Brazilian culture is everywhere, if you know where to look. This recently showed up in my Instagram feed. The song “A Banda” (The Band) was originally written by Chico Buarque de Holanda. Here’s the original. And yes, the famous “serious/smiling” meme is actually Chico Buarque. __________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation…
Here in northeastern Brazil it is common to see horse-drawn carts plodding down the highway. And we even see said carts being pulled by motorcycles with astonishing regularity. But this guy took both concepts to a whole other level. Watch: As Brazilians are want to say upon seeing such examples of their own ingenuity: “Surely…
I have talked a lot here on this blog about the Lençóis Maranhenses, an extensive area covered with spectacular sand dunes that is just four hours from where we live – two hours from the camp (see here and here and here for example). In August we had a team come to visit us from…
Well…the Brazilian Marine Band, that is. This is a fascinating mixing of two cultures: Brazilian music with Scottish instrumentation. And they really pull it off – The Luiz Gonzaga classic “Asa Branca” (White Wing) actually sound pretty good on bagpipes. Also…love those helmets! ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our…
The last two Best of Brazil posts have featured pictures and video from colleague and friend Tim Reiner’s adventures in sand railing in the interior state of Piaui (see part 1 here, and part 2 here). Today’s post is a bonus round, featuring some photos Tim sent me of another cave he visited in the…
A few weeks ago we shared some videos from my friend Tim Reiner, of an adventure he and some friends had on their sand rails in Caracol, Piaui. Today we will continue that adventure, showing some of the magnificent caverns they visited. The entrance into the gruta Amazing rock formations. Still more rock formations. One…
My friend and colleague Tim Reiner recently posted some pictures to WhatsApp of a sand rail adventure he and some buddies took to the region of Caricol, in the state of Piaui. They were so amazing I asked him for permission to include them in a “Best of Brazil” post. He sent me so much…
Almost exactly 23 years ago Itacyara and I went to Rio to get her visa so she could go to the US. We spent about two weeks there and took advantage of the time to see the sights and snap some pictures. Some of these pictures have been preserved in my digital archives, and I…
In these Best of Brazil features we often showcase the interesting and exotic locations this country has to offer. Today, we are going come a little closer to home and take an areal tour of our own city, the beautiful and enchanting São Luís, by way of three drone videos I came across. This first…
I mentioned this attraction in a previous post, but that did not give it nearly the coverage it deserves. Mini Mundo is what we in the Model Railroading community call a “garden railway”. But it is certainly not your “garden variety” garden railway. It’s creators have gone all-out to make sure there is something for…