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.
27 Nov, 2008
We've been having quite a lot of rainfall these days.
When it rains, the level of rainfall easily reaches 70 mm or so in two to three hours, causing the creek running right by the Museum to overflow in a snap.
» Read more24 Nov, 2008
I was on a fishing trip on Nov. 21, 22 and 23 with my friends.It was meant to be the last expedition of the current fishing season.
The catch was five tucunarés (cichlid, a.k.a. 'eye-spotted bass') of 2-3 kg in weight.
» Read more20 Nov, 2008
While the winter in Japan seems to be a little forwarded this year, the rainy season here in the Amazon looks like being forwarded as well.
I am currently a little occupied with meetings with my legal counsel to take measures to meet an expected court case, but every time I ventured to take photos of wonders of the natural world at odd moments I got rained on. Here are some shots taken when Lady Luck smiled on me.
» Read more13 Nov, 2008
My net connection went dead again for about 5 hours yesterday.
It was reported that the disruption had been caused by lighting which appeared to hit the same relay facilities in Port Velho located in the jungles some 800km away from Manaus that had caused another disruption last month. It's in the middle of a thick forest area which is only accessible to four-wheel drive service vehicles.
» Read more24 Oct, 2008
Today is a holiday for the people of Manaus to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the city.
They say it's the 339th anniversary year since ....
» Read more23 Oct, 2008
A cruise ship carrying 1300 passengers, mostly American, docked at the port of Manaus this past week.
On Monday and Tuesday, a total of ....
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