Category Archives: General

Samba in Brazil

Posted on December 11, 2015 by agogo22

Originally posted on Leah La Loca :
Patterns, bright colors, men without shirts, drums, singing, dancing, street art, bus rides, tall strange trees, green foliage, jungle, rain, monkeys, beach, giant worms – Essentially a new world. Some of the words I…

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Grief, Pride & Hope In My Submerged City

Posted on December 10, 2015 by agogo22
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Brazil’s Top Court Suspends Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff

Posted on December 9, 2015 by agogo22

The ruling offers a bit of relief to the embattled Brazilian president. http://fortune.com/2015/12/09/brazil-impeachment-dilma-rousseff/

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Honey with Vibes

Posted on December 9, 2015 by agogo22

True story. In a small town along Brazil’s Amazon, there is a warehouse with barrels of honey stacked on pallets. It’s organic honey, certified chemical-free, and it was produced by Africanized bees – the so-called killers of the bee world. … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary in Rio

Posted on December 9, 2015 by agogo22

A young girl’s long hair is blown by the wind, while she stares ahead at a small collection of trees. Three heads – human or animal we are not sure — protrude from wellington boots on the pavement. It is … Continue reading →

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What is Dark Matter?

Posted on December 8, 2015 by agogo22

To understand Dark Matter, we must first understand gravity. Newton’s law of Gravitation states that any two masses in the universe will attract each other. No matter how far apart, everything that has mass, from a proton to a black hole, … Continue reading →

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Tiny dark matter stars would harbour particles that act as one

Posted on December 8, 2015 by agogo22

“You will be assimilated.” In Star Trek, members of the strange and sinister race known as the Borg would utter this threat as if one. Their behaviour could be echoed in space if dark matter exists in a particular form: … Continue reading →

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Comic strip Museum, Brussels

Posted on December 8, 2015 by agogo22

When I planned for Brussels, definitely on my list was the comic strip museum:Belgian comic strip centre(BCSC). Who won’t be interested to find out the origin of Tintin and captain Haddock and the  village of smurfs ? Of course it … Continue reading →

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The Brazilian-Japanese and the Jew: A Nagahama Tale

Posted on December 8, 2015 by agogo22

So, the other day I stopped by my local Brazilian shop (yes, that is a major thing in Japan) to get some meat to make stew later this week. One of the clerks is a nice guy that wants to learn … Continue reading →

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Flowers Compilation

Posted on December 8, 2015 by agogo22

A compilation of the best pictures of flowers I found on my archive. https://photobyalekos.wordpress.com/2015/12/07/flowers-compilation/

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