GIRLS, COCONUTS AND AÇAI I was wondering aloud about something to blog about, when my nephew came up with the title above.Why not write about girls and coconuts? And açai, he added after a… Read More
THE GRAPES OF YOUR VINE by MAC Fuller This is a country obsessed with the female form, particularly with that part of the anatomy lovingly known as “preferencia nacional” (the translation is self-evident).… Read More
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS I – Fashion Foul The boys of Brazil are back in Speedos. I blinked, and the cool surfer shorts of the last few years are gone, replaced by… Read More
THE (HIGH) PRICE OF SUCCESS I think it was De Gaulle who called Brasil a sleeping giant. Or perhaps it was Eisenhower, because thinking about it I seem to remember that De Gaulle,… Read More
BAR CHAT Yesterday we stopped for coffee at an establishment in Leblon, a corner of Rio where, once upon a time, the hippest fringe of the Champagne Socialist Movement (CSM) gathered to… Read More
GOLDEN BOOT, PEARLY GATES AND A MOTHER’S WISDOM My mother’s come to pick me up, just in case I get lost between customs and the exit. I’ve just about flopped on the back… Read More
The last city in the holiday was saved for one of the most famous cities in the country, Oxford. Dripping with heritage and tradition, it’s easy to see why so many eager young… Read More
