Brazil Day 7 (Wednesday)

Day 7 (Wednesday)
Howdy Family and Friends! Another great morning to get up and go! Today was a travel day though as we travelled with Thiago and Gabi’s aunt Amelia over to Buzios a city near Rio where there are lots of beaches and people are used to going there during the summer. We left Rio and passed through the Rio-Niteroi to get there. This is a very long bridge that we crossed over the ocean on.

First stop it was at Geriba Beach where we ate pastel de queijo, comparable to a cheese filled bread that is fried and coke to drink. We swam in the ocean here and the water was a teal color. So pretty! The sand was reddish in color! After that we drove to a beach in the same city called Joao Fernandes beach. The water here was a very pretty teal blue but the sand was much more coarse and full of gravel in some ways.
We had lunch at a restaurant called Cleopatra and ordered Brochette Misto , which is a mixed kabab.

Instead of eating the food off a stick, it was served on a silver platter. Another interesting thing was this: A man was walking around selling wooden jewelry boxes and sugar pots. I really liked how they looked and asked him what he priced them at. He said anywhere from 15-45 Reals. Of course, I bartered with him and got it for 25 Reals. But...to make it better, I also asked him to sign it for me.

He was really shy but he did and I took a picture with him. If very dark Brazilians could blush, I am sure he was! When we were done we went back to the car and we stopped at a café and had a Brazilian dessert called Acai. I loved it! We mixed in bananas and granola.
After that we went to another beach city 40 minutes from Buzios called Cabo Frio where we went shopping on the street called Rua dos Biquinis which stands for Bikini street. That is what it was full of --bikini shops and other swim suit shops. A few T Shirts shops were scattered in there as well. We purchased a few shirts and then made our way back to Rio. Try as we might, we could not keep our eyes open after the sun went down.
After arriving back in Rio, we got a taxi and made our way back to Amelia’s home for a delicious dinner cooked by her husband, Jose. It was hamburger without the grease drained and diced green olives mixed in. You then take this mixture and eat it over mashed potatoes. It was very good and filling. We also had traditional beans and rice! So good!!!!
At the table was probably the second best part of the day! I sat next to what I call the Crazy Uncle Jose!

He thinks I need to learn Portuguese and I say he needs to learn English. We teased back and forth in our native languages for the remainder of the meal and kept the rest of the table in stitches! A fun time had by all!
From our travelling Brazilian picture window to yours, have a great day!