Category : News

Hostages taken at de luxe hotel in Rio

Hi all,
Typically I write about the pleasanter things here in Rio and Brazil – and there are many to write about. But I won’t deny that there are severe problems, endemic problems. Foremost among these in Rio is crime fueled by the war against drug traffickers.
The most recent battle erupted last weekend when a caravan of [...]

News Item: The Belo Monte Dam

Hi all, I am still without electricity at home, but will post as often as I can.
And speaking of electricity: James Cameron, director of the blockbuster Avatar, arrived in Brazil recently along with two stars of the film, Sigourney Weaver and Joel David Moore, to protest the planned construction of a huge hydroelectric [...]