Grace 2nd Birthday

For a short week we had the pleasure to have at C38, Little Princess GRACE, that celebrated her mother birthday with us and a small BBQ. From early morning until late Grace has enjoied the big rooms of C38, run around the main hall and jumped on the bean bags, giving us huge smiles.



The little princess is going to get a younger brother in october, as a gift for life, even if she is turning two years old today.So we will prepare a special cake to celebrate among our staff.


Grace s father will be also blowing on the candles tomorrow, but we are not allow to reveal how many will be...
Castelinho38 is wishing them a very special birthday.

Chapada Diamantina

The Diamond Highlands is one of the most impressive places in Brasil, a sort of Gran Canyon covered of green and abundant in crystalline waters, with historic small town perfectly preserved has always a greater number of people visiting this place away from the normal touristic route.



After 6-7 hours drive from the capital Salvador, the visitor is rewarded with a rare combination of unforgettable landscapes, elegant colonial architecture and fascinating history.



Chapada Diamantina main activities nowadays are hiking, riding, mountain biking and visits to waterfalls, rivers and caves.



It s hard to imagine that almost 150 years ago, this region was the world s principal diamond producing region – economically important enough for the French to built a consulate in Lencois.



The best place to stay in Lencois is the house on the picture below. Estalagem do Alcino (http://www.alcinoestalagem.com) has the charme of an old colonial house and the comfort of the best hotels. Alcino is a great artist who has specialized in tiles and ceramics, his atelier is open for a visit and the all staff is very kind and smiley.A special mention to the breakfast, one of the best ever had, taken in a shared big table together with the other guests with Alcino himself handing the hot specialities, secret recipes and fresh coffee from the big kitchen next door.



Starting from Alcino C38 made new friendship also with Deborah Doitschinoff, great chef and owner of Etnia(eastern cusine) and Cozinha Aberta (www.cozinhaaberta.com.br)- organic and slow food and last but not least Max and Laura, from El Jamiro, a great Music bar and restaurant on the main little street of Lencois.



C38 has been able to find some old friends that like many others that came for a few days ended up settling down here. Solange and Rubens have just became parents of little Thomas while we were there. Congratulation!!

Salvador de Bahia

One of the most hot destination, after visiting Rio de Janeiro, for many of our guests has been Salvador, capital of the State of Bahia. C38 decided to check it out personally in the last weeks.
Salvador is one of the biggest cities in Brasil, counting more than 2 millions habitants and the ancient capital of the country in the 18th century. It s where you can still breath, eat and feel the African heritage and culture that has arrived during the slave trade, and specifically in this region never left.



The old part of Salvador, better known as Pelourinho has been refurbished 10 years ago and is now a days considered the heart of the city. Built on the top of a hill Pelourinho- easily reachable with the elevator- has hundreds of old churches and colonial houses, restaurants, galleries and many music events at night.
The city has many interesting areas, Itapoa, Itaparica Island, Rio Vermelho, Barra, but our favourite has been Santo Antonio, just a few steps away from noisy Pelourinho, an old neighbourhood on the hill that remind our Santa Teresa in Rio de Janeiro.



Here we stayed at Pousada das Flores, a charming Maison d Hotes of 3 floors, superbly run by Eric and Rose from 17 years. The room are maybe the most spacious we ve ever seen, some with a balcony, some with a little patio and other with a great veranda looking over the bay or the old roof of the city.



The staff is very kind and helpful, they have a little shop at the reception which is perfect for a gift or a last minute souvenir, and the breakfast – in the first floor terrace is plenty of tasty typical things from the region.
We felt so much at home there that we ve elected Pousada das Flores , C38’sister hotel in Salvador. Now we are looking forward to meet again Eric and Rose here in Rio, as soon as they will have some time(they will open a new gorgeous place in St. Antonio this September).



