Junina Festival

6th Jul 2011

The festival of Junina is held during the month of June. It was brought to Brazil by the Portuguese during …

Captured at sea

13th Jun 2011

Last Saturday morning I got a call from Neu who had, as is his way, left the house at the …

1st Jun 2011

Neu and I had to go back to see his kidney doctor last Friday, we were apprehensive about this visit …

27th Mar 2011

We are getting ready for a trip back to visit family and friends in London. My mother emailed me and …

15th Mar 2011

I first came to Canto verde back in January 2002 with Amazonas Capoeira, the school with whom I trained in …

7th Oct 2010

Off to the North West, about an hours walk from our house, is a high dune of pale orange sand. …

25th May 2010

Once again the village has been gearing up for the start of the lobster season, though with less obvious enthusiasm …

13th Jan 2010

We are back in London for a family and friend visit. Arriving on the 28th of December, we were just …

7th Jul 2009

Neu is fishing over 13 hours a day at the moment, not that he is catching anything worth that amount …

13th Dec 2008

On the 28th December the annual (well almost) jangada regatta will take place in Prainha do Canto Verde. The regattas …