Written by 2012 was a pretty hectic year for me with trips to Brazil, the Caribbean and Europe. Here are the posts made on the spot: live blogging from several countries. After my usual January detox, first it was Switzerland in February: The Engadine valley with posts like Swiss Romansch, Unfortunate Swiss names , Scuol: Hom Strom [...]
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Homage to Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Niemeyer, the best known Brazilian architect, would have been 105 on December 15, 2012. He didn’t make it, dying on Dec 5th. It’s about the only deadline he didn’t meet. I have personally sought out most of his buildings in Rio, Brasília and elsewhere, and have been mightily impressed by his vision and style. [...]
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The Brazilian flag has featured a lot in London recently, what with the Olympics, the Paralympics and the choice of Rio as the seat of the Football (or Soccer) World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016. So much of the international bunting I’ve seen has got it wrong and many have asked me [...]
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