Tropical Daydreams

Playing pat-a-cake? Play nice, ladies! In this world of ours there are rivalries galore: Coke v. Pepsi, the Mets v. the Yankees, Apple v...

There’s a salesgirl in an upscale furniture store called Saccaro out in Barra da Tijuca, a neighborhood in the western part of Rio, who seri...

Every single one of us has at one time or another sat in a classroom during a lesson and wondered, "Is this going to be on the test?...

There are dozens of reasons for people who live here in Búzios, a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Rio, to make the trip in to the big city. S...

It's not really fair to compare and contrast two different cultures and civilizations but, hell, I do it all the time. As many of you ha...

I’d be pissed, too. I’m pissed just in solidarity with my Brazilian friends. And I’m not referring to the recent events that have so enraged...

By now everyone knows that Rio de Janeiro was the city chosen to host this year’s Vatican World Youth Day, and that Pope Francis chose to at...