It's been about six years since I last visited Brazil. In times past, the best exchange rate was obtained by taking US CASH to the travel agencies around the...
Bruce, You may want to share the following info with our readers: Tam and I just arrived back in Rio from taking some R&R visiting our kids back in the US. We...
Bruce: Best way now is a ATM cirrus card. Most Banco do Brasil retails outlets have ATM machines as well as the Bank of Boston Neil ...
NEIL GOLDSTEIN
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May 8, 2006 5:57 pm
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[Note: the management has no idea how accurate these recommendations may be, or the criteria by which they were selected] I just received this and thought it...
dorothykogut
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May 10, 2006 1:55 pm
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Last summer I went to Ireland and found an interesting problem with the use of credit cards there, which may/may not also be an issue in Brazil. When I used...
In Brazil this doesn't happen; you can only charge a credit card with local currency. The credit card company does the currency exchange. Regards, Otto Braga...
Messagei have not had this happen my last couple of visits to rio in the last few years. judy ackley brown '76 ... From: Delahunt, Sharon To: NEIL GOLDSTEIN ;...
judy brown
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May 10, 2006 11:50 pm
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This practice is unacceptable, anywhere. I live in Europe (have been doing so for the last 45 years, Amsterdam) and have never come across this problem. In...
Paul Simons
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May 11, 2006 3:08 pm
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Oi gente, This Ireland situation has never happened to me in Brazil. However, twice in the last two years I've had my credit card cloned in Brazil. Cloning ...
Mauricio G. C. Resende
mgcr@...
May 11, 2006 3:09 pm
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Hi, I'm Tim Wurtz, Ankara American High School class of 1969. I co-produced the documentary "BRATS: Our Journey Home" <www.bratsourjourneyhome.com> - the...
John Warren wrote to relate the sad news that Don Welch, EA Class of 1970, recently passed away from colon cancer. Don's family is compiling a blog of ...
I am sure many of you are already aware of the television schedule for the world cup, but for those of you that haven't had the time to look it up, here are a...
For those of you who have HDTV, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 will be showing all 64 matches live and in high definition. If you want to watch the matches in Portuguese,...
Mauricio G. C. Resende
mgcr@...
Jun 2, 2006 2:36 pm
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Hi, On Friday, June 23rd, I noticed the EAYEARBOOKS web site which I maintain from my home using my internet connection was not responding. A couple of reboots...
My efforts to firm up my travel plans to Rio are not meeting with much success. My online reading suggests Varig's creditors are repo-ing the planes July 21,...
UPDATE 1-Brazil's Varig grounds planes as it awaits auction Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:21 PM ET (Recasts with judge's decision) By Andrei Khalip and Denise Luna RIO DE...
Flights grounded in deepening crisis at Brazil airline Varig Andrew Clark in New York Thursday July 20, 2006 The Guardian An emergency auction will be held...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 20 (Reuters) - Brazilian investment fund Volo do Brasil was the sole bidder on Thursday at a public auction to sell airline Varig...
Folks, Varig was 'sold' today to the only allowed bidder - VarigLog, it's former cargo arm which was spun off a few years ago. Operations will cease at...
Connell, James H
james.h.connell@...
Jul 21, 2006 1:49 am
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Suelena, et al, it does not appear we will make it. Walt, sorry about that! Meanwhile, my niece, Marcela, is enjoying her first ever visit to Brasil. She is...
latimes.com http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-insider6aug06,1,4562364,full.column From the Los Angeles Times TRAVEL INSIDER Strategies for when you're...
Today we were to board a flight for Miami from Sacramento. There we were to check in at the Varig counter to see whether we would fly today, or not, to Sao...
Thanks for the info on CSI!! One of our favorite shows. Can't wait!! Judy Ackley Brown '76 ... From: "gayanepalian" <gayanepalian@...> To:...
judy brown
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Sep 13, 2006 5:55 pm
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Dear Neal, I will forward your message on to the alumni list. I am sure there are members who knew both your mother and aunt. I am sure, as the EA School ...
The rest of you probably already know, but thanks to Terry Musto, I now know, too! There are a zillion photos of the EA Reunion posted online here: ...
I am looking to contact any former students or teachers of the Nelson School, which was located in Ipanema. I attended there in '60/61 and '68 thru '70. Eric...
