My typical day
Hello Trudi and Readers, I hope you have a nice Easter. I’ll describe a typical work day.
I usually leave my house around 7 o’clock and go to take a transport. Here in Rio de Janeiro it is usual take van instead of bus because the van driver can take other way if there is a traffic jam, different bus.
The next, I’m showing you the “Van Stop”, ( I think this expression does not exist, this is a coined word by me). Near the van, I introduce you to Sales. This man is responsible for organizing the van queue. He advises the passengers about who is the next driver is and traffic problems. He’s very nice and polite and He says, “I wish everyone a good journey”.
The travel start toward to downtown, on the road with a native plants. 
During the travel you can see another famous stadium called Engenhão. This part of the road there isn’t any favela or shantytown. I’ll show at the end of this road a favela.
Here Engenhão Stadium (Click here to see good photo)
Here you can sea a piece of favela 
Here in Rio de Janeiro, the Shantytowns stay at mountain and the people who live at shantytown had to build a shanty, but, before they had removed all native plants. This native plants maintain the soil firmly fastened. This process makes the landslide happened during the summer, when there are a lot of storms. (click here to see a photo)
Here start the boring traffic jam, but the driver get other way.
Again, our famous stadium Maracanã.
It is Central do Brasil, this is a train station inaugurated in 1858.
We arrived at downtown, there are a lot of nationals and internationals companies.
This is the build where I work.
I introduce you my coordinator Anchizes and my colleague Neide.
There are a lot of professional in this company called Petrobras that produces oil and gas.
Unfortunately, I haven’t photos from my team because they are at other build and didn’t have any time to stay there.
My job, maintain an Intranet about Gas and Energy production and distribution.
I and my team, maintain communication through the network and I can know about how is going on with the tasks and I can control the artifacts software quality or if one technical member need some help.
I can see sugarloaf (Pão de Açúcar) from the window where I work.
Finally, I introduce you my customers. They give me all requirements to maintain and produces new web pages on Intranet Gas and Energy production and distribution.
My costumer can enjoy viewing Bahia de Guanabara Cove (Guanabara Bay) and can see other Council from their window called Niteroi. The Guanabara Bay separates the two Councils, Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi. But there a lot of people who live in Niteroi and work in Rio de Janeiro and vice-versa. To cross the cove there is a ship and the big bridge called “Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva”, but, well-know Ponte Rio-Niteroi. (click here to see photo) 
This is a special day, because four days late is Easter and today, after work, other people met to celebrate Easter and exchange chocolate (I couldn’t find this word etymology, but, this word is the same in Portuguese) with our colleagues.
That’s all for my typical with exception the Easter celebration.
Hi Trudi,
I’ve talked with my friend, who has helped me about the loan words from Portuguese to English
Most of words come from kind of dance, music, animals and food.
Lambada, bossa nova, maraca, samba came from music.
Cashew (caju) and tapioca is kind of food.
Mosquito, toucan and piranha is kind of animals.
Only loan word I use in this Blog is favela this means shantytown.
I attached the links for the site with etymology words
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Brazilian+Portuguese&searchmode=nl
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Brazil&searchmode=nl
http://www.askoxford.com/dictionaries/?view=uk
Bye
Comments
Hello Yanko! Thank you for such a wonderful blog. I liked the pictures very much. Can you tell some more about 'Lambada', as far as I know it's a type of music. Wishes, Naheed
Hi Yanko, I discover this site in last weak and I think very interesting, because I have possible for learn and pratic my English. I like so much your blog, because you describe the real Brazil and Rio de Janeiro (the positive and negative side). The people on the World view movie and music that show only the bad side of Brazil. And we need show for the World our real Brazil, where I think have most positive aspect. In the last post, you are confessed a coffee addict. I have a idea for you stop drink much coffee and continue having a good peformance. When you need create or solve problem, look at your window. You´ll see the beautiful scenery. Unfortunately, we in São Paulo don´t have this beautiful city. We only view build and traffic jam. Sorry for my English! Regards, Samuel
Hi Yanko, I'm a new blogger since I discovered this site just this morning and I've just read all that you wrote. I love your country. I was lucky to have the opportunity to visit it in 2001 and fall in love with it immediately. Looking at your pictures they reminded me of that holiday my husband and I enjoyed so much. Thank you for sharing your daily life and I'm sorry you had to work on Easter Day. By the way, happy Easter to you too. Bye for now.
