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.
24 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 ....
» Read more18 Oct, 2008
It's Saturday today.
Usually, locals account for a good part of the...
» Read more17 Oct, 2008
After my legal counsel had some bargaining with the court, the insect specimens that I had recovered from INPA the other day escaped another seizure, at least for the present ; so, I re-opened ...
» Read more14 Oct, 2008
When I got to the Museum at 8:00 this morning, I ran into two youngsters from Germany at the entrance.
They must have ...
» Read more11 Oct, 2008
At around noon, the Museum got a visit from court officials with a seizure warrant. There was only my second son at home, who had come back for lunch. The officials flashed the warrant and immediately started their search, so I learned later. ...
» Read more10 Oct, 2008
Currently it takes more than 30 hours to get to the Amazon from Japan, flying from Narita, first to a US airport, to Sao Paulo and then to Manaus.
The good news is ...
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