My cousin's wife had a baby girl yesterday! I'm pretty relieved, to be honest, because she had a very difficult pregnancy, with gestational diabetes, high blood pressure problems, and even arrhythmia earlier this week. The baby is about a month early, but I think she carried on with the pregnancy as much as possible. I still need to get more ( Read more... )

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Brazil's first female president Dilma Rousseff (whose old prison picture is my icon for this post) took office today in Brasilia. Regardless of political affiliation, of having voted her, I think that every Brazilian woman should feel proud today. Twenty years ago, electing a mere city counsellor was difficult if the candidate was a woman. Female ( Read more... )

Happy New Year from Rio, my friends!!!


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So, for all of you who celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas! And for all of you who do not celebrate it, well, Happy Holidays! I wish good and happy things to you all, and may beautiful places like this be in your future:


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HEY GUYS!

Repeat with me:
Bon Jovi is absolutely awesome!!!

Friday night was the most amazing thing EVER. I was like, in the first row (well, except for the premium area, of course). Here's just a piece of what it was:

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Number one: do not expect any resemblance of logic from me until the end of the month. World Cup is ongoing, my team is finally, slowly, starting to play as a team, so this is all I'm going to think about, OK? And if I am occasionally rude, well, sorry. I'm not sure if I have mentioned it before, but I am a complete savage when it comes to football ( Read more... )