Miguel Fernández y Fernández, engineer

Sitting Bull Gustavo de Almeida Nóbrega was a man from Patos, Paraíba, the son of a small rural producer, who arrived in Rio de Janeiro...

One of the most frequent topics in any conversation circle is about the strange names given to people by their parents, surely with the...

In 1998, I spent five days in Angola for work. Angola was in the midst of a full-blown civil war. During these five days, we were...

The Hiring of Engineering Services (and certainly others) Using the "Lowest Price" as a Decision Factor is a Grave Mistake It is...

The Last Woman? In the marble games of his childhood in Rio de Janeiro, in the years 1955-61, from 9 to 14 years old, he learned that...

These stories were told to me by the excellent engineer Fernando Penna Botafogo Gonçalves, a great friend and delightful person, who...

Someone once said that the best partner is the one we meet at a glance because we haven't had time to notice their flaws. Now, imagine a...

Our professional environment in São Paulo during the 1970s and 1980s included two very well-known and highly competent Niseis: Eduardo...

I was about 12 years old when I heard this one: For those who don’t know, in the 1950s, Brazil was governed by Getúlio Dornelles...

Around 1972, I went to do a study-project for the city of Londrina. It was about the feasibility of an integrated water supply system,...

Unfortunately, and especially because no one reacts, our lawmakers keep creating simplistic and unnecessary laws that, if not...

1962 (63?) _ In vino veritas Carlos Lacerda, on the Military and Priests Written on December 4, 2017 I believe it was a Saturday...

(He Left No Friends) Since 1920, General Electric (GE) had a significant industrial park in Rio de Janeiro, with factories producing...

In certain places around the world, and in specific situations, it's better to take photos discreetly. And there are plenty of reasons...

MONTREAL Engenharia was a 100% Brazilian company, and the name was an acronym: Montagem e Representação Industrial (Industrial Assembly...

Taxi Drivers, the 4th Tribe It was June 1976, and since the beginning of January, Fernando had been living at Casa do Brasil (a student...

The debate about nationalization/privatization needs to be expanded. The arguments used today confuse government, the state, and the...

Emigrant : Someone who leaves their homeland voluntarily to live in another place (or places), with no expectation of returning in the...

It was July 1969, or thereabouts, and I was an intern at the central office of Montreal Engenharia, at 90 São José Street, in downtown...

Whenever he passes the intersection of Rua Gomes Freire and Rua da Relação, he remembers this true episode that occurred around 1977,...