For those who like to be closer to the beach and away from the pulsing city centre, we can recommend one of the villas in Villas do Atlantico, north of Salvador. Massimo was part of C38 staff last year, is now in charge of the agency that is taking care of more than 5 different villas by the beach, all equipped with swimming pool and other comforts, where you can experience a Kite surf course nearby.

Roberta Sá & CANAL BRASIL

One more time C38 is pleased by the presence of a great artist. This time Roberta Sá shown up to shoot a program for CANAL BRASIL.
She presents a TV show called "Faixa Musical" that shows concerts from Brazilian musicians.


The young artist released her first album "Brasileiro" in 2005 and the second in 2007 " Que belo estranho dia pra ser ter alegria"
Regarding our fine musical taste, the singer was already in our playlist and is one of C38 most played artist.


Thanks a lot, Roberta & Canal Brasil team.

Vilavolta

There is a very special place not too far from here, where many of our guests and ourselves use to "hide" when tired of the big city life. Lost in the middle of the atlantic forest Vilavolta has its own soul and spirit that enchants everyone.



A few miles after the colonial Paraty, the gem of the Green Cost of Rio de Janeiro State, and 10 Km from Paraty-Mirim, the very old slave market and today an indian reserve area, you just need to follow the orange signs saying Vilavolta, cross the bridge and try not to fall in love at first sight.



Vilavolta is composed of 3 houses, not too far and not too close to each other, equipped with all basic comfort and nature all around.
Not to mention the natural swimming pool of pure water and the steam sauna built in the middle of two big rocks, perfect to relax after one of the trails.

Dus and Andre are fantastic hosts and their advanced skills in the kitchen will surprise you from breakfast till dinner. They are among the founders of the only CINEMA in town, Paraty Cineclub, who will celebrate its 50th show and the first year of existence tomorrow night.



At Vilavolta there are plenty of options and activities to enjoy the nature, one of our favorite is take a day trip on the fiord Saco de Mamangua, stop at the fisherman house for lunch and explore the river delta riding a typical canoe.
Vilavolta we love you!!

The Island Experience

The Island Experience is a unique adventure spa and fitness program that takes place on the spellbinding island paradise Ilha Grande

If you are looking for peace, wild nature, comfort and healthy life style that is definitively your place: Pousada Estrela da Ilha, Enseada das Estrelas!!

The Island Experience was created by a group of friends who share the same devotion for adventure, healthy habits, outdoor sports, wildlife and environment. They love and care for each other and do their best to live a simple, peaceful and healthy life.



This seven day program is designed to detox your body and de-stress your mind. The combination of outdoor exercise, yoga and meditation, together with a natural diet has proved to have extraordinary health and healing effects.
Usually your day start with Yoga class at the pier, hearing just the waves and the birds, after breakfast be ready for some exercise.

Kayaking, snorkeling, amazing hikes are part of the agenda.
In the evening a last stretch in done in the Yoga class, and the final challenge is face the masseurs and their hands for a deep relaxation session.


(Pico do Papagaio)

A outstanding guided hike through the forest to the top takes almost 2hs.
The Island Experience will introduce you to some of the vast Brazilian culture to ensure that your experience is complete with the possibility of painting, as well as an introduction to Samba and Capoeira, two different types of brazilian dances.
Breathe... Disconnect... Live a healthier life...
Go for the experience!


Daniel & Bob once more reach the highest Peak of the Island with the guests.

Curtas em alta no Rio !

Começou na última quinta-feira, dia 27, a 13º edição do Festival It’s All True – É Tudo Verdade.
O festival é uma grande celebração de toda essa fórmula estética que temos conhecimento hoje em dia, baseada na teoria de que com uma câmera na mão e uma boa idéia você pode fazer uma revolução. O nome diz tudo: É Tudo Verdade – são documentários, os mais realistas e relevantes possíveis, porém sem ofuscar o talento de seus diretores, a não ser que seja necessário em nome dos fatos reais.
Na programação, filmes de peso como “Tiros em Columbine”, de Michael Moore.



