Well, I had an eventful and exciting trip to Brazil.  I spent a lot of time in the country side near Sao Paulo.  There are a variety of unique trees.  One day, I went on a trip to Mogi which is just beyond Sao Paulo.  Going through Sao Paulo was quite the adventure.  Skyscrapers were all over.  In major cities of the US skyscrapers are usually located in clusters.  In Sao Paulo, skyscrapers line the city’s landscape for miles. Cars were all over the road and motorcycles drove where ever there was space especially in between cars that were side by side.  It was quite often that I would hear a little beep-beep and then all of a sudden a motorcycle would go on the double yellow line whizzing by our car.
I also spent a lot of time in Belo Horizonte.  That is quite a beautiful city.  Trees line both sides of the road including the median.  The main part of the city is well laid out.  One Brazilian told me that the city plan was copied from the lay out of Washington D.C.  Needless to say, I also ate a lot of delicious food.  We went to several high end restaurants that served flavorful cuts of meat.  I could keep going and going on all the highlights of the trip but I better get to bed since I just got home today.

Charles