Combo Post!
Guys, these days are being really busy! I have to study a lot of different topics and.... Well I promissed that this wouldn't be a nerd blog so I will not start talking about PMP, CMMI and other acronyms.
Maaannnn we had the Carnival in february and I didn't write a single line about it! Damn it! I'm a really bad blogger, I know but now goes some lines about it.
My manager defined in this way: "A period for the women go to the streets barely naked and to everyone do what we heard that we shouldn't do". " LOL
I think that this is the funniest definition that I've ever heard (and it's "almost" true), but talking seriously some interstingthing that I heard is about the common comparison to the Mardi Gras. Ok, both are similiar in essence BUT really ddifferent in scale - Mardi Gras is about hundreds and Brazilian carnival is about thousands, somethimes millions of people (like in Galo da Madrugada block). Well, the most important is that I had a 2 days and a half holidays plus a weekend at the beach! Almost a vacation :-P
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Carnaval na praia
Friday, February 24, 2006
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Avenida Paulista
Fazia um tempão que não andava por este lugar. A av Paulista é algo estranho mesmo! Aqui vc encontra todo tipo de coisa, das mais luxuosas até as mais simples.
Como sempre eu estava esperando o ônibus quando lembrei de tirar a foto (quase esqueço), e é por isso que ela não ficou tão boa (baita desculpa!=P).
Se você vier prá Sampa esse é o local a ser visitado! Prá mim o mais legal é o MASP. Aquele prédio suspenso por 4 pilares é algo fantástico! Lina Bo Bardi é a responsável pelo feito!
Além disso algumas boas lojas de livro e prédios históricos (até o Mc Donalds é em um deles) mas tem um algo mais nesse lugar... E eu não sei explicar.
Talvez pq essa avenida é uma sintese daquilo que Sampa é.... uma grande mistura de art, prostituição, cultura, pobreza, trabalho, beleza e feiura... tudo em uma avenida e áreas adjaventes.
Long time since my last walk around this place. The Paulista avenue is really strange! You can find any kind of thing in there, from a luxurious to the most simpler things.
As always I was waitting for a bus when I remebered to take this pic (that's why the girl is "pointing in the air"), that's why it's not so good (what a great excuse, eh? =P).
If you come to Sao Paulo this is a place to visit! For me the best point is MASP (Art museum of Sao Paulo). This building suspendend by 4 pillars is something amazing! Lina Bo Bardi(sorry, it's just in portuguese) is the responsible for that (remembering my good times of "wannabe an architect")
Some good book stores and historical buildings (even the Mc Donalds is in one of that) but there's something more in this place... and I just can't explain.
Probably because this place is a syntesis of what Sao Paulo is... a great mix of art, prostituion, culture, poverty, work, good, bad, beauty and ugly... everything in an avenue and surronding areas.
Ps: antes que alguém diga, não, nunca me preocupei na perfeita tradução dos tópicos e agora me preocupo menos ainda, por isso estão tão diferentes.
Before someone raise a hand to say: NO, I was never interested in having a perfect translation of those topics and now I'm even less interested, that's why you can see huge diferences.
In fact my main concern is about the content, if you can or can not understand what I'm trying to say... And of course I'm really worried about my english skills.
And also, I'm sure that most of you 2 portuguese-speaking-readers who can see the differences are always reading even the english parts(in my opinion, lately those are better than the portuguese ones).
Waitting for the bus
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Street Artist
Veeery good, sometimes bad things can help you... like now, 8:30 AM and I'm writting in here.... due to a problem in one of the systems I had to wake up at 7 AM... in a SUNDAY ... That's inhuman! :-)
This picture I took yesterday in downtown (Sao Paulo). This is a strange place, lots of porn movies side-by-side with cosmetic stories. But as always the best part is the street artists, I have to research a little bit and see if I can find any information about this kind of thing... here we call as (something like) "wood made leg" (very creative :-P) and I have no idea if this is common in any other country.
