#brazil - The Long Gringo

Tuesday, the 21st of February 2023: “End of Carnival and Setting Boundaries”!!!

9 de November, 2023 No Comments

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…

8 de November, 2023 No Comments

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…

7 de November, 2023 No Comments

Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot and overcast. No exercise, just up early doing things about the flat. I am feeling slow due to…

6 de November, 2023 No Comments

Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 32 °C, hot with a clear sky. It is the first day of carnival, and Copacabana is bustling with a diverse…

5 de November, 2023 No Comments

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…

4 de November, 2023 No Comments

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…

3 de November, 2023 No Comments

Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 32 °C, very hot, sunny and stormy. A lazy day! Why a lazy day? No early-morning exercise, no online study, and…

2 de November, 2023 No Comments

Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, hot, sunny and stormy. I have caught up on the back entries from my journal; now I am all…

1 de November, 2023 No Comments

Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot, sunny and overcast. I am excited to write today. I do not know why. Is it because I…

31 de October, 2023 No Comments

Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27 °C, hot and overcast. I was up early yesterday and again today, at 5:30 a.m. on a Sunday. I am…