As Águas de Março.....the waters of March.  It's a famous song by Jobim, one of my favorites.  It's a duet with a singer named Elis Regina.  Have a look at the original; they're obviously having a ball:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qle1OrunKnE&feature=plcp

It rains a lot here in Rio in March.  A lot.  But after the rather ridiculously warm summer we've just finished, the rain is nice.  It doesn't make it that much cooler, but getting back to the high 70s and low 80s feels so much better.  And it's about damn time.  Now it's reasonable: i.e., you don't
immediately perspire through your shirt the moment you walk outside.  Now it takes a good 10 minutes. 

We're fortunate to live on a quiet street--shockingly quiet for a city like Rio--so it's as nice to hear to rain as it feels.  The hush of the steady rain on the tree leaves and the street is sublime.   Slowly, it'll back off and the birds will begin to sing and call for each other.  And then it'll begin again, as hard as before and the birds fall silent. 

Dreaming of a sunny day, but enjoying this too. 

Eric

Vieira Souto, Ipanema

 

Holding hands in the rain

Rain the the trees

 

Wave at Arpoador with showers on the way



Painted address tiles

Rain and light

Juliana

Luke

Kids in the Rain

 

 

Flowers

No rain, no rainbows

 

 

 

Sunny day with Pineapple Man

 

 

Yep, that's right: A Gringo In Rio

Hello and welcome to my blog, A Gringo In Rio.  My name is Eric and I'm from the quaint little town of Los Angeles.  After living most of my life in that bustling little burg, on the 30th of August, 2010, our family moved to Brazil for a job (my wife's, not mine). We have two kids--Juliana, 7, (going on 16) and Luke, who turns 4 this week--who are stupendous, mischievous, smart, hilarious and fun-loving kids.  One of the things that makes my wife and I so proud is how well they've adjusted to life abroad. 

From August 2010 until December 10th, 2012, we lived in the southern Brazilian city of Curitiba, in the state of Paraná.  Then, two weeks before Christmas 2012, we moved to Rio de Janeiro....not the worst situation in the world.  As of this post, we've been honorary Cariocas (the local word for those who live in Rio) for about 3 and a half months and--besides the topography-based traffic--it's a wonderful, and complicated, city. 

This blog will just cover my ramblings about living life in another country, my family and other things I/we enjoy: traveling, music, surfing, politics, great food & libations and life by the ocean.

Thanks for checking this out.

                            Many streets are canopied                             

Floral delivery

Occasionally awesome graffitti

                                        Dois irmãos  (Two brothers)                                        

Ginger blooms

 

Reveillon (aka New Year's Eve) 2012

Daytime Carnaval "kids" parade, Ipanema



Sunset