Category Archives: Photography

My Christmas 2015: Pai Inacio

Posted on 2015-12-27 by Andreas Moser

What do you do for Christmas if you don’t believe in it and if you live right next to a national park? You go hiking, of course. The 20 kilometers from Lencois to Morro do Pai Inacio seemed like the perfect distance … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Brazil

Posted on 2015-12-25 by Andreas Moser

Wearing shorts in front of a Christmas tree. What climate change has only recently made possible in Central Europe is normal in Brazil. I still don’t get any real Christmas feeling in the tropics, despite all the festooned roads and … Continue reading →

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Great Idea from Brazil: Public Phones

Posted on 2015-12-24 by Andreas Moser

In Europe and North America, we all waste a lot of money on our mobile phones (except me). We waste a lot of energy on carrying them around. We constantly have to recharge them. And we have to worry about … Continue reading →

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Video Blog: Fire-Fighting Plane

Posted on 2015-12-23 by Andreas Moser

Last week, I helped fighting the fires in Chapada Diamantina National Park in Brazil for a day, after I had stumbled upon a squad of volunteer firefighters while hiking. It was tough work, particularly because so many fires were in … Continue reading →

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Video Blog: Forest Fires in Chapada Diamantina

Posted on 2015-12-15 by Andreas Moser

As promised, I will keep you updated on the forest fires in Chapada Diamantina National Park in Brazil. While hiking yesterday, I saw these fires from afar. Obviously, I wanted to get as close to them as possible. Who wouldn’t? Here … Continue reading →

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Jesus is my neighbor

Posted on 2015-12-13 by Andreas Moser

Once you know that Nazaré, the name of the part of Salvador where I stayed for two weeks, is the Portuguese form of Nazareth, it may surprise you less that Mr Jesus was my neighbor.

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The kind of surprises you find when hiking in Brazil

Posted on 2015-12-12 by Andreas Moser

Today, I went for a small hike in Chapada Diamantina National Park. After two weeks in a large city, this was more than the proverbial breath of fresh air – despite it being filled with smoke from the forest fires. … Continue reading →

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The forest fires are still raging in Chapada Diamantina

Posted on 2015-12-12 by Andreas Moser

The air-conditioned coach stops in the sweltering heat of high noon. Five men with heavy boots, in orange overalls, their faces covered behind pieces of cloth, protective plastic glasses and hats, storm towards the bus. Two of the men, who look as … Continue reading →

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Going to the Cinema in Salvador, Brazil

Posted on 2015-12-11 by Andreas Moser

The other day, I wanted to go and see a movie. Luckily, there were two cinemas on the map in Avenida José Joacquim Seabra, right around the corner from where I live in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The Cine Teatro Jandaia … Continue reading →

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Riding the Waves

Posted on 2015-12-09 by Andreas Moser

Yesterday evening at one of the beaches in Lauro de Freitas, Bahia, Brazil: I have already seen this a few times in Brazil, people riding along the beach with horses. Until now, I had thought this kind of cheesy stuff … Continue reading →

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