Rubbish, more than just an unsightly problem
We have a weekly rubbish collection, most people have their rubbish collected from the front of their homes, for those …
Author Archives: Claire Pattison Valente
SODIS = Clean Water.
Brazil has 11.6% of the worlds fresh water. 70% of Brazil’s water is in the Amazon where only 3% of …
Hopping about in the water tank
Our water gets pumped up from underground by an electric pump. It goes up to a plastic tank, which stands …
I love a bit of Thunder me.
I wrote a few weeks back, that the builder had managed to fix the problem with the extension roof and …
Greenpeace and MPA’s
Monday 9th February, Fortaleza, the capital of Ceará in the NE of Brazil. I was part of a delegation from …
Building work and a fiddler on the roof
In May 2008, work began on extending our house. The work was to be carried out by a builder friend …
A week of fishing
Friday 23rd Jan 09 Up at 4.00, straight to the beach, no breakfast just a glass of water and a …
Rabies Vaccination day
Once a year a team come to the village and we are asked to take our animals to the community …
Changes, electricity and old houses.
A group of Neu’s family and friends were doing some work on the beach front house where Neu and his …
The first big fish of the year
Ever since I first met Neu, I have wanted to catch a cumuripim (tarpon) with him (click here to read …
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