Este ano, além da exibição dos curtas, estão programados encontros com diretores e debates sobre retrospectiva do documentário experimental brasileiro no Instituto Moreira Salles, no Artplex Botafogo e no CCBB.

É Tudo Verdade – 13º Festival Internacional de Documentários, de 27 de março a 6 de abril. A programação pode ser encontrada no site do festival:
www.itsalltrue.com.br/2008/programacao/salas.asp?lng=#rio

Visiting the ROYAL Family

On the way back to Brazil from its first African Tour 2008, Castelinho38 High Commission finally meet the Royal Family in London. As you should know by now, Castelinho38 is today a wonderful Lodge thanks to the enterpreneurs ideas of its King and Queen. The Royal family has a new member now, Princess Grace, who is a year an a half old and already visited her Castel last year during the offical gathering of August.



The "Royals" live in the Borough of Islington, north of London and are easily found strolling on Upper Street on saturdays mornings, queueing for a freshly baked bread at local Boulangerie or doing their shopping at the organic Farmers market just behind the Town Hall....Far away from London front-page papers and local pub gossips....



We ve been kindly invited for a tipical Saturday Brunch at the local Gastropub " The Drapers Arms" where Princess Grace is already well known and therefore we didn t have problem to get a table there. The Pub is child friendly and by 14hs it was busy with "little customers" and their parents running around them, while tasting the cold draft beers and Guinnesses.



At home Princess Grace has been trained at use of Fork by HRM in order to be ready to have her first Brazilian BBQ during the next offical visit in Rio de Janeiro. We would like to thank again the Royals for the great moments and hospitality, but first of all thanks for the great season Castelinho38 just closed.

LUME TEATRO

O LUME Teatro começou sua temporada 2008. De 05 a 14 de março, eles estarão no Centro de Convivência Cultural Carlos Gomes, em Campinas (SP), com os espetáculos “O que seria de nós sem as coisas que não existem”, “Cravo, Lírio e Rosa” e “Shi-Zen, 7 Cuias”. No ano passado o Lume ficou hospedado aqui no Castelinho38 durante quase 3 meses na epoca da temporada carioca 2007.




Since its creation, LUME has created 23 performances, and currently maintains a number of shows in repertory. With their combination of performances, workshops and technical demonstrations, the company tours extensively around the world, having visited to date more than 20 different countries.

To compliment the investigations made by the company's fixed group of performers, exchanges between LUME and other artists has become a constant practice, bringing the group into contact with other ways of thinking and doing art, benefitting from the richness of different approaches and thus diversifying and clarifying the groups' own particular path. Along the years, LUME has cultivated special working relationships with master practioners Iben Nagel Rasmussen (Odin Teatret, Denmark), Natsu Nakajima (Japan), Nani and Leris Colombaioni (Italy), Sue Morrison (Canada), Tadashi Endo (Japan) and Kai Bredholt (Odin Teatret, Denmark).



For more information, acess www.lumeteatro.com.br

Centro de Convivência Cultural Carlos Gomes
Praça Imprensa Fluminense, s/nº - Cambuí – Campinas / SP



Pedro Freitas, produtor do grupo, com equipe do Castelinho38 e Tadashi Endo

BEIJOS E ABRAÇOS PARA NOSSOS AMIGOS DO LUME TEATRO!

DESTINATION AFRICA PART 6

Mozambique is a great country with wonderfull people!!! As the Castelinho38 High Commission is getting more confident on the streets and buses chatting with the locals in portuguese and gaining a deeper understanding of the cultural and historic background,we decided to extend our stay in Tofo, in order to enjoy the beach a little longer and meet new traveller friends.



Giuliano and Roberta are regular visitors to Mozambique where they support a social and cultural project in the community of Vilankulo, our next destination, located about 4 hours north of Inhambane. They are showing their Mozambique to Martina and Francesco, friends from Lake Maggiore, as they lived in Maputo during the war in the 80s.
C38 got a lift on the back of a truck, sharing the beautifull landscape and potholes with our Italian friends, all the way up to Vilankulo, the perfect starting point to visit the Bazaruto archipelago.



