Sebastião Verly

A magia da criaçãoLa magia de la creación

Endless Longing

An aspiring writer, he read and reread every one of Humberto de Campos’ works. He made a point of bringing up in conversations the dozens of books published by “Brazil’s…

Neighbor’s Day

Last week I started paying a new rental sum for the apartment of which I have been a tenant for thirteen years now. The price is very high, but I…

Cara dura

Today, different than usual, I started writing this article with its title. Different because the title usually arises somewhere along the writing. What I really want is to blow off…

The pleasure of doing a job well done

Confucius once said that a man who chooses a job he enjoys will never have to work a day in his life. Yes, to work. Or in Latin, tripaliare, which…

Uncle Pedro, a Folk Type

My small town of Pompeu always had a few folk types who stood out in the crowd. Maybe they’re something like the “court jesters” of the Middle Ages, the way…