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Brasil (Sao Paulo, Sao Bernardo Do Campo)

Road blockade enroute to Sao Paulo
a protest of some sort

holding up traffic in both directions for over 20k
Weaving between lanes of traffic to cross Sao Paulo
The third biggest city in the world
Welcomed in by Odair (the motorcycle man from Bonito)
and good friend Rui
who immediately set to work helping me fix my rear brake
while a german man worked on fixing a spoke and straightening and balancing my rear wheel
and finally replacing my rear tire which has taken me around 30,000k since Bolivia
An evening of Bingo with Odair's church group
An afternoon of Bones with the neighborhood boys
the neighborhood

A sad goodbye after a week stay
To visit a friend in Sao Bernardo Do Campo
A day in the park with Carol
Where the kids get to practice for the real thing
and where we discovered a Pitanga tree to enjoy its sweet fruit
My introduction to Acai (Asai)
A night at the pub
A few shots of tequila later
Back to Sao Paulo to fix this for Odair
And to enjoy a Sunday birthday churrasco
brasilian style espitinha
Odair keeps us entertained with samba

The man most furious over Bush
...feliz anniversario a ti...

the birthday family
The Taka coincidence
The Hyosung (Kazinski) coincidence
Swapping shocks