Unfortunately we only had time for a day trip to the closest island where we were able to do some great snorkeling, enjoy the empty beach and, of course, sailing back to the continent. Once gain the locals we met (Carlito and Narciso) turned out to be great people and we shared beer and sea food with them, our last dinner in Mozamique, before starting our return trip via Johannesburg. Here we spent just one day in Soweto at our friends Lebo and Maria ( www.sowetobackpackers.com) and a night out with our man Fefe in Melville.



We left Joburg and the following day landed at Zanzibar airport, where finally C38 High Commission met our UNEP representative Nilvo Silva, our host in troubled Nairobi. He escorted us from here to the Sauti za Busara Festival, Eastern Africa Music Festival(www.busaramusic.com).
During the festival we had the chance to hear many great musicians from all over Africa, with a great variety of sounds and cultural backgrounds. The greatest surprise was Seckou Keita Quartet + (www.seckoukeita.com), with whom we shared the swimming pool at our hotel. Seckou's youngest son Karim (4 years) became Fernanda's best friend and we couldn t control our excitement during their last concert, when he appeared on stage for the last song playing djembe in front of a crazy crowd.



After a last shopping trip in Zanzibar (probably one of the highlights of our African tour) we will stop in Nairobi (Kenya) for a couple of days, from where we started on the 31st of december 2007. Before coming back to RIO, we still have some time to spend between Trieste, Paris and London where we are looking forward to seeing our friends and relatives and where we will further spread the word of CASTELINHO38.

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DESTINATION AFRICA PART 5

Castelinho38 High Commission (Stefano, Fernanda e Ana) visited Swaziland, the only absolute monarchy on earth and probably one of the smallest country in Africa.
Unfortunately the King couldn t receive us, so after a day spent in capital Mbambane we decided to go to Mlilwane National Sanctuary, part of the Big Game Park (www.biggameparks.org). Here we enjoyed the beauty of the Park and got lost during our hikkings, we ve seen a lot of animals and run away from Hippos as they were aproaching land.



Swaziland could reminds Swizerland for its green valleys and its high peaks, but the friendly people here are very attached to their traditional rituals and tribes languages.
A special mention to beautyfull Reilly's Rock Lodge where prince of Holland use to spend his holidays and were C38 HC had an english tea with local biscuits during a sunny afternoon.



From Swaziland it has been quite easy to cross over Mozambique land. We arrived in its capital, Maputo on a sunday afternoon just in time to meet for dinner Ana's friends who recently moved in town. Castelinho38 High Commission has been kindly invited by Denzyl and Kathy to stay with them for the rest of our days in Maputo, where we had good food and plenty of local beers, but most important we ve been able to communicate in portuguese with the locals!!




Maputo has a mixture of Portuguese architecture, some great Art Deco buildings and many modern soviet style constructions. The movie Blood Dimond has been shooted here, and the train station, one of the local cultural meeting point, has still some of the props they used for the film.



From Maputo we went then north toward Inhambane, and we are now writing from TOFO a village on a very nice and empty beach, where bamboozi beach lodge is our head quarter ( www.bamboozibeachlodge.com). Here C38 experienced the Ocean Safari and have been able to swim with the Shark Whale.Today 2nd of February is Yemanja day, so we ll spend our day on the beach hoping to see the goddess and pay tribute to her..

É carnaval !!!

