Atelier - Atelier

We live in Armando Sobral & Elaine Arruda's studio in the Cidade Velha (Old City). It is an area of town very close to the river and the Ver-O-Peso market where we buy fruits and vegetables and there are stalls selling all kinds of treasures.














Fishing boats near Ver-o-Peso. Flying in the sky are urubus - not seagulls!














horse-drawn cart just outside the atelier.












Dr. Assis is a very narrow street that has a remarkable amount of traffic on it. Seeing people drive in Belém is an experience. I think that if you can drive in this city, you can pretty much drive anywhere in the world!












Window from the bedroom


















Mosquito-net courtesy of Roger ProulxProulx. Merci, Roger de me sauver la vie des moustiques qui sont presque impossible de tuer... et une malaria potentielle! Apparently they like my blood better than Mathieu's. ;(













Notre espace de travail à la maison.













The rolled up turquoise rede (hammock) is a frequent spot for reading, napping, and listening to the bustling sounds outside.

















Some of Armando's work.


















Mathieu happy in the kitchen cooking our first meal.


































And! getting a handle on our laundry. (Les buanderies sont plutôt rares ici!)









And... he did not waste any time building a compost bin. One month later, it is already full and plans are in the making for a second one!













I am forced to play in the drying sheets. ;)