Tropical Daydreams
Life in Búzios
29 December 2011
New Year's Eve in Brazil
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I always romanticized the idea of spending New Year's Eve in Rio. I had only the vaguest notion of how Brazilians celebrated, something ...
26 December 2011
High Season
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Leaving Rio in droves ... High Season starts today. From now until Ash Wednesday next year upwards of 200,000 people are expected to swel...
22 December 2011
Thumbs-Up
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The ubiquitous thumbs-up gesture. It's used by everybody, all over the world. But what, exactly, does it communicate? Well, according to...
19 December 2011
The Language of Oil Spills
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Over 30 years ago I worked for a maritime law firm which represented the French Government in litigation against Amoco Oil Company, owner of...
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15 December 2011
The Ebb and Flow of the Tides
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"First the tide rushes in, La la la, la la la ..." (I don't know anybody who can sing all the lyrics to Ebb Tide. Everyone...
12 December 2011
Christmas in Brazil
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No matter how long I live in Brazil I will never get used to Christmas in the summertime. I have such a hard time wrapping my head around...
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08 December 2011
Pick a Fruit, Any Fruit
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"I'm Chiquita banana and I've come to say, Bananas have to ripen in a certain way ..." Those of us who grew up in the...
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