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Gileno Machado

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Gileno Machado Grand Master

Gileno Machado

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My neighbor's daughter was visiting Covina CA and she offered to donate for auction a week stay at their beach house here in Brazil, to help a local California health institution. 3 nice couples from SoCal won the bid and so they came last week for a Carnaval stay. My neighbor asked me to help translating and so our family enjoyed the weekend visiting in their company.

Here are a few pictures:

Pier:

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Guadalupe beach

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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That's cool!  Were they surprized to learn that you've visited SoCal and keep in touch with many of us whom you've met?  That's a small world.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Gileno Machado Grand Master

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view from the dune

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Gileno Machado Grand Master

Gileno Machado

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Kathy and my Pritchardia pacifica in the background

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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They were not so much into palms, but I had to show them my Bizzie !!!

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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tasting local snacks

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Gileno Machado Grand Master

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(MattyB @ Feb. 22 2007,18:46)

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That's cool!  Were they surprized to learn that you've visited SoCal and keep in touch with many of us whom you've met?  That's a small world.

Yes Matt, and I told them I had been to La Cañada, visiting Fred's garden. Wayne's father lives there too !

Strong guy Humm?

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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what an amazing place!looks so relaxing.i can almost hear the ocean sounds.the beautiful palms don't hurt,either!

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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bgl Grand Master

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Gileno,

Well, even if they weren't all that impressed by your palms, they must have been blown away by the beauty of the place you live in! :)

Bo-Göran

Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

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They are still in my State at the moment and they went to check a 5 star resort in Porto de Galinhas (north of Sirinhaém) and decided to stay there for a couple of days. They are very nice and friendly people. Quite a change in temperature and a long LA-Atlanta-São Paulo-Recife trip. They were a little afraid of the sharky stories of our coast and kind of preferred to relax around swimming pools after their several short trips around, with our neibours. They've tasted (and enjoyed) many local fruits, seafood and BBQ style beef. Also tried most coconut made products, including coconut water ice cubes (on the coconut rocks too). We had fun showing them things around and hope they can come back to visit Recife and Olinda in the next time, and the same goes for everyone in this board, anytime.

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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oh yes,gileno,this is the view i really enjoy--i can never see enough of it!

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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STEVE IN SO CAL

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Gileno...what are the agaves next to the Biz? Weberi or Tequilana?  Whatever, they will get big, and compete with the Biz for food.

If global warming means I can grow Cocos Nucifera, then bring it on....

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Love that last photo Gileno, but then I love all those photos.  And I wish I had been the Kathy in front of that Pritchardia.

As I've said, you do live in paradise.

 San Francisco Bay Area, California

Zone 10a

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Nice!  Thanks for sharing those pics Gileno.

Hawaii Island (Big Island), leeward coast, 19 degrees N. latitude, south Kona mauka at approx. 380m (1,250 ft.) and about 1.6 km (1-mile) upslope from ocean.

 

No record of a hurricane passing over this island (yet!).  

Summer maximum rainfall - variable averaging 900-1150mm (35-45") - Perfect drainage on black volcanic rocky soil.  

Nice sunsets!

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Kris Grand Master

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Dear Gileano  :)

beautiful stills & beautiful beaches.and your still near the

beach holding the falling cocos nucifera is superb !

And iam glad you have shown your bizie lady to me...

she seems to be doing fine.

that house in those stills has more of spanish or mexican

styled finish_it rocks.

Thanks & Love,

Kris.

love conquers all..

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(Gileno Machado @ Feb. 22 2007,17:55)

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They were not so much into palms, but I had to show them my Bizzie !!!

Yes I know the feeling Gileno, "Hey look at my Bizzies, overthere, two years in the ground" and they are probably seeing a slightly oversized "those palm trees that they put in the parking lot" and maybe they try to comply "yeah, nice" and then I look at the person who's just about done rolling her eyes, those that can look but for some strange reason, can't see...

Frank

 

Zone 9b pine flatlands

humid/hot summers; dry/cool winters

with yearly freezes

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Thanks folks.

Steve:

I'm not sure of the species (the agave). I've temporarily placed them near the Bismarckia, just to create a "blue spot" near the pool. Once the Bizzie grows up a little more I'll try to replace them with red flowers, and also keep the the lawn in a better shape.

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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