I went to Recife in Brazil to discuss a future park. Read More
Parque Capibaribe in Recife
Sitié: in Rio de Janeiro, the real park of 21st century
Just south of Leblon, not so very far away from the center of Rio de Janeiro, on a mountain side overlooking the Atlantic Ocean lies a spectacular park. Mauro Quintanilha started to clean the site near the favela of Vidigal around 2006 when he became extremely frustrated with the smell, the sight and the whole… Read More
I think I will travel to Rio
It’s a song that brings you in a certain mood. It was made in the time that video clips were not common at all. Michael Nesmith made a clip, experimenting a new medium and wrote a song to it. You can feel the breeze, you can hear the ocean, it gives you a longing to go there.… Read More
Recife – Mauricio de Nassau
Travelling to places around the globe you sometimes hit upon the unexpected. Some three years ago I travelled to Recife in Brazil to find out that this city has a history that connects it strongly with the Netherlands, especially with the Mauritshuis in The Hague. The man responsible for that was Maurits von Nassau Siegen. Family of the Dutch Nassau’s but born… Read More
Nova Friburgo
Travel with me to a city in Brazil. A city that might as well represent hundreds of other cities elsewhere in the world. A city with an interesting history. But also a city that encounters real problems. I had the pleasure to be there again the last week of May 2014. Let me tell you more about it… Read More
Creative Cities 