Life, Brazil and Resilience!!!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 31 °C, hot, sunny and sometimes overcast. In Brazil, the new year starts on the first Monday after the carnival. This tradition holds both symbolic and metaphorical meanings; however, given the current circumstances in Brazil and the modern world, it is unclear whether this tradition remains valid. Saying this! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! In the morning, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 35 °C, very hot, sunny and unstable weather. I would have liked to say it was just a typical Sunday, but it wasn’t. Okay, I played chess, the best of 3, with Yasmin again, and again, I lost. I bought lunch for Yasmin as I don’t like to cook on a Sunday; normal, too. I did […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 33 °C, very hot, sunny and stuffy. It is boiling and stuffy. Today is Yasmin’s Day. Although it was not her birthday, we spent the whole day together. As parents, it is important to read when our children need or seek our attention. Even though the child is not alone or lonely, a parent is sacred […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29 °C, hot, sunny, and slightly overcast. Today was a contradictory day for me. It marked the first Friday after carnival and my first full day of classes in a week, leaving me slightly confused. On the one hand, I was eager and determined to get back to work after about a week of doing nothing; […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot and a little overcast. Today was a tough workout despite being very early. It’s technically the first full workday after carnival, but most people aren’t back into work mode yet. Some are still travelling or celebrating carnival with street parades over the weekend, while others may be feeling sluggish from too much food, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot and a clear sky. In the past, people were only required to work from noon on the Wednesday after carnival if they had to return to work that day. However, during my time running the school, I tried to hold classes on Wednesday afternoons, but no one ever showed up. In some other […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 32 °C, very hot and stormy. Today marks the official end of the carnival in Brazil, though many people will continue to relax, celebrate, and travel until the following weekend. It is common for people to host barbecues and enjoy themselves before returning to work on the first Monday after the carnival. In Brazil, this day […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot and sunny. It was the second and last night of the special league of samba schools’ processions at Sambodromo and the penultimate day of the carnival. It was the middle of the morning, and as Yasmin was not with me, I decided to take a walk along Av. Atlantica by the beach. To […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 32 °C, hot with a clear sky. It is Friday before the carnival, and rain is forecasted for during it, but I do not really care. I will stay home, watch films, study, and drink wine. Today, I had classes that lasted until 5 pm. Finally, I was free, which was a relief. In the evening, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 35 °C, boiling with a clear sky. I woke up at 4:30 a.m., made my bed, got dressed and headed out to the street by 5. On my way to exercise at the end of Leme, I stopped at the 24-hour luncheonette on the corner of my street to buy a cafezinho. I always enjoy having […]