Post 1: BRAZIL

I would like to go to Brazil because I am a musician and I'd really love to learn about bossa nova and other kinds of music they make from inside, by meeting people there and experimenting their whole context. I do not know a lot about this country. I just know they have beautiful beaches and jungles, and they have a big carnival that I surely would like to experience. I also have heard that it could be very dangerous out there, but to be honest, I'm not very worried about that because danger is a very important element of adventures. And obviously I know they have a very interesing culture of music.
If I went there, I would go backpacking and meeting street musicians that could help me understand the way they live music. I'd love to stay at the beach singing and playing new instruments for me. And MAYBE if circumstances occur, I could settle down there for a while and study music formally. I know that there is a very good place for doing that in Sao Paulo, it is called Souza Lima Facultade e Conservatório de Música.