diario rio

RJ 08/07/1989 Saturday I watched lots of films, it’s mine and the family’s new favourite pastime. Gino called, we dreamt about each other last night, which happens often, but our dreams were very different. In his dream we were at the beach, together… A good dream. In my dream, as in so many, I only … Read more

RJ 06/07/1989 Thursday I was arriving in Brasilia exactly a year ago, for the holidays. My father hasn’t called and this makes it clear that he’s NOT my father. I wrote to Luciana asking if I could stay at her house in the last week of July (when I don’t have classes at Brasas) and … Read more

RJ 05/07/1989 Wednesday I had an English oral test today at Brasas and got 100%! It seems Fred will also be our teacher on Book 3. I hope so! I called Gustavo on Monday asking if he wanted to come with me to exchange 40 dollars in Copacabana. He said he’d call to let me … Read more

RJ 02/07/1989 Sunday I watched an amazing film by Alan Parker last night and today. I’m a fan of his, he’s an amazing director. This time I watched Angel Heart (it’s translated as Satanic Heart to Portuguese, which gives the twist away! Why?) with Mikey Rourke and Robert de Niro. Me and Maira had to … Read more

RJ 01/07/1989 Saturday – Baptism at the Umbanda Centre Last night was Gabriel and Julia’s christening at the Umbanda Centre, my aunt said she accidentally bought an extra ribbon. When we were having lunch (the whole family), they commented I’ve never been baptised (as my mother is a staunch atheist). Then it was like we … Read more