For a long time I postponed designing my WEB page because I could not decide what kind of personal information (and how much) I would like to make available for an abstract WWW reader. It seems to me that if someone is curious about my life or ideas, the best approach would be just send me e-mail or stop by for chatting! But I have had myself a great time visiting pages from my friends and from strangers, so I decided to start putting information here without reflecting too much about it...

Background

I was born in São Paulo, Brazil, for me a huge ugly complex wonderful city. My parents are from Bahia, and I still have many relatives in the Northeast. It is a big clan: dozens of very close uncles and cousins; I believe I know more than a hundred relatives by name. Believe me, you learn a lot of things from having such a family life.

Movies

I love to go to the movies. It sounds like a silly cliche, but I do feel transported to other place and time. I used to be able to have a wonderful time watching any kind of movie, but as I get older I have less patience with the usual Hollywood flicks, specially the fast paced adventure blockbusters ... but I watch them anyway.

• Movies that I watched in theaters this year
• Movies that I watched in theaters in 1998
• Movies that I watched in theaters in 1997
• Movies that I watched in theaters in 1996
• Movies that I watched in video this year
• Movies that I watched in video in 1998
• Movies that I watched in video in 1997
• Movies that I watched in video in 1996

Books

Bookstores have a very special atmosphere; being sorrounded by books has a very relaxing effect on me. The thing about living in Atlanta/United States that I miss the most is how easy it was to spend Saturday evenings and Sundays afternoons surrounded by books, magazines and good coffee. My "pain" has been alleviated by the sad news that Oxford Bookstore has closed :-( ... Border's and Barney and Nobles' are fun too, but independent bookstores have a very special charm. For a wonderful feminist/alternative experience, visit Charis Bookstore. I hope to be able to add lots of pointers to good bookstores in São Paulo in the future. Actually, last year the "Ática Shopping Cultural" has opened, and it is a pleasant place that I visit religiously, but it is also too crowded. Livraria Cultura has been remodeling, and it bacame a very nice place to relax, read and buy books. In the shopping malls, it is worth it to visit Saraiva Megastores.

• Some of the books I read this year
• Some of the books I read in 1998
• Some of the books I read in 1997
• Some of the books I read in 1996

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Pictures

If you want to see a few pictures, click here .

People in my life

I prefer to think that my friendships are treasures far too precious to be exposed in the WEB. All I can say is that writing this section makes me smile and really warm inside. And makes me want to stop editing this page so I can send e-mail, call, and hug people I care deeply about.

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