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Carnaval {Carnival} 2010

As you may or may not know Carnaval {Carnival for all you English folks} just finished last week. Well here in Pipa we have a big celebration the day after the last day of Carnaval on Weds. Parades, dress-up {it is typical that men dress as women and women dress as men. But you see

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And the winner is …….

Rio de Janeiro for OLYMPICS 2016 … YAYYYYYYYYYY!   PARABENS!**  

 

The bid for the 2016 Olympics is over.  In an announcement made Friday, the IOC has awarded Rio de Janeiro the opportunity to host the 2016 Olympic Games.  

Right after the announcement big celebrations broke out all over the country, especially in Rio.  People cried, danced,

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Happy Independence Day Brazil !

….Or as we say here Parabens (Congratulations)! 

 

Brazil's Flag .. it reads "Order and Progress"

Today is Brazil’s Independence Day.  It has been a weekend full of parties, music, parades, and festivities.  This is a very big holiday celebrated here, as one can imagine. Our little beach village that we live in, has been

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“Dia dos Pais” – Father’s Day

“Feliz dia dos Pais para todos os Pais” !  

“Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s” 

So, oh so accordingly as soon as I started this blog I got really sick, as well as my daughter. After 2 days of going to the hospital and many hours spent calming a crying baby

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