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Where all the Havaianas in the world come from…
…they come from a single factory, located in a little place called “Campina Grande“, in Paraíba, one of the Northeastern states of Brazil! Currently, there are more than 40 models of Havaianas and with...
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Horizontal tree?! Árvore da preguiça or lazy tree in Ceará
We found this unique art piece, handmade by nature, on our way to Praia do Preá, one of the several beaches along the northeastern coast of Brazil. This “horizontal tree” has been called ‘lazy tree’ or...
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Communications from the past: Post Office and Wall Telephone
Filed under: BRASIL, I SPY, post a day, technology, TRAVEL Tagged: Brazil, photography, postaday
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“Deep within a forest… exists an extraordinary world… where something else is...
“From the sky falls a solitary young man, and the story of Varekai begins. Parachuted into the shadows of a magical forest, a kaleidoscopic world populated by fantastical creatures, this young man sets...
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Mother’s Day Sunday is for…… Soccer?!
So, Mother’s Day is for family. It’s a family day, for decades making Hallmark’s top sales, because, people need to say how much they love and cherish their moms – in writing, if all possible! Give...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Active Summer
This week’s WordPress photographic theme is “Summer“. Considering I had a few “pics to spare”, from our sort-of-large collection of paradisiac places in Brazil, here’s a second part of the original...
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Greenpeace in Brazil. Visiting the Rainbow Warrior Ship.
The Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior is in Brazil. We had the opportunity to go on a guided visit through its compartments, talk with the captain, and learn more about the current projects involving...
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Collecting Brazilian states: the mystic city of Juazeiro do Norte
Brazil is famous for its ´mystic´places… Some believe, some others, don´t… Another well-know ´mystic place´ is the country´s capital – at least, unique on its beauty and touristic sights… Believing or...
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Paraíba, home of the Brazilian blue tourmaline, encloses the Easternmost...
Family day trip to Cabo Branco, in the State of Paraíba. Hidden in one of the Norteastern Brazilian states, it’s possible to discover this ‘gem‘, the geographic place, corresponding to a cape on the...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting Moment – Just be spontaneous!
See what others have to show, for this week’s photo challenge! Fleeting Moment: Dancing in Paris (Weekly Photo Challenge) « aparnanairphotography Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting Moment « wingrish...
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Picture the World Project: Brazil!
Picture The World Project, BrazilPosted on July 3rd, 2012 Photo by 3rdCultureChildren I am so honored to be nominated to offer a photo from my collection to represent Brazil. What to choose from? I...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Purple.
This is an experiment in blogging motivation from the folks at WordPress.com. Every week, they post blogging ideas and tips to help you get the most out of the blog. The challenge from WordPress is...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Big.
Big: The Supermoon over the Coast of Brazil. In May 2012 (when these pictures were taken), the supermoon appeared even bigger and more glorious than the previous year. According to Sara Rosso, whose...
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Picture the World Project: Representing Brazil!
Four months have gone since we left Brazil... A short stop for a well-deserved home-leave with family, and, now, we've been at our newest post/assignment for almost 3 months... Memories for our...
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If “moving is the third most stressful life event”, let me turn it into a fun...
Did you have any last-minute, crazy idea for your adult costume? I'd love to know! A year's gone by since I prepared the original blogpost about packing and moving, focusing on the FS events... Over...
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[Weekly Photo Challenge: Geometry] The singular city of Brasília, where...
[Backstory] Geometry. This challenge is about the shapes and rhythms that make up the geometry of our world. Many photographs of any genre have an underlying sense of geometry, but I often like to make...
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“Lost in Time”: Flora of the Jericoacoara National Park, Brazil
Walks along the beach coast are one of the best ways to temporarily, leave reality, trading urban stressful images for exquisite coastline sites, immersing into natural beauty... Here are a few...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: My 2012 in 12 Pictures.
How was the year of 2012? Apparently, we all did okay through the Mayan quasi-apocalipse, so, that's a pretty positive point! It's often said that images speak more than words, so.... Here's our 2012...
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A look back at 2012: why people came to this blog? At the end, we’re all...
2012 will be over in a couple of days! A very intense year, in many levels, scenarios... Our family moved several times throughout the year... we got to live in 3 different countries [Brazil, USA,...
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Getting ready for Carnaval: Making food from Brazil!
Keeping this little tradition: Holidays, talk about food. This weekend, it’ll be no different. Bolivia also celebrates Carnaval, and kids are off school, for a grand total of 5 days… (!). Work will...
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