So near and so far
Inlaid in the exuberant nature between the exotic mountains and beaches of the southern Brazilian coast there is the marvellous city of Rio de Janeiro. In one of its mountains,…
Fake News
In our days there is great talk about “fake news”. This is the term used to describe the news that isn’t totally true, the distorted or invented truth created to…
Equality in Sight!
Some years ago I was invited to have lunch at the Santiago Naval Club called Caleuche. Interesting that its name comes from a legend ghost ship from Patagonia and its…
Looting
In our days it is common for the media to show huge popular manifestations happening in different parts of the world with people invading the streets of their cities forming…
God with Alzheimer
Alois Alzheimer was the Germain psychiatrist and neurologist who identified for the first time the neurodegenerative disease symptoms that lead to loss of memory which can usually affect older age…
Paternity Test
The DNA paternity test is a molecular methodology used to determine if two individuals are biologically bound or not. This process of comparing the genetic code of people was created…
Trapped in the bottle
Released some years ago “Aladdin” the film produced by the Walt Disney studios once again showed one of the most famous stories from the eastern tale “Arabian Nights” cleverly reediting…
Amazon
Due to its importance, the Amazon region has always been in the center of the international discussions, be it for the controversial exploitation of its countless natural resources or for…
Lady Pilot
Years ago while flying from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro the pilot as usual welcomed those on board and explained the flight details through the PA system. Hearing the…
Stuck in the Old Testament
A man called Hiroo Onoda was a Japanese military soldier who was deployed in December 1944, during the second world war, to defend a small island in the Philippines where…