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 Gustavo Gabriel Rivara Freyre  (b. Buenos Aires, Argentina; June 24, 1973), better known today as Gabriel Freyre, is an activist, ideologist and chronicler who has been traveling continuously around the world for more than two decades. He is also a pioneer of long bicycle tours, a naturist and an explorer of the American continents. He has also written several books.

Biography
Gabriel Freyre finished his technical studies in Buenos Aires at the age of eighteen. While at the university, he devoted himself to theological studies; even considering entering the Catholic Seminary later on. However, the death of his mother caused Gabriel to rethink many things including his own future. He made a decision that changed the course of his life; to dedicate himself strictly to travel in order to see the world. He traveled by bicycle from the southern end of South America to northern end of North America, absorbing local folklore and traditions. During these journeys, he wrote little for his website, because he thought it would take time away from his experiences. It could be said that he wrote with an unremarkable style – one that did not attract much attention at the time- although today, a bright literary future is on the horizon for the Argentinean. Thus far Freyre as written two books on religious art in Mexico entitled La Compañía de María (The Company of Mary), released through the Jesuit publishing company Buena Prensa and a third book on defense of Christian entitled Unidos por Cristo, Separados por Gusto (United by Christ, divided by choice), all three under his pseudonym Gabriel Freyre. In addition, in 2019, amid new challenging adventures, he launched his first historical novel, Al Filo de la Revolución, to considerable acclaim. He is now putting together two children’s adventure books for release in 2021 in which he describes his extraordinary travel experiences. His wanderer’s lifestyle has prevented him from settling down to have a family. Indeed, he has never married and his only companions have been a couple of pets: a dog named “Luna” and a cat with a last name and even boots! Currently, Gabriel continues to travel the world on his sailboat, the “Surprise”, and as befits these characters that love nothing more in the world than their freedom, nor appreciate anything more than their luck, he remains faithful to the habit of living life on the fringes of society and its formalities. Not so regarding adventures, for which he always seems ready, willing and very able.

Travels
When he was 20, Gabriel left his native Argentina and set out in search of adventure and the unknown. He wasn't sure how he would achieve it, but he did know that, one way or another, he would carry out his dream - even if it meant a total lifestyle change and possibly the beginning of a long road from which there would be no return. Due to financial limitations, those first trips were made on a simple bicycle, no gears or brakes; sleeping much of the time out in the open - sleeping rough as one might say, “With the sylvan fronds for a roof” (and, sometimes, not even that). This propelled hem to become a strictly lacto-ovo-vegetarian; basically, nourishing himself every day on foods offered by generosity of acquaintances he made along the way: oats, milk, beans, coconuts, and other fruits. This globetrotter began his travels in the mid-nineties, a fact confirmed by several newspapers at the time of his Patagonia-to-Canada route journey. They highlighted with amazement that his first bicycle (an iron hulk named “Pomelo”) survived all the rigors of the trip despite its multiple breakdowns. "The hardest thing was departing, abandoning my home, the comforts it offered, and my family. I left many things behind." he once confessed to a media outlet in Orlando, Florida. "But, once you get used to it, and the kilometers go by, everything begins to change." Then, you get to the interviewer’s almost obligatory question, “To what end such wandering?” His answer was as naive as it was sincere: "I need to know what is wrong with the world” . Concluding that, for him, the mere fact that he left constituted a great change in his life. "It was practically like a rebirth." What Gabriel generally declared for the media were very utopian thoughts. Those ideas clearly bordered on socialism. Obviously, he was still very young, and, as is typically characteristic of this type of pilgrim, he trekked aimlessly without knowing exactly what he was going to discover or accomplish. He was simply guided by an impulse of faith and above all by his ideals, which would soon be disappoint when he go to know Cuba. As had to be confessed, indeed, the departure could be adversely affected by numerous unfavorable situations. But, as the years passed, along the way, Gabriel became an expert traveler. His life, always light and without major worries eventually became enviable. On those expeditions under the radiant sun of the Americas, he had plenty of time to meditate in solitude; resulting in the decanting of the fruit of experiences and of his reflections into the content of his books.