If you see the photos from yesterday morning starting the day at Barra beach with my son taking a surfing class and myself enjoying coffee with a friend especially you in cold Europe will think heaven:
Unfortunately the last edition of the Veja magazine came up with shocking facts in regards to the water quality around Rio. In all but one of the eight stretches of beaches measured for water quality the conditions have deteriorated since 2011, and of all stretches only two in Barra are fully safe for swimming and a little stretch of Copacabana temporarily.
The main reason for the poor water quality is the largely untreated waste water from the favelas covering the hills around the area. The existing water treatment plants are not sufficient for the number of inhabitants and the heavy rains in December added to the problem by over flooding into the sea. The government promises to invest around 500 Mio Euro to clean up all beaches until the WorldCup 2014 trying to catch up for mistakes made over the last decades. The topic will be also high on the agenda for the UN conference Rio+20 taking place in Rio in June this year.
For us for the time being this clearly means beach yes but swimming no!
Recipe for pasta with smoked salmon for 2
Yesterday evening my husband Thomas took himself into the kitchen and in front of the stove a rare but always very delicious experience!
- 200g of Spaghetti
- 4 spring onions
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1tbs of capers
- 200g of smoked salmon (not coming from this waters – I’m telling you!)
- butter
- olive oil
- 2tbs of grated parmesan
- 2 tbs of philadelphia cheese
- 1 sprig of dill
- salt and pepper
Boil the pasta. In the meantime heat a tbs of olive oil and slowly fry the spring onions and garlic. Drain the pasta and add to the pan with a knob of butter. Add the capers, grated parmesan and smoked salmon, season with salt and pepper and place on the plates, garnishing with a dollop of philadelphia cheese and some dill. Yummy!
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