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Leaving Rio

It's my last day in Brazil before heading back to KC for a few weeks. Had an amazing time here and have been blessed with many beautiful places and great people.

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cjones on June 09, 2008 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Nice beach

Relaxing another day in this small fishing village before making the trip back to Rio for the weekend. Found a huge room with a balcony overlooking the ocean for the same price as a bed in a dorm room at the hostel in Rio. Great seafood and a beautiful beach here. Explored around some trails...

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cjones on June 06, 2008 from Piuma, Brazil

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Holy Spirit

Now I'm on the coast north of Rio in the state of Espírito Santo (Holy Spirit). Feels good to be here in the spirit! Vila Velha is sort of a suburb of Vitória, the capital and largest city in the state. Rather urban and modern but it has a nice, very clean beach lined with lots of food and...

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cjones on June 03, 2008 from Vila Velha, Brazil

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First fruits

This week I've been finishing up both the work here at Iracambi and the project I've been continuing to work on remotely for Yanapuma. Got some great news a few days ago that the grant proposal I wrote for Yanapuma was approved! This will pay for many thousands of dollars worth of GIS software...

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cjones on May 31, 2008 from Rosario da Limeira, Brazil

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Natural capitalism

Just returned from an all-day meeting in the town of Rosario_da_Limeira on potential sources of income for local farmers from payment for environmental services. About 70 people attended, with about 25% farmers and the rest from NGOs, universities and the state government. The topic was a new...

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cjones on May 17, 2008 from Rosario da Limeira, Brazil

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Iracambi

Just arrived here at the Iracambi conservation research center in one of the few remnants of the Mata Atlántica - Atlantic Rainforest - in southeast Brazil. Unlike the FUNCEDESCRI and Yanapuma NGOs in Guatemala and Ecuador, this one works in only one community and has its headquarters there,...

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cjones on May 01, 2008 from Rosario da Limeira, Brazil

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Cerrado

Staying in the picturesque colonial town of Pirenópolis, with cobblestone streets, red tile rooftops, lots of sun and _bright_ blue skies. This is in the ecoregion called the cerrado - Brasil's great plains or savanah. Visited a farm and enchanting nature reserve called Fazenda Vagafogo, about...

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cjones on April 26, 2008 from Pirenopolis, Brazil

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Architectural wonders

Met yesterday and today with Luz, a good friend of Oscar Gonzales of A_Rocha_Peru. Today we looked around the downtown area famous for its spectacular modern architecture. Visually for me the place had an amazing effect - wide open spaces and big sky (sort of like Kansas), dazzling...

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cjones on April 24, 2008 from Brasilia, Brazil

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Lonely planet

Well I arrived here in Brasilia after 23 hours in buses from Teresópolis. Had some time to do some reading on the bus including the following from the Lonely Planet guide to Brazil. "Catholicism retains its status as Brazil's official religion, but is declining in popularity. Many people...

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cjones on April 23, 2008 from Brasilia, Brazil

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Opa!

Hiked around the Serra_dos_Orgãos_National_Park and an outdoor art fair today. Tried the caldo de cana - a cold drink of sugar cane juice. Muito bom! There's good rockclimbing in the area but couldn't find any bouldering on the side of the park I visited. Resting up for the long bus ride...

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cjones on April 21, 2008 from Teresopolis, Brazil

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