I KEEP WALKING

These streets will make you feel brand new

2010-05-19T08:47:00.003-03:00

PRESS PLAY Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys 1 & 2 - Fao's piano :)3 & 4 - Times Square5 - Interacting with Ernesto Neto's art at MoMA6 - Watching Madama Butterfly at the Met7 - long long long lay over at Charlote's Airport on the way back home...and yes, in the end I was feeling brand new and inspired... and ready to start my new adventure! I (heart) NY

If you are going to San Francisco...

2010-05-12T07:27:00.008-03:00

PRESS PLAY If you are going to San Francisco - Scott MckenzieI spent the last months travelling in the US and here is the first part of my little adventure - Napa and SF.Things learned in this trip - 1. Napa's vineyards become mustard fields in during the winter, and it's pretty! :) 2. I like the Bay Bridge better than the Golden Gate, and it can look like an special effect on foggy rainy day...

Caught in flagrante

2010-03-17T09:35:00.003-03:00

why do cats love drawers, closets, bags, clothes piles, and everything they shouldn't be sleeping on?

Gaya's first walk

2010-03-13T12:59:00.002-03:00

This Friday I decided to finally take Gaya for a walk in the street. I've been thinking about doing that since she moved in, cuz she is always so attracted to the outside world and keeps running away from home. Sometimes I ask myself if I am good mom... So cat's curiosity made me borrow Billy's collar and see what happened.She was kind of paralyzed by the collar. It looked like she felt

I keep painting or the true colors

2010-03-11T10:13:00.004-03:00

Back to painting the screen I started about a year ago. Finally found my true colors.

Water Planet

2010-03-07T19:33:00.003-03:00

All I have to say is AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! :D

blossoming

2010-03-05T10:30:00.004-03:00

I had bought this orchid about 2 years ago and it never flowered until this year. Actually the first flower bud appeared on January 1st, announcing a promising year :)Violet is the color of transformation and for sure they are happening in my life.I'm proud as a mom, to see something I believed in and toke care of grow up and become this pretty thing. It was for sure a present. I always have

Viva la vida!

2010-03-03T15:27:00.004-03:00

PRESS PLAY Viva la Vida - ColdplayLast Sunday I went to the Coldplay concert in Rio. Absolutely fantastic! Amazing art direction, and a very vibrant concert. I really didn't expect that much, since most of the songs are kind of depressing, but it was a good surprise. At some point giant confetti bombs with millions of butterflies turned the night into a fluorescent fairy tale. Although it rained

Love Holding Love

2010-02-08T12:17:00.014-03:00

PRESS PLAY Brazil - WahOne of my favorite places in Rio is Ilha Grande. There are no cars, very few houses/hotels and people. It's all about the nature, and what nature! Cristal clear water, breathtaking beaches all around, pure pure air. It's all about bikini and Havaianas. I got back together with Felipe after some very needed time apart, and lots of transformations. We've been there a couple

They keep catwalking

2010-01-12T11:59:00.009-03:00

PRESS PLAY I don't wanna dance - Lady Linn and Her Magnificent Seven Claudia Simões and Maria Bonita @ Fashion Rio with my friend Lívia. Fun!

Happy New Year!

2010-01-02T13:44:00.006-03:00

I spent my new year's eve again at Copacabana beach watching the fireworks. I've done that almost my whole life, with a few exceptions. Well, I lived there, and now still live very close, so it's been the obvious choice. I heard this year they hired specialists from Disney to coordinate the fireworks with the music. For me, it was amazing like always :) I just LOVE the shiny colors everywhere!

Lagoa's Xmas Tree

2009-12-30T22:11:00.026-03:00

One of my favorite things in December is to rent a paddle boat and go see Lagoa's floating xmas tree from very very close! I It's been a city tradition for over 10 years, and they always come up with something different. Last year they had pictures of Brazil's famous landscapes. This year is pretty traditional xmas colors, lights and decorations and I LOVE it! I pass by it everyday since

the nut cracker!

