Translator

English flagItalian flagKorean flagChinese (Simplified) flagChinese (Traditional) flagPortuguese flagGerman flagFrench flag
Spanish flagJapanese flagArabic flagRussian flagGreek flagDutch flagBulgarian flagCzech flag
Croatian flagDanish flagFinnish flagHindi flagPolish flagRomanian flagSwedish flagNorwegian flag
Catalan flagFilipino flagHebrew flagIndonesian flagLatvian flagLithuanian flagSerbian flagSlovak flag
Slovenian flagUkrainian flagVietnamese flagAlbanian flagEstonian flagGalician flagMaltese flagThai flag
Turkish flagHungarian flag      

Categories

Smelly Trainers, Charcoal, Much Amusement and a Humming Bird?

Rain or shine the temperature causes ones walking gear to sweat like a Sumo wrestlers armpit. Something dynamic happens when sweaty feet meet trainers and resulting aroma beats even the stink of Gorgonzola cheese. [...]

Christmas & New Year In The Southern Hemisphere

For the last few weeks the streets, shops and municipal buildings have been decorated with fake snow and tinsel. Father Christmas is suspended from every conceivable position imaginable, but it’s too hot for Christmas and too hot for New Year. [...]

Brazilian Dance – Forró, performed by Daniela Aguiar & Paulo Moura

I love this dance it is sexy and fun. It’s a happy dance and the music is jolly. I’ve danced forró (very badly), at clubs in Brazil and London. [...]

Brazil’s Health Minister Tells Brazilians “Shag More For Health”

José Gomes Temporão, Brazil’s health minister, has told Brazilians to shag more. Apparently having lots of sex will help combat chronic illness. Sounds good to me. [...]

Sunset Over São Paulo, Brazil

This is an image of a sunset that I photographed in January, 2008. In the distance, across that stretch of the ocean, is mainland Brazil and the State of São Paulo. [...]

Paris Hilton’s Ad: She’s Hot, Brazil Is Hot, The Beer Is Ice Cold But Ad Is Banned

Below is Paris Hilton’s Brazilian Ad for Devassa beer. She’s hot, Brazil is hot, the beer is ice cold so what’s the problem? Apparently the ad is too hot for Brazilian TV. Knowing Brazil as I do this decision surprises me. [...]

Santos: Historic Brazilian Trading City

While staying in Praia Grande I briefly visited City of Santos, an ancient city founded in 1546 by the Portuguese nobleman Brás Cubas. It has now expanded to a population around 450,000 so the historical city is only a small part of this metropolis.

The historic area includes the port, which is the largest [...]