Posted in Random Musings, Rio de Janeiro, Tips for Travelers on 05. Feb, 2012
Hi all, Yes, I’m still alive! Just working hard up here in North Carolina. It was a dreary, overcast day today and I cannot wait to get back to my adopted homeland. It’s summertime and sunny down in Brasil. An old buddy of mine, Cezary, found me on Facebook last year. Amazing thing, Facebook. I [...]
Posted in Random Musings, Rio de Janeiro, Tips for Travelers on 04. Jan, 2012
Hi all, A cold front has swept the entire eastern seaboard here in the US. On Sunday temps almost set record highs. But yesterday and today, when I got up the thermometer on the back porch hovered at 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Yikes! So I find myself thinking about Rio, where it is currently summertime, and [...]
Posted in Brazil Facts, Random Musings, Rio de Janeiro on 24. Dec, 2011
Hi all, At the moment I am visiting my mom in Hammond, Louisiana, which is about an hour northeast of New Orleans. She’s making me earn my keep while I’m here. On Tuesday I helped her sell an old car she no longer drives. We had planned to turn in the tag (license plate) at [...]
Posted in Activities, Rio de Janeiro, Travel Recommendations on 05. Dec, 2011
Hi all, At the moment I am kicked back in a hotel room in Parati, my soon-to-be new home. As I sit here, what I notice most is how absolutely still it is here. It’s rarely quiet in Rio. There is one place in Rio where you can find a bit of peace and quiet: [...]
Posted in Random Musings, Rio de Janeiro on 02. Dec, 2011
Hi all, A week from today I’ll be shivering in North Carolina as winter edges in. On Sunday I will travel to Parati, which will be my new home, to do some scouting. Next Wednesday I’ll return to Rio, directly to Galeão airport, and wing my way back to Gringoland. When I return after Carnaval, [...]
Posted in Random Musings, Rio de Janeiro on 28. Nov, 2011
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes – and ships – and sealing-wax / Of cabbages – and kings.” The time has indeed come. In a week I will be leaving Rio, my home for a tad over 3 years. I’ll spend several weeks in the US, visiting [...]
Posted in Brazil Facts, News, Rio de Janeiro on 14. Nov, 2011
Perhaps things truly are changing. Rocinha, the largest favela in Rio and perhaps in Latin America, was retaken in the pre-dawn hours yesterday (Sunday) without a shot. This stands in contrast to, for example, the invasion of Complexo do Alemão about this same time last year, when fighting was fierce and dozens of armed gang [...]
Posted in Brazil Facts, News, Random Musings, Rio de Janeiro on 12. Nov, 2011
Hi all, This will be an historic weekend here in Rio. The BPChoque, the “Shock Troops” of the Military Police – Brazil’s SWAT – will occupy Rocinha, Rio’s largest favela. If you saw the 2008 version of The Hulk, starring Edward Norton, you will probably remember the opening sequence in which a helicopter flies over a [...]
Posted in My Trips, Rio de Janeiro, Tips for Travelers, Travel Recommendations on 20. Oct, 2011
Hi all, As usual, I’m playing catch up. This post is about an event from last week, Dia da Criança, or Children’s Day. Although an internationally-recognized day to recognize children’s rights, I don’t remember its being celebrated in the US. Its recognition might vary from state to state. Here in Brazil, Children’s Day is celebrated [...]
Posted in News, Rio de Janeiro on 17. Oct, 2011
Hi all, Wow, so much has been happening in Rio recently. I’ve been busy with my life, but will try to catch you up this week. Early last Thursday, about 7:30 AM, an explosion burst from a downtown restaurant, spewting debris and picking up and hurling unfortunate passersby over 100 feet. Three were killed and [...]
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