Category: Life In Brazil
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Only in Brazil: The Traveling Singing Junk Man
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the US, junk removal is purely transactional. In Brazil, it comes with a live soundtrack. Discover the charm of the singing junk man.
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An American in Brazil Learns Why the World Cup Matters
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe world cup is here. Do you know the history of the sport and the culture it has in Brazil?
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The Return of Rio’s Blue-and-Yellow Macaws: Back After More Than 200 Years
Reading Time: 5 minutesFor more than 200 years, blue-and-yellow macaws were missing from Rio de Janeiro. Discover how deforestation and wildlife trafficking drove these iconic birds from the Atlantic Forest, and how an ambitious conservation project is bringing them back to Tijuca National Park.
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Part 15 The End – Retirement
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe End – Retirement Believe it or not, I was the one who had to convince my wife to move back to Brazil. It wasn’t that she didn’t love it there; the concern was more about job opportunities for our son and the usual safety worries. I was 62 and could take…
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Retirement and Identity: What Nobody Tells You About Life After Work
Reading Time: 6 minutesAfter one full year of retirement, I reflect on the psychological side of leaving work behind after 40 years. A personal essay about identity, purpose, routine, solitude, productivity, aging, and learning how to live when your value is no longer measured by work alone.
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Part 14 – The Move To Florida
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Move To Florida Since this is my career journey to retirement, I can’t leave out personal life events that are part of the story. In 2013, I got divorced. By 2014, I met someone online, one of the benefits of the internet. I had recently asked my boss if I could…
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Post 4 – Soccer History To The World Cup
Reading Time: 3 minutesAre you following the FIFA 2026 World Cup. We have a weekly series going up to the start. What do you think? check it out and make a prediction.
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Part 13 – The interview and the start at JPMChase
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe interview and the start at JPMChase As I mentioned, I got a call for an interview within a few days, scheduled for next week. I remember showing up in a blue suit and being taken to a small conference room, where I would have countless meetings over the next six years…
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Inside Rio’s Ressaca: Massive Waves Flood Leblon and Ipanema
Reading Time: 3 minutesMassive waves slammed into Rio’s Leblon and Ipanema beaches as a powerful ressaca pushed ocean water, sand, and spray across Avenida Delfim Moreira. Here’s what it looked like standing there as the Atlantic overtook the shoreline.