Ps: I think it's time to buy a new mobile... Lately the pictures are not so clear.
Saturday, October 1, 2005
Why do I need a truck?
Caminhão prá quê?
Tenho certeza que o cara está perguntando isso... Essa é uma clara demonstração do nosso "jeitinho".
Essa bela foto foi tirada em Piedade, uma cidade a 100km de São Paulo e famosa pela sua produção de cebolas(?! bleagrh). Nos arredores você também pode encontrar alguns lugares interessantes como São Roque com seus bons vinhos (on, não para um enólogo mas eu gosto :)) e uma das coisas mais divertidas por aqui:
Uma "montanha de plástico" para esquiar. Não é a mesma coisa que a neve de verdade (E dá uma saudade disso) mas é legal, exceto pelos machucados (não é tão macio quanto a neve) e o sabão (o plástico não é tão liso e precisa duma ajudinha) mas eu recomendo a experiência!
Why do I need a truck?
I'm sure that this guy is asking that.... I would say that this is a clear demonstration of our "jeitinho" - the translation could be something like "brazilian way of turning things easier no matters the consequences" (much easier saying just "jeitinho") .
This awsome image wa caught in Piedade (I shouldn't do that but it's stronger than me... Piedade means "mercy"), a city 100km far from Sao Paulo and famous by the production of Onions (blergh). Near by this town we also find some intersting places like Sao Roque with this nice wines (ok, not so good to an oenologists but I like it :)) and one of the funniest things in here:
A "plastic mountain" for sking. It's not the same thing as the real snow (And I really miss that) but it's good, except from the part of the bruises (it's not so soft) and the foam (the plastic is not so slippery and it needs a little help) but I do recomend the experience!
Ps: This post is so boring in Portuguese, lucky you who can't read it =P
Thursday, July 28, 2005
This is the end
E aqui vai um monte de fotos da minha última viagem.
Here goes a bunch of pictures from my last trip.
Clique aqui Click here
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Miami!
Como sempre estou meio atrasado, eu sei... mas quem se importa? :-P
Conforme comentei no post anterior minha última parada antes de vir para o Brasil foi Miami!
Este é um lugar maravilhoso, cercado pela natureza (e algumas vezes uma natureza artificial) e um sol fantástico.
Fiquei hospedado no Days Inn do centro médico, uma ótima localização, perto do Bayside, South beach e downtown mas não um bom lugar para ficar. O quarto simplesmente fedia, o chão parecia úmido e as toalhas não estavam tão limpas.... nojento. A única coisa que me deixava feliz era a conta... o hotel mais barato da região. A coisa mais legal da cidade é a língua! Se você não fala inglês não é um problema mas, se você não entende espanhol é impossível! LOL
Eu ouvi diversas vezes "I not speak English (sic). ¿Hablas español?" e sempre, como um grande entendedor do português que (acha que) entende espanhol eu começava a conversar.
Por fim foi uma grande experiência. Um grande passeio e principalemente, minha primeira experiência trabalhando no exterior :-)
As always I'm quite late, I know... but who cares? :-P
As I mentioned in the last post, my final stop before Brazil was Miami!
In fact this is a beautiful place, surrounded by the nature (and sometimes an artificial nature) and a shinny sun.
I was hosted in the Days Inn at the medical center, a very nice location, near to Bayside, South Beach and downtown but not a good place to stay. The room simply stinks, the floor seems to be wet and the towels weren't so clean.... disgusting. The only thing that made me happy there was the check ... the cheapest inn in the region. The funniest part in this city was about the language! If you don¿t speak English it¿s not a big deal but, if can¿t understand Spanish is just impossible! LOL
I heard this several times "I not speak English (sic).¿Hablas español?" and always, as a great Portuguese speaker that (thinks) understand spanish I used to start the conversation.
At the end this was a great experience. A great trip and mainly, my first experience working abroad :-)
Bayside


