Life in Brazil and Perserverence!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27oC, sunny and slightly overcast. I was up at 4 am and started exercising at home before leaving by 5. I reached the end of Leme by 5.20 am and was doing my TRX exercises by 5.25 am. Recently, I have noticed an old black man at the end of Leme whenever I arrive early in […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26oC, sunny and slightly overcast. Monday is the beginning of a new week. It was a beautiful autumn morning, not too cold, with a bit of sun. Exercise early and home to begin the day and the week well. It is the benchmark of 100 days of Lula’s new government. It is also the benchmark for […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25oC, cloudy and rainy. Saturday, what a day!!! Even though it was completely cold and rainy, it was a good day! Firstly, I got laid! An ex-girlfriend of mine invited me for breakfast, and I got laid; it was very good! For an old man like me, to get laid first thing in the morning is […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27oC, very cloudy, grey and rainy. It is Good Friday, and it is cold and rainy for Cariocas. I worked until a reasonable hour yesterday and then met up with a friend for a quick drink. We went to a bar/restaurant near Copacabana, where we drank a bottle of Malbec and shared a portion of spicy, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27oC, hot, sunny, and cloudy. One of my faults, and there are many, is that on the eve of something, I begin to slow down and become prematurely lazy. It is the eve of the bank holiday Easter Friday in Brazil. I think in England the bank holiday is on Monday, but in Brazil, it is […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hot, sunny, and cloudy. It is Tuesday, a beautiful autumn morning with a slight breeze and a temperature in the low 20s. Walking to the end of Leme to exercise, I could see that the sea had a rough swell with the waves hitting the shore and the rocks with force; it was stunning and […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, sunny and slightly cloudy. It is January, and today is April 1st, also known as April Fools’ Day. In Brazil, we refer to it as Dia da Mentira, which translates to “the day of the lie.” I can differentiate between a prank, a joke, and a lie to some extent. Regardless, it’s a beautiful […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, sunny, cloudy and unsettled. Friday is the eve of the weekend and, coincidently, the eve of the new month. It is also my birthday month, which has never been a great reference to me; it has only been in the last couple of years that I have given more importance to my birthday. This […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29oC, hot, sunny, and slightly cloudy. This is the second or third day with zero funds. There is no money to eat, no money to buy anything, not even any money to catch a bus to collect money. Am I concerned? Yes, just a little. If it were 10 or 20 years ago, it would have […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hot, sunny, and slightly cloudy. It is the middle of the last week of the month, and I am broke. I only have R$10.00 Reais left to my name, which is barely enough to buy a quentinha for lunch. For those unfamiliar with the term, a quentinha is a pre-made takeaway hot lunch commonly sold […]