Posted in Activities, My Trips, Travel Recommendations on 30. Jul, 2010
Hi all!
If you will recall, my MacBook Pro died recently (motherboard issue), which hampered my efforts to do, well, just about anything. I am pleased to announce that with the help of a friend who also owns a (functional) MacBook Pro, I was able to recover most of my data, including a ton of photos – although of [...]
Posted in 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, World Cup 2014 on 23. Jul, 2010
Hi all,
I hope that you are winding down a great week. My week was busy, but productive.
The World Cup has come and (mercifully) gone. Rio is now looking to the next games, in 2014. And on the heels of World Cup 2014 are the 2016 Olympics. There is lots of debate about whether Rio will [...]
Posted in Random Musings, Rio de Janeiro on 22. Jul, 2010
Hi all,
I am becoming very Carioca. Today was the beautiful sunny day, and I was able to knock off at noon. So rather than do the things I should have been doing, I went to the beach. And good lord was it great! Perfect weather. And it´s the winter break at the universities, so the [...]
Posted in 2016 Olympics, Random Musings, Rio de Janeiro on 17. Jul, 2010
Hi all,
Well, my Mac up and died again. I am hoping that it once again springs back to life. Meanwhile, I am making due with my netbook.
Today I’d like to introduce a series. I’ll be presenting a number of writings and photos by Sid Alford, a friend of my father. Sid was married to a Brazilian [...]
Posted in 2016 Olympics, Random Musings, Rio de Janeiro, World Cup 2014 on 14. Jul, 2010
Hi all,
World Cup 2010 has hardly finished, the Spaniards are probably still hung over, and already doubts are being raised about whether Brazil will be ready for the next World Cup in 2014.
There is a lot at stake here, beyond the obvious wheelbarrows of money. Pride figures in every bit as much.
The Brazilian psyche is [...]
Posted in Activities, Rio de Janeiro, World Cup 2014 on 12. Jul, 2010
Hi all,
As I have mentioned, my Mac crashed, so I was not able to bring you video of the World Cup sooner. It mysteriously resurrected itself, so I’m back in business.
Below I’ve embedded a video shot the day that Brazil played North Korea. I wandered around Copacabana, going first to a bar and then down [...]
Posted in Activities, Rio de Janeiro on 05. Jul, 2010
Hi all,
Well, I’m back. My absence was imposed by the death of my Apple MacBook Pro.
I can tell you one thing: If you plan to relocate to Brazil, bring a PC. It is next to impossible to get an Apple serviced here. Parts, if they can be found, are 3-4 times the cost of the [...]
Posted in Activities, Random Musings, World Cup 2014 on 21. Jun, 2010
Hi all,
Sorry that I did not post here on Friday. As we say down here, “O negocio e o seguinte…”, which translates as “The business is the following…” Typically this expression signals the beginning of a long and involved story. Top off your beer and kick back.
I´ll keep it short and just say that my [...]
Posted in Activities, Rio de Janeiro, Travel Recommendations, World Cup 2014 on 16. Jun, 2010
Hi all,
First, my apologies to Ben Ellis and others. I shot lots of footage yesterday during the World Cup match between Brazil and North Korea, but due to some technical difficulties in trying to load the raw footage into iMovie this morning, the video isn’t yet available. Look for it in the next couple of [...]
Posted in Random Musings, World Cup 2014 on 14. Jun, 2010
Hello all,
As I mentioned in an earlier post, Brazilians incessant obsession with futebol (soccer) is one of the more annoying aspects of living here. So you can imagine what is happening now. Offices are closing, bus schedules have been reduced, and beer is flying off the grocery shelves.
I’m trying, really trying, to get interested, but [...]
Hi, my name is John.
I am from the US but left late in 2008 and now make my home in Brazil. Currently I reside in Rio, though I may move to a smaller place one day. Truthfully, I don’t generally care for big cities and didn’t think I’d like Rio as much as I
Welcome to MY Brasil.
