Posted in Activities, Rio de Janeiro on 27. Mar, 2011
Hi all, One of the cool things about living in Rio, as opposed to just visiting for a few days, is that I get introduced to places and activities that the average tourist would probably miss. Last weekend the lady I’ve been dating invited me to see a band at a place in Botafogo called [...]
Posted in Activities, Random Musings, Rio de Janeiro on 16. Mar, 2011
Hi all, On Sunday I walked over to Praça São Salvador, two blocks or so from my apartment building. Each Sunday morning beginning about 11:00, musicians gather under the gazebo and play chorrinho, a traditional, sad Portuguese folk music. It isn’t my favorite, but I enjoy going just for the atmosphere. It’s a true Brazilian [...]
Posted in Activities, Carnival, Random Musings, Rio de Janeiro on 13. Mar, 2011
Hi all, Officially, Carnival ended on Tuesday at midnight, as the clock clicked over to Ash Wednesday. But Brazilians, like people anywhere, hate to see a good thing end, and events continued until yesterday. I saw Roman gladiators boarding the metro last night, going off to do battle with some opposing samba escola (literally, “school”, [...]
Posted in Activities, Carnival, Rio de Janeiro on 08. Mar, 2011
Hi all, While I am sorting out the technical difficulties which are preventing my loading the clips from my Flip camera into iMovie (I’ve ceased to be a Mac fan), I’ll present some videos from YouTube with commentary. I shot some fun footage on Saturday evening – much of it on the Metro interestingly enough [...]
Posted in Activities, Carnival, Rio de Janeiro on 04. Mar, 2011
Hi all, While I have been distracted this week with other things (like working), Carnival has kicked in. Blocos (the street parties which characterize Carnaval here in Rio) have already begun. Actually, as Carmelitas, which I attended last year, is going on in Santa Teresa as I write this. Another favorite, which I attended last [...]
Posted in Activities, Carnival, Rio de Janeiro on 27. Feb, 2011
Hi all, I think the Academy Awards are on tonight back in the States. But here everyone is thinking about Carnaval. To that end, I am including some info about the bloco schedules. (If you missed my last post, a bloco is a combination parade and street party which for most Cariocas and tourists is the [...]
Posted in Activities, Carnival, My Trips, Rio de Janeiro on 23. Feb, 2011
Hi All, Carnaval rolls around soon. It comes a bit late this year, on March 8th. Well, actually that’s the last day (technically) of the festivities. The party actually runs for 5 days before. Then there are the pre-parties, and after the official end of Carnaval, the top “schools” will have another parade. You get [...]
Posted in Activities, My Trips, Rio de Janeiro, Travel Recommendations on 13. Nov, 2010
Hi all, Down the coast from Rio along BR-101 you will come to Angra dos Reis. Just off the coast lies Ilha Grande (Big Island), a top area tourist destination for both foreigners and Brazilians. I visited there once a couple of years ago. My view is that it is overrated, but there are many [...]
Posted in Activities, Rio de Janeiro on 07. Nov, 2010
Hi all, Hope you had a good weekend. We are truly entering summer now (seasons being reversed here). It was a gorgeous day at the beach today after the early-morning haze dissipated. The bikini brigade was out in full force. I didn’t stop smiling all afternoon. There may be better places to be on a [...]
Posted in Activities, My Trips, Travel Recommendations on 18. Oct, 2010
Hi all, So last time I wrote about my descent into the Anhumas Abyss outside of Bonito. Reader Ben Ellis replied that he sided with my mother and would never do such a crazy thing. And while I may end up a recipient of the Darwin Award one of these days, I did feel great [...]
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