O Rio de Janeiro está em pleno ritmo de carnaval. Cariocas e turistas de diversos lugares acompanharam os vários blocos que sairam no último fim de semana e se preparam para mais uma maratona esta semana.
No sábado passado, dia 26, desfilaram pelas ruas de Santa Teresa os tradicionais blocos Céu na Terra e Rio Maracatu. Nem a fina chuva que insiste em cair na cidade espantou os foliões, que desde às 9 da manhã aguardavam fantasiados a saída dos blocos.
A Orquestra Popular Céu na Terra é famosa no carnaval carioca onde desfila, desde 2001, pelas ladeiras do bairro, puxando a multidão, que segue o bondinho, onde os músicos tocam as tradicionais marchinhas de carnaval.


Um dos desfiles do bloco Céu na Terra


Já o Rio Maracatu realiza desfiles, cortejos e shows de reconhecida qualidade musical. Os cortejos do bloco em Santa Teresa e na orla de Ipanema, atraem muitas pessoas em uma grande confraternização musical. No repertório do bloco, muitos ritmos, cantos e danças tradicionais brasileiras, como a Ciranda, o Côco, o Samba, além do Maracatu.
Isso foi apenas uma pequena prévia do que vem por aí, já que o carnaval começa, oficialmente, no dia 02 de fevereiro. Mas até lá, alguns blocos arrastam algumas centenas de foliões pelas ruas da cidade, com muito batuque, alegria, confete e serpentina.

E, para não ficar de fora da folia, o Castelinho38 está com fantasias à venda, bem como tíquets para os desfiles das escolas de samba.
No domingo, dia 03, desfilam no Sambódromo a São Clemente, Porto da Pedra, Salgueiro, Portela, Mangueira e Viradouro. E, na segunda-feira, para os que ainda tiverem disposição, é a vez da Mocidade, Unidos da Tijuca, Imperatriz, Vila Isabel, Grande Rio e Beija-Flor.


Desfile da Beija-Flor de Nilópolis, a grande vencedora do carnaval 2007


Se você vai se hospedar aqui no Castelinho38, garanta logo a sua fantasia, as entradas para os desfiles e caia na folia !!

DESTINATION AFRICA PART 4

A few hours after Castelinho38 High Commission decided to book the Tazara
train, which would have taken us from Dar Es Salaam to Lusaka (capital of
Zambia)in just 46hs journey, we have seen in the news that Zambia had just
declared an emergency state due to the latest flooding and heavy rains.



We therefore went for plan B, but before that, we went up to Kwendwa, north of
Zanzibar. Here there are many resorts and on the beach there are mainly
MUZUNGOS ( white men - in swhaili language), but the sae colour and the beach
are just unbeliveble and we have taken some pictures to prove it.



The plan B was to flight from Zanzibar to Johannesburg in South Africa and
from there continue toward Mozambique. After a long journey we ve arrived in
South Africa and a series of good coincidences we ended up in South West
Township, better known worldwide as SOWETO.



Castelinho38 has found in LEBO's Backpackers (www.sowetobackpackers.com)a home
and many friends.The people here is simply superb, very gentle and kind.
With Lebo we went for a bike tour around soweto, met the locals, had South
african beer and discover an incredible world which is part of African History.
We have officially invited our friends to come to Rio, hopefully they will be
able to come soon in order to strenght our african relationships.

DESTINATION AFRICA PART 3

Castelinho38 High Commission entered Tanzania via Namanga on a small bus. After the procedures at the border we arrived in Arusha on the feet of Mountain Kilimanjaro, the highest pick in Africa. From here we left for a two days Safari, first in the Terengire National Park where we encountered again many of the most famous animal, especially Elephants and Giraffes together with hundreds of Tze Tze flies.



We spent the night in a fantastic camping top of Rift Valley escarpment, under an incredible sky, got up early in the morning to see the sun rising and then drive with our old Land Rover ( and its local driver) to Ngorongoro Creater, one of the most stunning Reservation Area in Africa. Inside this creater at more then 2000 mt on see level, we have seen again lions, zebras, wildbeasts, yenas, monkeys and many others, not to mention an incredible landscape and vegetation.