Hi Yanko! The Rio de Janeiro’s van has remembered the Ukrainian one. In my country, it’s called itinerary’s taxi. Sometimes it is overcrowded , as a result it isn’t very comfortable. As I’ve understood, the favela isn’t a tourists’ destination. Are there other city’s area not recommended for tourists’ visiting ? For example, Sainte-Catherine street, one of Montreal’s principal streets is not recommended for tourists. Yanko, you wrote nothing about job’s break. Is it the time for communicating with colleagues? In France, the noun’s break at the job could take easily 2 hours. This is the time for social relationship, that is extremely important in French culture. In Canada, the noun’s break could be just 30 minutes which is the time enough just for eating meal. Do you have a lot of over time? Here in Canada, some people work just 35 hours, but another could work 60-70 hours, especially truck drivers. Keep writing, Best wishes Vlad.
Hi, Yanko! Thank you for the absorbing and vibrant journey from a suburb to the centre of your city. What a nice pictures! Some of them are reminded the south of Italy to me. However, I was surprised of the word “shanty town”: translated into Russian it has the same meaning as “a slum” – a poor region. But this place not seemed to be a real slum! If it is a slum I would like to live here. It is a real resort. I like the pictures of people with whom you are working and the pictures of customers too. They are very beautiful people. Here, in Ireland, I have a friend from Brazil: she is married to the Irish man. Both of them, judging by their appearance, like a punk rocker: maybe they really were punk rocker before and maybe they are... Both are clever, fun and staying out from the crowd: I like them. The bike which I use travelling around Dublin is their present.
I love to see photos of Brazil!! I always dream to move there because people are much more cheerful. I feel better with them.
Hello Yanko! Wow! You have a wonderful view from the building you work. In São Paulo, the vans are very common too. However, the drivers aren´t reliable. Here in my city, Mogi das Cruzes, I usually take a bus or go walking to the downtown. In fact, I go walking to the downtown most of the time. When I go to São Paulo city I like to use the train and the subway because is by far easier to get wherever you want using this kind of transportation. By the way Yanko, how are the train and subway stations in Rio? Best wishes, Ana Paula.
Hi Yanko, it's a good entry, I am glad to read your elaborate working day, very interesting. Have a nice day.
Yanko, we appreciate your troubles constructing your entries so informative, thank you very much. I spent my Easter break skiing, one day cross country and two days down hill. The weather was great; frosty days with sunshine. On Monday we helped my daughter and her fiancé with their house building. Now ready to work again. All the best…
Hello Yanko! How beautiful this pictures are! And now I want to see Rio de Janeiro so much. Best wishes
Hi Yanko!I am glad to know about how you work daily.I envy your commuting by van because the sight around your work place is very beautiful.There are few parking area in Tokyo, Japan where my work plase is.Therefor a lot of people in Tokyo take daily as much crowded commuting-train as they can not read newspaper.Have a nice day!
Hello Yanko, Thanks for talking about your country. You are lucky when had chances to go to abroad and know the differences about the life of other countries. I think your city is very beautiful with high buildings and clean road. The photos tells about it. You have a nice house also. I really like it. Like other people, I like a life in the countryside but work in the city. I can go to work by bus or train although the train is not common in Viet Nam. It is really a comfortable life. I know that the people in your country have good skill about football. Many Vietnamese people are fan of Brazil clubs, especially for Brazil national football club. We don't have a day off in Easter holiday but I hope that you and your family had a happy and meaningful vacation. Thanks for you sharing again!
Hello Yanko, Thanks for talking about your country. You are lucky when had chances to go to abroad and know the differences about the life of other countries. I think your city is very beautiful with high buildings and clean road. The photos tells about it. You have a nice house also. I really like it. Like other people, I like a life in the countryside but work in the city. I can go to work by bus or train although the train is not common in Viet Nam. It is really a comfortable life. I know that the people in your country have good skill about football. Many Vietnamese people are fan of Brazil clubs, especially for Brazil national football club. We don't have a day off in Easter holiday but I hope that you and your family had a happy and meaningful vacation. Thanks for you sharing again!
Hi Yanko. Lovely your blog telling us your routine going from home to work. I hope you've had a nice holiday full of chocolates. We have another religious holiday just around the corner here...you know,festa da Penha, this atmosphere makes us feel positive feelings and thoughts. I send a bit of them to you and your colleagues. Bye
Hi Yanko, I came across know this page while browsing internet, last week.I'm realy enjoy your blog. It gives me more information about Brazil. I'm waitting your new entry. One more thing, you have a very nice house.
wow so beutifull, we do'nt have so nice voiw, is it paradise or the earth
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