Bits and bobs. Some amusing signs we've spotted recently above. They are from some of Genipabu's finer establishments. Paul and the kids have gone with Rach and our kids to Fortaleza for a couple of days leaving me to babysit Guga the turtle and revise for my Portuguese exam. I've been regularly adding photos to this album of their time here. Yesterday, we did the sand dune buggy rides - fortunate, as it was all nearly scuppered by tropical rain. Some new YouTube videos will probably be posted today to.

Before the leave next Friday, I'm expecting a post each from Priya, Nathan and Paul so stay tuned!

Picture quiz below. The picture from my last post below is an advert for real estate. It's talking about new holiday apartments...

Anderson and Kessia on their wedding day. The good news: they didn't get food poisoning.

Football round up. The Brazilian season is over and Rach's Dad's team Nautico survived on goal difference from being relegated. Sao Paulo won again. Corinthians were promoted and now look to have Ronaldo playing for them (or sitting on the bench for them). Vasco, Romario's old team, were relegated. But, more tellingly, my sister in law enjoyed a VIP salmon dinner at Stamford bridge with flowing champagne overlooking tonight's Champions League fixture. As the English teacher of several of the Chelsea staff, including Scolari's coaching assistants, she's entitled to her Christmas dinner, I suppose...

Should I stop or should I go? A small display of Brazilian traffic lights. This post is dedicated to Ruth Leckenby - a long-standing fan of the Brazilian mode of traffic signalisation.

Beetle: the backwards Good Luck car? The side-panel reads... FOR ARE YOU sun a day is overfiown with warm the Memory will stop here to savor the sweet fragrance.

Macaco Tião. Finishing in a respectable 3rd place in the 1996 Rio local elections.

The Ney Lopes Jr Kombi. (Visible beneath the loudspeakers)

Brazilian fruit juice company invents novel way to consume liquids.More examples of barmy English in my next post as I'll just have marked some student tests - huzzah!

The cake. Can you guess who the four characters are perched on top of the icing?