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Permanent and indeterminate

Permanent and indeterminate So it is official. I am now permanent and indeterminate as far as Brazil is concerned. I collected my “cedula de identidade de estrangeiro” today from the federal Police here in Niteroi. Otherwise known, I suppose, as … Continue reading

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Huddle-muddle – aren’t words interesting?

Etymology and all that! (The expert etymology is all taken from Etymology online, thanks; http://etymonline.com) I am happy to say that I am on the last lap of preparing my novel for publication: target date October 1st 2013, the anniversary … Continue reading

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Silly Conversations

It is odd how conversations come about which quickly become funny (silly funny – engraçado in Portuguese, or engraçada if you are female) This morning Fatima was explaining something about a piece of news, or something – I forget exactly … Continue reading

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