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No "Deer crossing" signs in Brazil. "Capybara crossing" They're a real danger. A full grown one can reach about 150 pounds. They're only 2 feet tall, but hitting one at high speed would be a very bad day.
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A local park. A seat carved into a fallen tree.
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The cat cafe. To play with the cats was an additional charge, so they just had drinks, and watched the cats in a separate room.
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This drink tasted like sweet corn, and was quite good.
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A very hot day in the park. Temps were reaching 100!
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The Statue of Liberty along the road. Why?
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How to get your shopping cart upstairs in a two story grocery store. You ride up with your cart, which is held in place with magnets.
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A performance at a local community center. Quite enjoyable, even if it was all in Portuguese.
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The view from the hotel room. On the other side of the hotel is a very busy, interstate-like road. This a major, metropolitan city. Roughly the size of Washington DC, but with skyscrapers.
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This Burger King only sells ice cream, and a few other small items.
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Recycling bins.
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Metso time capsule, to be opened in 2049.
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The Metso museum.
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The pin commemorating 100 years of operation in Brazil.
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A local looking for lunch.
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A hot and humid walk in the park.
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Fresh squeezed cane with coconut and lemon juice. Good stuff!
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This is may be the local library.
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The place to be on a hot day!