Saturday, September 19, 2009

Sao Sebastiao market

Went to the market this morning. Here are some photos with some of the portuguese names. Most of the fruit can also be found in Malaysia but there are some distinctive fruits such as sapoji. Also here the fruit of the cashew nut (caju) is eaten as a fresh fruit.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009



Images of down town Fortaleza (above)




Images of Brasilia (above).


Three images of bustling Sao Paolo (above).
A map of Brazil.

Tuesday 15 September 2009

Fortaleza, Ceara, Brasil. 20.50 hrs.
Day three of Portuguese classes. Living with a family - home stay. In an apartment block in down town Fortaleza about 5 mins walk from the beach.
Arrived in Brazil on 2 September. Spent first four days in Sao Paolo. Two days of meetings with the regional team. Then all of Sat and most Sun free to look around. Next three days in Brasilia - completing basic admin chores for ID registration, opening bank, etc. Thu 10 Sept arrived in Fortaleza and first class on Fri 11th.