Category Archives: S. America

dinesh/day 41/Rio Vermelho

Posted on February 3, 2010 by 5:21 Somewhere

“Couldn’t get the voodoo priestess to sign- she was in the middle of a trance”. Never heard that one on a shoot before. Let me step back. It’s the 2nd of February. We are on the waterfront in Salvador surrounded by … Continue reading →

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michael / day 43 / Athens

Posted on February 2, 2010 by 5:21 Somewhere

Our last day in Europe. The weather stunk today, but we made the most of it. We ended the day in a spa overlooking the Aegean sea. Not a bad way to wrap. Now its off tonite for a celebratory … Continue reading →

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dinesh/day 40/Salvador

Posted on January 31, 2010 by 5:21 Somewhere

The giant blender called Salvador has mashed, pureed and pulverized a million things over the last four centuries. ‘Capoeira’ is one of the most graceful concoctions it has whipped up. This afternoon we drove down to the  courtyard of the … Continue reading →

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dinesh/day 39/Salvador

Posted on January 31, 2010 by 5:21 Somewhere

If your looking for soft sandy beaches and a catalogue perfect coastal life-this place is not for you. The city of Salvador is visceral. The smells, the sights, the sounds are raw. The  joy and the misery of being human seems … Continue reading →

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dinesh/day 38/Salvador

Posted on January 29, 2010 by 5:21 Somewhere

When most people mention Brazil they  talk of Sao Paulo or Rio. But ask a local and they’ll point you to Salvador de Bahia. I’d never heard of Bahia. Then I met some colleagues from Sao Paulo on a project a … Continue reading →

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dinesh/day 36/rio de janeiro

Posted on January 28, 2010 by 5:21 Somewhere

Very late night in Rio. Running out of adjectives. Leaving for Salvador early in the morning. Hoping for wi-fi access at the airport.

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dinesh/day 33/rio de janeiro

Posted on January 24, 2010 by 5:21 Somewhere

I can still feel the thumping, drumming and chanting in my chest. We just got back from the Maracana stadium where Fluminense were playing Volta Redonda. After getting our press passes we were escorted into the stadium. As I quietly walked … Continue reading →

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dinesh / day six / puerto madero

Posted on November 23, 2009 by 5:21 Somewhere

Yesterday my cab driver said that this country is like a rich, old musty book. There is truth in that. Argentina has struggled. The dust jacket is cracked in places.You can smell every page as you leaf through it. The … Continue reading →

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dinesh / day six / la boca

Posted on November 23, 2009 by 5:21 Somewhere

It’s never a good way to start a day when at breakfast  one is warned  about pickpockets and thieves. We were headed to La Boca where a Sunday morning brings out vendors selling everything from Venetian masks fashioned out of … Continue reading →

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dinesh / day five / recoleta

Posted on November 21, 2009 by 5:21 Somewhere

You can’t get a true sense of a place, its people and its culture till you’ve been to a birth, wedding or funeral. This afternoon when we heard that we had secured an invitation to a Baptism at the Iglesia … Continue reading →

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