Journal - The Long Gringo

Rio | The G20 Summit and the Legacy of the Olympics

11 de March, 2026 No Comments

Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 27 degrees, hot, a little humid and overcast. It is Sunday; all preparations for the G20 summit are in…

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Wednesday, the 11th of December 2024: “Anticipating Julie’s Arrival”!!!

9 de March, 2026 No Comments

Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 27 degrees, hot, overcast and with showers. It’s Wednesday, and in just over two weeks, Julie will be arriving…

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Saturday, the 18th of October 2025: “One of Brazil’s Hard Realities”!!!

8 de March, 2026 No Comments

Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 29 degrees, hot, and overcast. It’s Saturday, and I’m alone this weekend. Yasmin isn’t with me, so this is…

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Monday, the 10th of March 2025: “Brazil: My Stripper Girlfriend”!!!

7 de March, 2026 No Comments

Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 32 degrees, hot, sunny, sticky and slightly overcast. Happy New Year. In Brazil, it is a new year, the first…

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Thursday, the 18th of July 2024: “Managing Frustration of Denial”!!!

15 de January, 2026 No Comments

Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 24 degrees, warm, sunny and slightly overcast. It is Thursday, and another denial from Google to allow the site ‘the…

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Wednesday, the 17th of July 2024: “A Mid-Year Turning Point”!!!

14 de January, 2026 No Comments

Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 23 degrees, warm, sunny and slightly overcast It is the middle of the week, the middle of the month and…

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Tuesday, the 16th of July 2024: “Productive Tuesday”!!!

13 de January, 2026 No Comments

Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 23 degrees, warm, sunny and slightly overcast Half the month has passed, and I have already been in Rio for…

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Monday, the 15th of July 2024: “Good Mondays”!!!

12 de January, 2026 No Comments

Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 22 degrees, warm, sunny and slightly overcast At the moment, I am loving Mondays for a few reasons. Principally, because…