Tag: Rio de Janeiro

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Ronnie Biggs

Please play that tune again

Innocence in Brazil Arriving for the first time on a quiet Sunday afternoon on a domestic flight from Belo Horizonte at the Santos Dumont city airport of an almost silent Rio de Janeiro. May 1969. I Immediately feel at home. The sounds, the temperature, the light that is constantly changing, the sea, the beach, the…
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Seu Belo Watchmaker in Flamengo

Seu Belo, Watchmaker in Flamengo

Rio de Janeiro, Monday, January 25, 2021 – Somewhere in Flamengo, within walking distance of the beach, you’ll find the Largo do Machado, a square with majestic royal palm trees and the church that dominates the cityscape.  Where retired men play dominoes. Where flower and plant stalls dominate  on the markets. And on Saturdays the bookstores.…
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