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Parabéns to Carnival Winners Mocidade Alegre + Unidos da Tijuca!
The 2012 Carnival season in Brazil has ended with a couple of surprising samba school parade winners in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, both of which sported themes from the country’s culture-rich, rain-poor, poverty-stricken Northeast. Yesterday, Mocidade Alegre took … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, carnival, celebrations, Latin America, photos, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, South America, videos
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Happy 458th Birthday, São Paulo
São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga, founded January 25, 1554. My favorite city on Earth. Please don’t forget to follow me on Twitter @FlyBrother, and “like” me on Facebook! You can subscribe, too!
Posted in Brazil, photos, São Paulo, South America
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Random Stills From a Day in the Life of a Gringo Paulista
God, I love this city. (From whence I took the title of this post.) Please tweet your comments @FlyBrother, or email me (see About page). And don’t forget to “like” me on Facebook!
Posted in Brazil, Expat Life, Latin America, photos, São Paulo, South America
Tagged Brazil, Expat Life, Latin America, photos, São Paulo, South America
Swiss Beat
The first thing you notice about Switzerland’s largest city – Zurich – is that, by comparison, every other city in the world looks worn-down and raggedy. The whole place smacks of affluence, from the clean comfort of the airport to … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Fly Brother Destinations, photos, Switzerland, writing, Zurich
Tagged Europe, Fly Brother Destinations, photos, Switzerland, writing, Zurich
Sunday Night in the City
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Posted in Brazil, Latin America, photos, São Paulo, South America
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Dream Destinations, Vol. 1
The other day, a friend asked me where I’d like to go next, now that I’ve got 30 countries under my belt. There’s still much of the world to see, aside from some of my favorite places that consistently call … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Greenland, inspirations, Libya, photos, wanderlust
Tagged Angola, Australia, Greenland, inspirations, Libya, Papua New Guinea, photos, wanderlust
Scenes from a Quick Trip Home to Florida -or- They Never Stood a Chance
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Posted in Florida, home, North America, photos, USA
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Packing a Lot of Crap into Two Small Bags: A Photographic Essay
Back in 2009, I took a three-month round-the-world trip to a planned five continents, and with the help of Fly Mother and some Zip-Lock bags, I was able to squeeze an adequate amount of clean underwear and other necessities into … Continue reading
Posted in getting fly, packing, photos, re-posts, Uncategorized
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São Paulo in Pictures: The Street Where I Live, Part 1
Avenida São João – aka Saint Johns Ave, baby – in the ‘new’ half of ‘old’ downtown São Paulo. For a few decades, The Ave was the place to see and be seen, with the sidewalk cafés, movie houses, bijou … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, photos, São Paulo, South America, Uncategorized
Tagged Brazil, photos, São Paulo, South America
Time Travel: Caracas 1970s
Sometimes, I stumble upon photographs and other memorabilia that draws me in, reminding me of the transitory nature of culture and of travel itself. Often, what attracts us to a place isn’t the place by itself, but the place at … Continue reading
Posted in Caracas, photos, South America, Time Travel, Venezuela
Tagged Caracas, photos, South America, Time Travel, Venezuela
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