The university

As you all know, it's never really cold here in Brazil. Some Brazilians might claim that it gets cold in their winters, but they don't know what they are talking about. OK, in the very south it can go down to about zero degrees, but here it never gets anywhere close to those temperatures (that must feel nice to read at this time of year in Europe ;)). This is reflected in the buildings. The buildings here in the campus are all very open. See the pictures below, where you can see that the corridors are open - as in no windows or walls - which works perfectly since they don't have to shield against any cold. I'm also becoming so used to palm trees that I barely see them anymore.

There are a few places in the physics department where they have blackboards, outdoors! They are under the roof, but it is still pretty cool, see below.

 This is the view from my office. There is a small balcony...

... and this is the view when I'm lying in the hammock...