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Brazil 2007

We flew from Asuncion, Paraguay to Curitiba, Brazil.	The city of Curitiba was founded in 1693 by the Portuguese. Curitiba comes from the Tupi words kuri typa " much pine " due to the number of pines in theregion prior to its founding. Population is 1.7 million.	We stayed at the home of Silvia and Joe.	My cousin, Susie Penner who lives in Silvia's spacious and very modern home.
Amalia (Penner), and her husband Hamelton Correa, Silvia (Penner) and her husband Joe Gerber.	The captain is almost ready for takeoff.	Julia Gerber	Victor and Nicolas
Helena	Amalia and Silvia's homes are connected back to back.	Hamiton, Amalia, Victor and Helena	Oscar Niemeyer Modern Art Museum
"The Eye" by the architect Oscar Niemeyer	*	*	We had to go through a tunnel before we got to the elevators.
*	Outside the museum	Downtown Curitiba	At a market
They seem to recycle everything	In the shadows of Brazil	Pedestrian street. People from Curitiba are known as Curitibanos.	*
*	*	*	Take a look at those boots!
*	We walked through the old part of town.	We saw some very beautiful buildings and a number of art galleries.	*
Curitiba is the largest and one of the most important cities of Southern Brazil.	*	Fountain of Memory	*
Cathedral in the old part of town	We were always served great tasting fruit juices.	*	*
*	*	*	Amalia took us to Villa Vella State Park.
These rock formations were in stark contrast to the surrounding gently rolling hills.	"The boot"	"The camel"	"The coke bottle"
"The queen"	This is where the wasps live.	"The lion"	"The goblet"
Park entrance	We took a three hour train ride with the Serra Verde Express.	Along the way we saw poor areas.	*
The train took us through the lush green rain forest between Curitiba and the coast (100 km).	*	*	Workers along the way
Oranges	We saw many banana trees.	*	We got off at the town of Morretes.
We were very impressed with this little town.	The Nhundiaquara Restaurant	We had a fantastic dinner.	Peter
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*	*	*	Off to the market to sell his produce
The orange taxi's of Brazil	After a wonderful time in Curitiba we went on a five hour bus ride to Sao Paulo.	Along the way we saw many banana plantations.	*
Approaching Sao Paulo. Population is about 18million. Ponte Anhanquera in the distance.	The Maksoud Plaza Hotel is where we stayed during our stay in Sao Paulo.	The chandelier inside the hotel. Apparently Frank Sinatra and Julio Iglesias also stayed at this hotel. It was not very expensive in our currency.	Our room was on the 15th floor.
Our view	Our view	Sunrise view from our room	Large bouquet of flowers in the hotel
Sao Paulo is a very clean city. Bill boards are not allowed.	Our favorite and cheapest breakfast place.	They served great coffee with a smile and tasty sandwiches.	All shapes and sizes in Brazil
Along the Paulista Avenue; one of the most important avenues in the city.	The city's Latin Motto: Non ducor, duco (I am not led, I lead).	*	You could eat corn any time of the day or evening.
Very good corn!	*	At the Ibirapuera park - boys waiting their turn.	Riding on one wheel in this huge covered area.
*	*	The people who live in Sao Paulo are called Paulistanos.	Sao Paulo in the distance
Lots of joggers...	Friends getting together...	on a Sunday afternoon	The Yucca plant, three times as big as ours at home.
*	*	Coconut	*
Very tasty coconut milk	*	*	Some trees keep blooming in the winter(June).
*	*	*	Putting on the finishing touches.
*	Lots of people everywhere	*	Rubber tree
*	The Gothic Cathedral of Sao Paulo (1764)	Sao Paulo Cathedral. Our taxi driver is in the yellow shirt.	*
*	Art Museum	Contemporary Art Museum	A beautiful lamp in the museum
Peter relaxing in a mall.	We just window shopped - everything was expensive.	Mall display	I think by now you will have gathered that I enjoy taking photographs of buildings.
The impatience are still blooming.	*	*	Sao Paulo Museum of Art
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