Sebastião Verly

Hamurabi and Reverse Logistics

Ur, homeland of Abraham, for those who like crossword puzzles was, until recently, considered to be the oldest known city. Today Jericho is now considered the oldest. The age difference…

Woman, Heavenly Moments

  They say the Devil’s greatest invention was the lemon, created in his attempt to copy the orange, God’s newest invention. The latter, as they say, was God’s second best…

Carnivalesque Parades Occupy Belo Horizonte

Until the early ’60s, it was one hell of a scene the entire week preluding carnival, with all the caricatos coming in from the nearby villages and town quarters, comprised…

The Saint Sebastian Festival in Pompéu, Memories

Back when I was a young child and adolescent, sometime around 1948 to 1960, the best fun you could get in my old hometown, especially for the poor, were at…

The Epiphany Festival

Folia de Reis (The Epiphany Festival) is a celebration of Portuguese origin closely linked to the Catholic celebration of Christmas, brought to Brazil in the early stages of the formation…

Torresmo de barriga