Message from San Francisco!

Dear Marco, Chris, Fabiana, Talise, Sebastian, and the rest of the staff at Castelinho 38,

I just wanted to say thank you for a wonderful stay at your guest house. I had a wonderful time in Rio and everyone at Castelinho 38 was very welcoming and helpful. Thank you all for everything.

I have been very sorry to hear about the terrible rains and flooding in Rio de Janeiro, and the landslides in the Santa Teresa area. I hope all of you are safe, and that the city will be back to normal soon.

I was very sad to leave Rio, and hope to come back soon. Thank you all again for everything.

All the best from San Francisco,

Ann

Viradao Carioca

At its second edition - Viradao Carioca - brings to the city a week end full of culture, music, dance and activities for free. Based on the european¨"White Nights" the week end in Rio is full of stages with live music, open theatres and galeries with a huge programme for all taste.
http://www.viradaocarioca.net.br/ to have a complete view of what is going on..

Eyjafjallajoekull and Botafogo!!!

Every little and tiny thing that surround us it's interconnected with the rest of the universe. We saw it once again this week...

A Volcano located more than 15.000 km from Rio, the Evjafjallajoekull , on Island made an eruption. The wind blew and all the ashes went to Europe. Some of the most important european airports were forced to close and suddenly, more than 17.000 flights were cancelled. One of that flights was an Air France which was supposed to take back home our guests Dominique and Phillipe.

So, forced by this situation, our guests had some extra-days on Rio. And what did they do? They looked forward to enjoy it the best way they could and they went to one of the most important secular football temples of the world: the Maracanã. There, they had the privilege to see how the Botafogo team defeated Flamengo on the final match of the Carioca's Cup. And all, thanks to the Evjafjallajoekull!!!

The guests of the month

Elegant, funny, charming, nice... she is Claudia, who choose for third time to spend some days in the C38. In this last visit she came from São Paulo with her lovely mother, Astrid, to a wedding of some friends.

Thanks a lot for choosing us again. This is already your second home, in Rio! We 're waiting anxious your next visit...

Message from Cape Town!!

Dear Sebastian and everybody else at Castelinho,

Thank you for letting us use your room. We had a wonderful time at your
hotel. I loved the food so much, I wish I could buy it from you.

Thank you for letting me play with your dogs. I miss Samba and Jazz and
all the staff.

I blow kisses all the way from Cape Town to Sebastian, Christina and the
two bosses.

From Rafael

Rio Boat Show 2010

The most charming boat exposition of South America will take place in some few days in the Marina da Gloria, pretty close to where C38 is located. Just 10 minutes away, from the 8th of april up to the 14th, people will find more than 50 different expositors, hundreds of boats, and all the design and features related to boats.

- Normal ticket: R$ 25.

- Children up to 1 meter tall: free of charge

- Over 65 years old: R$ 12,5.

So, for all the sailors who loves the sea, or just for those that like watching and discovering new and amazing things, this is a great opportunity to aproach to the boating world.

World Urban Forum V

During the World Urban Forum V, which take place in Rio de Janeiro last week, the Castelinho38 had the honor to host several of the professors, urbanists, journalists and arquitechts whom were invited to participate to this important international conference. The Forum was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing problems facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies.

Sao Paulo ONG Polis has used C38 as head quarter for their "Partners Meeting", it has been a great pleasure to have them all here during that week.

You ll be staying in our memories and our hearts:Jeremy, Tony, Rita, Geoffrey,Nina, Vaz, Manuella, Lizandra as well as Edgard and his amazing family, Mirjam, Rafael and the little Manu...

We really enjoyed your presence here! And thanks for working so hard for a better world!!! All the future generations will apreciate it.