From Arusha we then got a bus to Dar es Saalam, Tanzania s capital on the cost of East Africa, where after more than 10hs of jorney we arrive at night in a very hot and humid big city. Here C38 HC spent a couple of days to do some shopping, visit the city and prepare the next stops of our trip.




After a 2 hours Ferry ride we finally arrive in the island of Zanzibar, which is without doubts one of the most amazing and fascinating place on earth. This is the island of spices, from where Sultans, Portuguese and British were controlling their trades in the Indian Ocean.
Here muslims, indians and christians lives together in peace for centuries and africans, persian, arabs, europeans have mixed with each other into the Swhaili culture.

Zanzibar old town is easy to discover, and people are very friendly and interesting. We felt very much at home at Clove Hotel ( www.zanzibarhotel.nl ), a three floors house in the old town, with charming and well decoreted rooms and a breathtaking roof top terrace where breakfast is serve and late evening chill out take place.



In Zanzibar our favorite place has been the local market, where you can find everything from fresh fishes to muslim dresses, quick meals or football tshirts. It s now here Mango season and Pineapple is simply delicious. The Zanzibar apple is what in Brasil we call Jambo fruit, and Jambo in Swhaili means Hello! It seems to us that this fruit has been introduce in Brasil by someone coming from Zanzibar.




There are so many fascinating stories about how this island was the centre of the main routes and trades during last 4 centuries. Slave trade, expeditions, sailing boats and pirates
We ve been able to find one of them hidden in a small hotel room in town (pictured above with the face covered and his tatoo) who you might be able to recognaize.
C38 High Commission is taking a few days in the northern beaches of the island before catching the Tazara Train on next tuesday. This train should take us in Zambia, our next destination from where we ll send some more african news ... Jambo, Jambo!

DESTINATION AFRICA PART 2

We camped in a tent on the hill overlooking the Mara River and all the Masai Mara Reserve. Needless to say, we had a wonderful time and we’ve been able to see almost all the most famous inhabitants of this corner of Africa.



After the first bubbling days in Nairobi, Castelinho38 High Commission has decided to explore the Masai Mara Reserve. The area is considered, together with Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, the most amazing place on earth to see the wild African animals.




The most impressive thing here is the wide space and numbers of animals that freely come and go in between the safari cars. Our favorites are the giraffes and one afternoon during a walking safari around the camp we had the chance to meet a family of 6, but unfortunately our camera ran out of battery and we were unable to catch this unforgettable moment.

Elephants, rhinos, gazelles, zebras, antelopes, hippos and so many other species of mammals live there in harmony with the Masai Tribe, which dedicates most of its time to tending the cattle, cows and sheep outside the reserve. The Masai always use red dress and a wooden stick.




The road to get to Masai Mara is terrible and we had the chance to see a bit of the interior of Kenya, its people and its magnificent landscapes.

We are now heading toward Tanzania where we should spend the next weeks and from where we will write our next travel post.

Special visits

Here in Castellinho38 we are lucky to always have illustrious visitors grace our breezy retreat. In the past week a group of maritacas, a type of small parrot, dined in our garden and today we received a very special morning greeting from a gavião-carijó, a type of eagle. The majestic bird came so close to our terrace that we could hear the flapping of its wings. Unfortunately, the gavião-carijó didn’t have time for a chat or a piece of cake—just a quick rest before bustling off.



