The Tupi people, one of the main ethnic groups of Brazilian indigenous people, believe in a male supernatural being called “Curupira” that guards the forest in Tupi mythology. I crowned this BLOG with his name because I aspire the BLOG, which deals with insects as part of the nature, to play a role just like Curupira who protects the forest from the destructive habits of man.
13 Jan, 2009
The end of the year is rolling up on us.
In consequence of the global financial crisis, the Brazilian currency, Real, has been devaluated by about 40% against the US dollar.
At the end of September, one Real retained the value of around 70 Japanese Yen, and now it's about 40 JPY.
Naturally, this devaluation must be a boon to those expatriate Japanese business people being stationed in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, allowing them to lead a little bit more comfortable life down there.
This perhaps accounts for the fact that appreciatively more Japanese families appear to be visiting the Amazon during the year-end and New Year holidays--a phenomenon that has not been seen in the past few years.
And many of those Manaus-based expatriate Japanese businessmen, who are not returning to Japan temporarily, are setting off for various must-see landmarks on the continent like Machu Picchu.
The croc with a full stomach from yesterday's delicious aracari dish, making its belly twice as fat as usual.
