RIO 2016, yes we can!

The International Olympic Committee representatives are visiting Rio de Janeiro during these days in order to check the availability of the city to host the Olympics games in 2016. Rio is a finalist candidate for South America, where the Olympics games have never been held, together with Tokyo, Chicago, Madrid.

Rio is ready and Brazil deserves an Olympic Game, check the official link to see all information about the candidate city: www.rio2016.org.br
We are all looking forward to the final decision that will be taken the 2nd of October in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Guests of April 09

C38 guests of the month are : Richard and Cathy Webb, who spent their honeymoon in Brazil, and the last stop of their trip with us here at Castelinho38.
Richard and Chaty were so kind to share the very fresh photos of their wedding with us and the stories of the families, coming from Scotland and Ireland (but in a globlal world they met eachother in Madrid and lived in London together before getting married and come to Rio).
We shared with them the little secrets of Lapa and the hospitality of our place - the special atmosphere of the house-particularly romantic during their stay.
Take care of your fine selves, and congratulation once again from all C38.

Romario

Do not miss, Giancarlo Neri (Roma)) and Marcos Chaves (Rio) finally woriking together for their DUO exihibition at Progetti Gallery, this coming saturday 25th of April.
Two greats and funny caracthers and consolidated international artists in one of the nices art spaces in town. See you there!

France.br & other party

Was offically opened yestarday the Cultural year of France in Brazil. A great fireworks show took place in the Lagoa of Rio de Janeiro, with the performance of Group F. Several events in town and other states of Brazil are scheduled for 2009. Vive la France!

Meanwhile in Holland the dutchs are getting ready to celebrate the Day of the Queen (30th of April), considered one of the greatest party on earth together with the Carnival in Rio...the poster advertising the event looks very promising. Up Holland!

Uma bella fazenda

Fabio Prado, our good friend and ex-manager at C38 gently invited during the Eastern holidays our reporter Valentina to spend some times in his family fazenda in Paraguacu, inland of Minas Gerais.

The fazenda has been recently reformed and keeps the original structures, wooden floors and spirits of the old times. Tucanos and parrots are common here as well as many other types of birds that are the only noise you can hear.

Pargaguacu is a small and well organized town of 40000 inhabitants on the edge of the artificial lake of Furnas, one of the biggest hydroelectric power station reservoir lake with 1440 km2 of wet areas and 34 municipalities. The use of boats, of any kind is a normal way of transportation for the people that lives nearby the big lake.

Coffee plantation is the main crop of the area together with milk production and cows.
However in Prado s fazenda "Agua Branca" they have aproximately 150 lambs, which is quite unsual in Brazil. Congratulation to the Prado s for their lovely place and thanks for your kindness and pao de queijo!

Waves

Big waves are hitting Rio de Janeiro in this Easter holidays. Due to a a subtropical cyclon that passed on the Atlantic sea, the coast of south of Brazil have been reached by a high waves.

In Rio the experts have forcasted 4 meters of waves and along the beaches everywhere the Danger signs are out. This fenomenos are pretty common during autumn season and even if Rio is not a surf paradise, there are plenty of sufers taking advantage of the waves at this time.

Here some old picture that shows the same kind of weather in the early 1920s when the surf boards were not so popular around here. Nature is showing herself, respect the nature.

Dinos

Last week we had an invasion of Dinosaurs in our premises! Our guests Jorge and Marlies Ritter from Porto Alegre, came to Rio in order to celebrate their grandson Francisco 1st britday.
They have invited Francisco s older brother Antonio to spend the week-end with them at the castel.

With great surprise -when they ve opened Antonio s suitecase, the room was invaded by all sort of paleolithic Dinosaurs species!! Antonio had invited his friends and there they were all ready to play in their new room. Francisco pay us a visit during the breakfast on sunday and enjoyed to play with our dogs, while grandmother was fascinated with our art exihibiton, being herself an artist too. Check out Marlies Ritter latest works at Bolsa de Arte in Porto Alegre.

In-Port Race

more info about Volvo Ocean Race..

F1 of the seas