To know a little bit more about our special guests...
Physical Appearance: gavião-carijó measure about 36 cm and have long wings with open points. The coloration of the female and male bird is almost exactly the same. The male and female are generally distinguished by the size, the female being a bit larger.
Habitat: Gavião-carijós can survive with very little vegetation, and therefore can populate many different areas.
Distribution: Gavião-carijós live in parts of Mexico and Argentina and all of Brazil.
Behavior: They fly in open sky in wide circles, beating their large wings rapidly as they call attention to themselves with the loud call for which they are widely known.
Food: Large insects are the main entrée on the menu for the gavião-carijó. They also feast on lizards, small cobras, birds such as pardais, and even bats.
Natural Predators: The greatest threat to these majestic birds is human kind. Due to the destruction of their environment and the devastating effects of hunting, these birds may be in grave danger.
Preservation: The birds of prey play an indispensable role in natural selection. They help with the problem of overpopulation of smaller birds (as well as rats and pigeons in the urban centers). Gavião-carijós also maintain the size of their own population, eliminating the terminally ill of their species.
Final Note: The gavião-carijó is one of the species least affected by human interference-- they can even be found in urban areas sleeping in sky-scraper windows! However, we must remember that we are sharing this earth with many other beings. Plus, our coffee and cake certainly would be a little less interesting without the morning greeting of our illustrious visitors.

DESTINATION AFRICA PART 1

HAPPY 2008 to all!! While crazy summer is rocking in RIO and wintertime is freezing all of Europe, Castelinho38 is off discovering Africa. We started the New Year in Nairobi, Kenya, which was quite an adventure...if you happen to watch the World Head Lines News you may see two Italians wandering amidst the riots that engulfed the city after the most recent presidential election.



Luckily we are staying with our friends, Nilvo, a UN officer, and Ana, a Folha de SP journalist, so we are following all the UN safety instructions and the latest news reports. Don’t worry about our safety, we are doing fine! For now, as we wait out the riots, we have been stocking foods and gasoline. As the riots continue, the prices of goods are rising fast and certain items are difficult to find.



We have talked with a few locals, and they all seem very concerned about the situation. Nairobi is a hot-bed of conflict; election robbery, ethnic fighting, deteriorating economic and political situation. It was impossible to merely witness the mounting conflict—we had to help. We have been assisting Ana as she does her research and interviews about the city, which has certainly been an eye-opening experience.



This experience has greatly affected us. We will never forget the locals we have met, and the events we have witnessed. We are extremely grateful for our hosts, Ana and Nilvo, whose life work continues to be an inspiration. We are looking forward to the next step of our trip, but our thoughts and prayers remain with those who are left behind.

Happy Holiday Season

Dear Friends,

We cannot believe another Holiday Season and New Year is already upon us! While we are certainly looking forward to enjoying the tropical Rio festivities with our new guests, we will keep our old friends in our hearts and minds. Here’s to a wonderful holiday season filled with family, friends and good cheer!

Warm Regards,
Your friends at Castelinho38

Aquarela do Brasil

European Tour 07 - part. 3

After visiting the Pope in Rome and pay respect to the Queen in London, Fabio finally had some days off and decided to discover the hidden gem of the Adriatic see: TRIESTE

Trieste is where Castelinho38's minds were born and from where we receive constantly visitors. Annie was another gift we received from Trieste and after being a guest of us, she became part of our precious staff during 3 months.



Fabio came in time to admire the most famous and crowded sailing competition in Europe, BARCOLANA, which gather more then 2000 sailing boats of different sizes and ambitions. Stefano Peditto has been a perfect host, riding Fabio around on his scooter.



Being so close to the border with Slovenija (former republic of Yugoslavia) Fabio had the chance to explore a bit of its wines and culinary specialities together with the confusing crossroads. Now by the end of the month the border will be dismanteled as Slovenija is already part of the European Community, and finally people can come and go without stupid passport controls.
That s it for our first European Tour, special thanks goes to Fabio our respected Ambassador and all the friends and guests we had the pleasure to meet out there.....

European Tour 07 - part 2

Castelinho38 delagation went to Madrid in order to meet AMINA, an italian friend living there. Our ambassador Fabio has been very well treated and enjoyed the tapas bar and Madrid night's life very much.



Amsterdam was another place where Castelinho38 had some friends to see. WICO MULDER who spent a few days with us together with his sister Margit, has been a great host and Fabio decided to put Amsterdam at the top of his list...no wonder why..



