Brazil

Meet Me in São Luís: Feliz Natal

This post is part of an ongoing series which seeks to introduce the readership of this blog to the many fascinating aspects of one of Brazil’s best-kept secrets–the city of São Luís. The city of São Luís has gone all out in their Christmas decorations. While I have been unable to photograph many of the…

Musical Interlude

Musical Interlude: Hoje é um Novo Dia

If you turn on the Brazilian TV channel Globo this month, chances are good you will see this little musical clip. In fact, so ubiquitous is it that I can’t get it’s lilting, sing-song melody out of my head. In this feel-good, Christmas-y scene, the big-time stars of the various Globo programs are seen as…

Brazil

Meet Me in São Luís: A Feira do Livro

This post is part of an ongoing series which seeks to introduce the readership of this blog to the many fascinating aspects of one of Brazil’s best-kept secrets–the city of São Luís. A book fair within walking distance of the beach. Heaven must be something like this. Soon after we arrived I in São Luís…