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	<title>John in Brazil &#187; Rio de Janeiro</title>
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	<description>A gringo&#039;s life &#38; adventures in the land of samba</description>
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		<title>Paraty Photo Album on Facebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, Yes, I&#8217;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&#8217;s summertime and sunny down in Brasil. An old buddy of mine, Cezary, found me on Facebook last year. Amazing thing, Facebook. I [...]


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		<title>Reminiscing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]


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		<title>Tornado warning!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, At the moment I am visiting my mom in Hammond, Louisiana, which is about an hour northeast of New Orleans. She&#8217;s making me earn my keep while I&#8217;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 [...]


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<li><a href='http://johninbrazil.org/my-despedida/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: My despedida'>My despedida</a> <small>Hi all, A week from today I&#8217;ll be shivering in...</small></li>
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		<title>Parque Lage Reprise</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s rarely quiet in Rio. There is one place in Rio where you can find a bit of peace and quiet: [...]


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		<title>My despedida</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, A week from today I&#8217;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&#8217;ll return to Rio, directly to Galeão airport, and wing my way back to Gringoland. When I return after Carnaval, [...]


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		<title>Cabbages and kings&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The time has come,&#8221; the Walrus said, &#8220;To talk of many things: Of shoes &#8211; and ships &#8211; and sealing-wax / Of cabbages &#8211; and kings.&#8221; The time has indeed come. In a week I will be leaving Rio, my home for a tad over 3 years. I&#8217;ll spend several weeks in the US, visiting [...]


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		<title>Rocinha taken without a shot</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]


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		<title>Military Police poised to invade Rocinha</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, This will be an historic weekend here in Rio. The BPChoque, the &#8220;Shock Troops&#8221; of the Military Police &#8211; Brazil&#8217;s SWAT &#8211; will occupy Rocinha, Rio&#8217;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 [...]


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		<title>Dia da Criança</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, As usual, I&#8217;m playing catch up. This post is about an event from last week, Dia da Criança, or Children&#8217;s Day. Although an internationally-recognized day to recognize children&#8217;s rights, I don&#8217;t remember its being celebrated in the US. Its recognition might vary from state to state. Here in Brazil, Children&#8217;s Day is celebrated [...]


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		<title>Explosion in downtown Rio kills 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, Wow, so much has been happening in Rio recently. I&#8217;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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