On Wednesday the Rio de Janeiro teams Flamengo and Vasco faced off in a hard-fought game. The final score was 2 to 1 Vasco, to the sadness of Mikey and the great joy of his mother. What made this game memorable, however, was not the score, or even the spectacular goals. No, what everybody remembers…
A beautiful duet by two of Brazil’s piano greats. H/T Regina at Deep Brazil. The Astonishing Adventures of Missionary Max, Parts 1 and 2 are now available for Kindle and Nook!
Though it has no spoken lines, the Island of Cabrito is one of the major characters in the Missionary Max saga. Many pictures of islands have served as my inspiration for how it looks, such as the one below: As for the culture of Cabrito, I have no further to go than the island where…
Some of you may remember that in the past I have made extensive use of twin services called Clipmarks and Amplify. The purpose of these web apps was to save interesting things on the web, and enable the user to share them at will. I found this to be tremendously useful on many occasions. Sadly,…
If you get our bi-weekly e-mail, you know we asked for prayer regarding our congregation’s Carnaval Retreat–to be held at the Boy Scout camp. I am thrilled to report that the retreat was a rousing success, tents and all! Below are some pictures: Setting up the tents The kitchen ladies at work Lunch line! Mikey…
We are seriously lacking in overall cuteness here, so here are some pictures from a costume party held yesterday at Nay Nay’s school. Batman, ready to party! Batman and older brother “Clowns to the left of me…” “…witches to the right of me.” Fairy princess That dynamic, crime-fighting duo: Batman and Mommy! Batman takes a…
In case you missed the first giveaway–hosted at this site–my good friend Pete from Mission Brazil is hosting another one. Just go to his site and follow the instructions–which are very similar to the ones from the last comment. And hurry–there are only 19 copies left! The Astonishing Adventures of Missionary Max, Parts 1 and…
Frank Jertberg It was October, 2005. Itacyara, Mikey and I were at Fellowship Batist Church in Lakeland, saying our final goodbyes before embarking on our Brazilian adventure. After the hugs and tears, I was about to walk out the door when an old friend–veteran missionary of many years in Brazil–motioned for me to come over….
Over the past months, ever since I discovered the site, you have seen several links back to Deep Brazil, as it has proven to be a valuable source of information on Brazil and all things Brazilian. At one point they even posted a set of vintage post cards from Rio that I sent them. That…
This review is for all you lusophones out there (you know who you are). On a recent bus trip from Juazeiro do São Luís (made longer than normal by five hours spent on the side of the road in Piaui) I read the book 1822 by Laurentino Gomes. The book covers the year of the…