discuss recent conflict in the community, media perception and much more INTRO/OUTRO - "Sunpowered Surfboard" by the Vivesectors

In what is without a doubt the most random episode of Lost In Rio so far, Amilcar, aka Big Mean Mike, bass player and most downloaded guest, returns to talk about Def Comedy Jam, MMA, the NBA, kicking Steven Seagals' ass, "whoosh", and much more..... Intro/Outro - "Sunpowered Surfboard"-the Vivesectors

In this episode, Boyce sits down with friend, journalist, and student organizer Flora to talk politics, Trump at the UN, Privatization of education, communism and much more!! Intro/Outro - "Sunpowered Surfboard" - The Vivesectors

In this episode, Jody from the Favela Phoenix NGO Teaching Program stops by to talk about living in one of the worlds most unique and eclectic communities, poverty tourism, police presence and it's effects and much, much more INTRO/OUTRO - "Sunpowered Surfboard" by The Vivesectors

Michael Royster returns to the show to discuss the current political turmoil in Brazil, new political identites and much, much more!!

In this episode, Boyce's friend, the lovely and talented Theresa stops by to talk about being a working expat, dance, disappointing Carnival costumes, the state of affairs back home, and much more. Intro/Outro - "Sunpowered Surfboard" - The Vivesectors

In this episode, Lost In Rio's first "pastcast", Boyce discusses the life and death of Getulio Vargas, one of Brazil's most famous politicians. Intro/Outro - "Sunpowered Surfboard' by the Vivesectors

In this episode Boyce interviews a random 9-year-old girl and discusses the famously scandalous "20 Things I hate about Brazil" email, a scathing diatribe written years back by an American expatriate who hated virtually everything about their experience in Brazil. INTRO/OUTRO - "Sunpowered Surfboard" - The Vivesectors Link to the article "20 things I hate about living in Brazil" http://clubecetico.org/forum/index.php?topic=26214.0

In this this interview, Boyce originally was going to simply talk to a gringo who was fed up and decided to leave, but it took a quick 180 turn early in the interview. Tim from Glasgow, Scotland stops by to talk Ayahuasca, the powerful hallucinoginic tea that contains DMT, A.K.A. "THE SPRIT MOLUCULE", leaving Rio, and much more....

Boyce talks about what's on deck for the show in August and doles out thank yous for every one that helped launch the show

Boyce's friend and former co-worker Raff stops by to talk about teaching and promote his new book, "Äs Cinzas do Poder", or "The Ashes of Power" in english. The guys also chat about the challenges in English teaching, education, and much more! Check out Raffs' YouTube channel and links to his books! YouTube Channel https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCIrVBTqnGlVIdA8vPTftbkA Book Links https://www.amazon.com.br/gp/aw/d/B073SHXR6J/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500129937&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX118_SY170_QL70&keywords=as+cinzas+do+poder7/18/17 https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/152178356X/ref=sxts_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500422234&sr=1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL657/18/17 Intro/Outro Music - "Sunpowered Surfboard" by the Vivesectors  

Boyce's friend Oskar is the first foreign student to graduate from PUC, Rio's esteemed federal university, majoring in economics. Hailing from Oslo, Norway, Oskar has lived in Rio for a considerable amount of time and considers Rio a second home. In this episode, Boyce and Oskar discuss topics like universal basic income, global economics, and (ugh oh) the Trump presidency.   Intro/Outro Music - "Sunpowered Surfboard"- The Vivesectors

Michael Royster, aka "The Curmudgeon", is a writer for Rio's english language newspaper, The Rio Times. He has been an actor, lawyer and much more. His 40 plus years in Brazil make him one of the best analysts of Brazilian politics and social phenomena.   Intro/Outro Music - "Sunpowered Surfboard"- The Vivesectors

Amilicar Ribeiro a.k.a. "Big Mean Mike", bassist for Metal/Hip Hop Bands Setor Bronx and Retorno em Dobro comes by to chat about the underground music scene in Rio, club politics, influences and much more. Check out full clips used in the show from Setor Bronx using the links below! Nao - (used in the intro) https://youtu.be/uWBEq3Pm7I4 Sabe come e? - (end of episode) https://youtu.be/7WJ-uMAgFtY  

In this episode, Boyce discusses his decision to come to Brazil and his own personal experiences with culture shock