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JoĆ£o Pessoa

Published on January 27, 2020.

Photo by Raniere Silva.

I visited JoĆ£o Pessoa and I like the city, at least ManaĆ­ra where I stayed. You have a good number of restaurants nearby and Beach Road isn’t crowded.

Photo of Ponta do Seixas
Ponta do Seixas. Photo by Raniere Silva.

I also went to Ponta do Seixas, the easternmost point of the American continents.

Brisbane

Published on June 6, 2019.

Photo by Raniere Silva.

My first time in Australia started in Brisbane.

Photo of Owl
Owl from Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary after show. Photo by Raniere Silva.
Photo of Brisbane from river
Brisbane has ferry as part of public transport network. Photo by Raniere Silva.
Climber
One rount from Kangaroo Point. Photo by Raniere Silva.

Full discloser: I’m not the climber in the previous photo. My friend Aleksandra tried very hard to motivate me to climb but the rountes were very hard.

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Singapore

Published on June 2, 2019.

Photo by Raniere Silva.

I went to Singapore to visit my best friend, Eric, and attend his wedding (no photos of the wedding here to protect his privacy).

Photo of Singapore
Esplanade. Photo by Raniere Silva.
Photo of Singapore
Singapore Flyer and Gardens in the Bay. Photo by Raniere Silva.
Statue of Chopin
Statue of Chopin in the Botanic Garden. Photo by Raniere Silva.
Lake
Lake in the Botanic Garden. Photo by Raniere Silva.
Raniere and Merlion
Merlion and I. Photo by Raniere Silva.

Thanks to Majella for the last photo. She told me that everyone that visit Singapore need a photo like that.

Helsinki

Published on May 28, 2019.

Photo by Raniere Silva.

I started my round the world trip flying to Helsinki. Some photos of places that I walk by.

Helsinki Cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral Photo by Raniere Silva.
Building at the bay
Building at the bay Photo by Raniere Silva.
Beach in Suomenlinna
Beach in Suomenlinna Photo by Raniere Silva.
Sibelius Monument
Sibelius Monument Photo by Raniere Silva.
Statue
Statue on public square Photo by Raniere Silva.

Raniere steps down as Community Officer

Published on May 24, 2019.

Photo by Pascal Meier.

It is with mixed emotions that I announce today is my last day as Community Officer at the Software Sustainability Institute.

This might not be a surprise for some as earlier this year we announced that we would be hiring a Research Software Community Officer/Manager. We interviewed amazing candidates in May and in the next couple of months you will know who will join the Institute to continue collaborating with Fellows and making Collaborations Workshop the best event that you can attend on the cross research space.

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