Sebastião Verly
Endless Longing
4 de September de 2013
An aspiring writer, he read and reread every one of Humberto de Campos’ works. He made a point of bringing up in conversations the dozens of books published by “Brazil’s…
Neighbor’s Day
21 de August de 2013
Last week I started paying a new rental sum for the apartment of which I have been a tenant for thirteen years now. The price is very high, but I…
Cara dura
7 de February de 2013
Today, different than usual, I started writing this article with its title. Different because the title usually arises somewhere along the writing. What I really want is to blow off…
The pleasure of doing a job well done
12 de September de 2012
Confucius once said that a man who chooses a job he enjoys will never have to work a day in his life. Yes, to work. Or in Latin, tripaliare, which…
Uncle Pedro, a Folk Type
30 de August de 2012
My small town of Pompeu always had a few folk types who stood out in the crowd. Maybe they’re something like the “court jesters” of the Middle Ages, the way…
Manioc and Flour, one serves for the other
7 de August de 2012
I spent my childhood and adolescence in Pompéu, a small town in the interior of Minas Gerais, where I picked up so many stories that I feel compelled to…
