Feb 10 2016
Greetings from Brazil!
Enroute to Brazil, I offer a brief update to all my friends in Circle – spanning two years since The Beloved Community teleconference completed. My Lyme doctor has given me a green light to travel, so my husband Jefferson and I return to Brazil, our home-away-from-home, where we can swim anytime. The new version of […]
Feb 10 2016
Carnaval in Olinda, Brazil
We are having a wonderful time in Brazil. Carnaval is at its height. Bands with dancers (organized by Blocos) constantly waltz through the streets. Music — always, everywhere. Smiling, colorfully adorned people — very friendly and welcoming. Yesterday I followed a children’s parade — dressed as Bonacoes: grand-sized figures, mostly human, often politicians (to be […]
By Lauren Oliver • Brazil •