Last Monday, July 1, was Canada's 146th anniversary, celebrated since July 1, 1867, when representatives of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and The Province of Canada (originally a colony only, but thereafter, separated into Ontario and Quebec), with British support through the British North America Act, they established a new country called, first, Dominion of Canada. The date was called Dominion Day until 1982 and since then is officially Canada Day (or Canada Day). The other colonies joined the dominion in the following years, beginning in 1870, Manitoba and Northwest Territories, 1871 with British Columbia, 1873, with Prince Edward Islands, 1898, with Yukon, 1905 with Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1949, with Newfoundland…

*Karla, Nadia, Get Away and Cindy: I replied your comments below in the same post. Thanks, i'm sorry. During June 19-23, Ottawa hosted about 14 ribbers for the Ottawa Ribfest or pork chop festival. It sounds funny even, but business is taken seriously and the people here appreciate it a lot.  Caravans with the trucks of the costarives come from various areas of the USA and participate in festivals throughout North America. There is even competition of the best sauces, best rib and such, since they are produced (the sauces) artezanalmente and the chops are roasted with charcoal, firewood and gas, among the various groups of chops. Trophies are exhibited…

Last weekend we decided to dust off the body and re-visit Parliament and downtown Ottawa. Fact is that we had not walked there since last summer and despite the cold, the region is a must in the icy seasons too (which seem to never end…). Worshipping – even in the cold It's good to walk outdoors again… Just resting… Hi! Rideau Canal and Ottawa River in the background Rideau Canal – Already closed for skating – now only next year… Parliament Hill Rideau Canal – to the other side Canal da Mackenzie King Bridge Mirrored – Ottawa Convention Centre Hi! Bisou!

Source A few weeks ago we went to watch the Disney ice show over there in Ottawa. Disney on Ice – Rockin' Ever After. We were first apprehensive about how Alice would behave, since it's a show where she has to sit around watching and she's not in a quiet phase.  But overall, Alice loved it, especially Minnie, who is her favorite character. He also liked it when the rink was full of characters and the music was loud and lively. I wouldn't even look if there was only one or two skating. At halftime, we had to go in search of popcorn, because Mrs. Alice is a fan and…

I never commented here on the blog about the Canadian citizenship process because it's something that frustrates me, so much so that I called the process infinite! After completing the 3 years on Canadian soil and discounting the days we were out of Canada at that time, behold, we were able to apply to the citizenship process in December 2010, after filling out a lot of paperwork, telling tim-tim by tim-tim what we had done in the last few years and photocopy tooodas the pages of all the passports we've ever had, among other things. In February of the following year, we received the card in the brown envelope, with…

A lot of people who don't live here ask us: How do you put up with the winter in Canada? And many people who are from here too: How do you Brazilians stand the cold here? We, coming from southern Brazil, although we are not used to snow at the beginning, have always been in contact with the cold in the gaucho winter. No, it does not make -20ºC in southern Brazil, but the lack of heating keeps the temperature of the environments constantly low and consequently, the body as well. There, we needed to wear thick coats, wool jackets and gloves to study without dying of cold. Key with…