july is also the month for degusta rio, a culinary expo focused on the development of gastronomical culture in rio de janeiro with dozens of participants that share their gourmet creations in the picturesque forte de copacabana, where several local chefs routinely attend for inspiration or fun - click here for their main page.

With diverse ideas as of the origin of such a happy date, Brazil celebrates the dia dos amigos (friend's day) on the 20th of July. following the Argentinean version, on july 20th 1969, marking the arrival of the Man to the Moon, Enrique Ernesto Febbraro sent thousands of letters to various countries and in many languages to highlight the power and happiness that would come from global union and fraternity.