C38 tour in Europe lasted 1 month and touched Madrid,Toledo, Barcelona, Paris, Venice, TRIESTE, Rome, Bruxelles and Amsterdam. More details on the next stops are coming soon

European Tour 07 - part 1

Castelinho38 decided to go on its first European Tour in october, in order to visit some of its friends and guests.
Our manager Fabio has been the ambassador of Castelinho38 and one of the most important mission was to reestablish contact with our friends Jean-Charles Auria, filmaker who spent residency at our premises during 3 months last year( June-August 06).
Jean Charles is a french rastaman from south of France now living in Paris, who developped together with Rosa, Castelinho38 LOGO and concept.



Rosa has now became a chef and is attending the most famous culinary school in Paris where she lives with Jean Charles, she s graduated in Communication and together with the LOGO she has selected our COLOURS, and help ILAN with the web page. For those of you who had the chance to experience her culinary skills and her sweetnees, I am sure you don t forget her.



Not too far from them, Fabio went to meet ILAN WEISS our very first webmaster and photographer, who now lives in Bruxelles where he studies Films. Ilan is mexican from DF, and we had the pleasure to have him at Castelinho38 during his stay in RIO from July to September 06.

Fabio assures us that they are doing fine and we hope to see them soon back in RIO....muita saudades..LOVE38

38 recommends: YOU SMELL NICE

DJs Doug Gray and Mary Byker aka You Smell Nice (and a very special guest DJ from the weekend's TIM FEST) will be setting up camp from 2pm on Sunday 28th October for the first of many happy, lazy, boozy Sundays in the Santa Teresa sunshine at Casa MangoMango.

A bit like a Sunday in London is the idea, but with tastier food, better weather, much more in the way of poolside action and, ergo, less clothing. So not so similar I guess. If that sounds like your cup of Matte, then you can get there before 4pm for cheap entry (R$10 instead of R$15) and a better chance of getting a go at the BBQ (highly recommended)...

See you there
You Smell Nice x
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DJs Doug Gray e Mary Byker, aka, You Smell Nice (e um DJ convidado  muito especial do TIM FEST) estarão iniciando a partir das 14hs de  domingo 28 de outubro, o primeiro de vários domingos relaxantes à  beira da piscina com muita música e birita sob o sol de Santa Teresa  na Casa Mangomango. 

A idéia começou com um domingo Londrino no Rio, mas com comida mais  gostosa, melhor clima, muita ação na beira da piscina e menos roupa!  Londres sob o sol carioca. 
Chegue antes das 16hs para pegar um desconto (R$10 ao invés de R$15). 

Até lá! 
You Smell Nice x


Casa Mangomango: Rua Joaquim Murtinho, 587 - Santa Teresa 
28th October 14h-22h
R$15 (R$10 before 16h)
piscina/cerveja/caipirinha/churrasco/música/dj 

RETICENCIA new magazine Launch

We had the pleasure to host another photos shooting recently, this time for the front page of a new magazine to be launched at the end of this month called "RETICENCIA". The model in these pictures is Cynthia O Dwyer who was photographed by Alexander Moskow. Further comments are maybe unnecessary....

ROYAL FAMILY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!

A equipe do Castelinho38, deseja um fantastico primeiro aniversario para sua pricesa.
Tambem um augurio de paz, amor, felicidade, saude e....dinheiro para o pai da Grace, MARCO o Rei do Castelinho.
Comemorando hoje 29 de agosto os seus aniversarios.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCESS GRACE !

Nossos amigos!

No Castelinho38, a casal Zuzu e Jass são as mascotes da pousada. Vocês, com certeza, vão se apaixonar com eles. Em abril, os filhotes deles nascerão. 7 cachorrinhos fofinhos que deixarão a equipe do Castelinho38 e os hospedes locos de paixão.
Eles ficarão dois meses no Castelinho38, comendo diretinho, brincando no jardim e com muito atenção e amor.
No inicio de junho, eles forram embora encontrar as novas famílias deles. Linda vida para eles!