A computer glitch and a Covid update
A few days after we were ordered into lockdown here, with terrible timing, my laptop presented me with the black …
Category Archives: Political
May 2020
I think many people are sick of hearing about the Covid virus, so I really wanted to write about something …
Reporting from the Alternative World Forum of Water, Ceará.
The 8th International Forum on Water will be held in Brasilia later this month (March 2018). According to their …
At last we’re on a road to nowhere.
Prainha is a one road village, that is one tarmac road, which was laid down about 30 years ago. Previously …
Rules for the sake of Rules.
When I came out to live in Brazil I applied for and received a permanent visa based on family reunion. …
Struggling to teach English
Many people have assumed that I earn a living from teaching English, while it is true that there are foreigners …
It’s about a lot more than 20 cents!
I don’t often cover things happening in wider Brazil but I would be remiss if I didn’t comment on the …
It’s not the cough that carries you off, it’s the coffin they carry you off in (or in this case, the ambulance)
I mentioned in a previous post that we had to do conversion work on the house in order for Neu …
Fishermen’s angry reaction to new rules
Last Sunday there was a meeting of the fishermen in the village, it was in part to explain the new …
Been away for a bit
After staggering around like a drunk in a field for a bit, my good old laptop finally keeled over, it …
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