2009-12-24T11:56:00.000-03:00

Cooking grandma's nut cake - 2 of my favorite things :))I have to say Vivi has a natural talent for the kitchen and she was amazing with the mixer!It turned out perfect, just like hers, and tasting like childhood Xmas!

xmas shopping

2009-12-23T21:23:00.000-03:00

PRESS PLAY É preciso saber viver - Roberto CarlosVictória is so enthusiatic about the blog! She is often posing for feet pics. We were on the mall this week and she was the one who found this lovely floor at a store! So cute :)Later on we watched a coral singing a song I LOVE, that says something like "you need to know how to live / if there is a rock on your way, you can remove it..." and Vivi

Lillies :)

2009-12-15T23:48:00.000-03:00

got ink done today! :D still buuuurns...PRESS PLAY Lilly - Pink Martini...actually I recycled an old tattoo I had there for 15 years, and it really wasn't me anymore... now it literally is! And I LOVE it!

Victória and Valentina's party!

2009-12-13T10:33:00.013-03:00

December is for sure an emotional month for me. It's my mom's and grandma's birthday, and they are both not here anymore to celebrate with us, but it's also Victória and Valentina's birthday, and that is guaranteed fun!Our friend Barbara had to rescue little Lara from the ball pool, I took a ride on a seahorse, girls had fun playing with the table decoration and were literally climbing walls! The

tiny dancer

2009-12-11T08:07:00.019-03:00

PRESS PLAY História de uma gata - Vanessa da MataLast weekend it was Victoria's first ballet presentation :)) She was in three choreographies, and she played an Angel, Little Red Riding Hood and a Cat! It was soooo cool to see her dance one of my favorite childhood songs! My sister was travelling for work, so I did the backstage preparation - make up, hair, costumes... she really wanted my red

setting up the xmas tree :)

2009-12-01T18:59:00.003-03:00

I LOVE Christmas! Always have, since I was a kid, and I guess it's because of my grandma's great parties, with all my cousins, delicious food and her inimitable Santa Claus song when it was time to open the gifts :)) A tear wants to come down, just for thinking about it...Also December is the month of many birthdays in my family - my grandma, my aunt, my mom, and now my two nieces! - and it is

Lagoa

2009-11-20T08:36:00.005-03:00

PRESS PLAY Cidade Maravilhosa - Caetano VelosoI'm a carioca da gema (born and raised in Rio, daughter of cariocas) and I can't stop being amazed by this city's views. They still make me breathless, after 32 years! :))This is Lagoa, right by my house, seen from Clube Piraque. I used to go there a lot when I was a kid, but I haven't been there in years. It was like a time travel for me; I could

yogi feet

2009-11-16T09:56:00.006-03:00

PRESS PLAY Across the Universe - Jim Sturgess, Across the Universe SoundtrackAbout a month ago I decided to change my life completely. I ended relationships that didn't bring me anything positive, bad habits, and made decisions that will rule my life in times to come. One of them is to practice Yoga, something that's been on my path for a while, but that I now chose to fully embrace. Not only the

Halloween

2009-11-07T10:34:00.005-03:00

Tinker Bell, Cabare girl, the Oscar and Bernie, the dead guy from Weekend at Bernie's :)

beautiful Parque Lage's floors

2009-10-31T14:46:00.005-03:00

This last weekend I met my friend Carolyn for breakfast at Parque Lage. Besides the place being amazing, food is great and the atmosphere is delicious. You can choose to sit on the floor or tables, and once you're done with your meal there is a lot of nature to be explored. I simply LOVE it! :)PS: Carolyn complained about a pair of new shoes and what it did to her poor feet, and she kept calling

old friend, new friend

2009-10-26T17:28:00.004-03:00

PRESS PLAY The Juggler - Jah PathNice afternoon at Ipanema beach near Arpoador, in front of the very beautiful Fasano, a hotel designed by Philip Stark (one of my favorite contemporary designers :) ). I met with Darrieux, an old friend I haven't spoken in ages and she brought her friend Cynthia, who instantly became my new friend. It was nice to realize that friendship doesn't necessarily fade

kind of blue

2009-10-18T20:43:00.006-03:00

PRESS PLAY All blues - Miles Davis...and today I've got the blues...

Valentina got her first pedicure :)

2009-10-17T20:14:00.000-03:00

She's got red toes......and I got my first professional camera :D I guess both of us are growing up!I've been wanting it for a looooooong time... I just LOVE the shallow depth of field! Blurry backgrounds are the best; the focus is only on the picture's subject.Life should have more blurry backgrounds, so we could really focus only on the important things :)