Brazil is famous for having some very oddly named cities (kind of like the US). McDonald's came out with a list, so if you understand Portuguese, check it out (click to enlarge):
Some of my favorites:
Ressaquinha, Minas Gerais (Slight Hangover)
Nao-Me-Toque, Rio Grande do Sul (Don't Touch Me)
Doutor Pedrinho, Santa Catarina (Little Doctor Peter)
Sopa, Minas Gerais (Soup)
Salva Vida, Rio Grande do Norte (Lifeguard)
Quem-Quem, Minas Gerais (Who Who?)
Feliz Natal, Matto Grosso (Merry Christmas)
Nenemlandia, Ceara (Babyland)
Pintopolis, Minas Gerais (Chick City, also could be P*nis City)
Quebra-Freio, Paraiba (Break Brake)
Marcianopolis, Goiania (Martian City)
Nova Iorque, Maranhao (New York)
LOL! Great find!
Posted by: Vivian | September 29, 2008 at 10:30 AM
I really want to go to Soup. ahk! hehe.
Posted by: mallory elise | September 29, 2008 at 02:09 PM
What a great coincidence. I've recentely read about Venha ver (RN). It's a 'crypto-jewish' city shown in the documentary "A estrela oculta do sertão".
But the most embarassing name is Luís Eduardo Magalhães (BA). Wow, imagine having to live in a city named after a politician. Ridiculous.
Posted by: Helena | October 02, 2008 at 05:23 PM