Mall in Campinas (largest mall in South America) |
First Baptist Church Manaus |
Our group (Amazon River day boat trip) |
Manaus Spice/Herb Store |
Manaus-mounted Piranhas |
Pirarucu (large Amazon fish) at Manaus Fish Market |
Pirarucu (large Amazon fish) at Manaus Fish Market |
Shoe store on wheels |
Manaus-Amazon River boats |
Manaus-Amazon River boats |
Man carrying eggs to load on Amazon River boat |
Man carrying toilet paper to load on Amazon River boat |
Man carrying 2 heavy bags of rice |
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Truckload of sugarcane |
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Checkers (bottle caps) |
Norton explains about juices of Amazon fruits |
Man carrying Pirarucu fish into Manaus fish market |
Man-approx. 125 lbs. // Pirarucu fish-approx. 250 lbs. |
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Pineapple anyone? (about 30-50 cents each!) |
Enjoying sugar cane juice & coconut water |
Enjoying sugar cane juice & coconut water |
Angela with wood carving of a jaguar |
Coke is everywhere! |
Bananas anyone? |
First Baptist Church Manaus |
Manaus Opera House |
Inside Catholic Church (Manaus) |
Inside of Catholic church in Manaus |
Manaus Opera House |
Manaus Opera House and stature |
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Macaw (Arara in Manaus) |
Boat for our Amazon River boat day trip |
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Amazon Cayman |
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Amazon Cayman resting on large lily pad |
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Amazon Village children posing for pictures |
Amazon River motorized canoe |
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Meeting of the Waters/Encontro das Aguas |
Meeting of the Waters/Encontro das Aguas |
Amazon River (common mode of transportation for locals) |
Amazon River (common mode of transportation for locals) |
Luxury yacht on Amazon River |
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Care to cruise on the Amazon River? |
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Angela, Shirley & Alice in Manaus |
Shirley at Amazon Village |
Norton & Dale after jungle hike |
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Flock of beautiful parrots |
Flock of beautiful parrots |
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It's a frog (check out my camouflage) |
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Wade & Shirley at Hotel Tropical Manaus Restaurant |
Angela with carving of a jaguar at Hotel Tropical Manuas |
Shirley with carving of a jaguar of Hotel Tropical of Manaus |
Hotel Tropical Joan Pessoa |
Shirley at Hotel Tropical Joao Pessoa |
Angela & Shirley (hammock room at Hotel Tropical Joao Pessoa) |
Hammock room overlooking beach (Hotel Tropical Joao Pessoa) |
Hibiscus |
Dale & Angela (enjoying world's best lemon popsicle "Kibon") |
Shirley in hammock (Hotel Tropical Joao Pessoa) |
Dale in hammock (Hotel Tropical Joao Pessoa) |
Dale & Shirley at Eastern most point of the Western Hemisphere |
Angela at Easterm most point of the Western hemisphere |
Wade & Shirley at Eastern most point of the Western Hemisphere |
Wade & Shirley at Eastern most point of the Western Hemisphere |
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Care to buy a hammock? (Boa Viagem/Recife Market/Feira) |
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Boa Viagem |
Angela at Recife/Boa Viagem Feira/Market |
Recife |
Recife |
Recife/Piedade Beach (view from hotel room) |
Olinda-one of many Catholic churches |
Inside of Catholic church in Olinda |
Catholic church in Olinda |
Olinda |
Shopping in Olinda |
Piedade Beach/Recife |
PIedade Beach/Recife (view from our hotel room) |
Piedade Beach/Recife (view from our hotel room) |
His & Hers beachside restrooms |
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Chopping top off coconut for straw so we can enjoy cold coconut water |
Enjoying a coconut at the beach |
Porto de Galinhas/Chicken Port |
Phone booth in Chicken Port beach town |
More chickens! |
More chickens! |
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Shirley relaxing in hammock (Blue Tree Resort south of Recife) |
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Lifesize chess board (Blue Tree Resort) |
Randall on life size chess board (Blue Tree Resort |
Randall relaxing in hammock |
Coconut tree |
Plumeria |
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Caju fruit (cashews come from this fruit) |
Caju fruit on tree |
Jangada/small fishing boat on Piedade/Recife beach |
Jangada/small fishing boat on Piedade/Recife beach |
EAR (American School of Recife) |
EAR-reminicing with teachers |
EAR-Journalism classroom |
EAR (American School of Recife) |
First Baptist Casa Amarela (new sanctuary) |
First Baptist Casa Amarela (old sanctuary) |
Last house we lived in (Casa Amarela-Recife) |
Old Spann house in Recife |
Recife Airport (New as of 2004) |
Recife Airport (New as of 2004) |
View of Recife reefs from Varig plane |
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Rio de Janeiro-night view from top of building where we stayed in Leblon |
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Rio de Janeiro-riding escalator up to Corcovado |
Goodyear Blimp over Rio de Janeiro |
Corcovado-Rio de Janeiro (Christ the Redeemer Statue) |
View of Rio from Corcovado |
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View of Rio from Corcovado |
Shirley & Angela in front of Corcovado |
Shirley & Angela at Corcovado (Rio de Janeiro) |
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Rio de Janeiro-view from Corcovado |
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Cute monkey ( Common Marmoset ) in Rio |
Cute monkey ( Common Marmoset ) in Rio |
Cute monkey ( Common Marmoset ) in Rio |
Cute monkey ( Common Marmoset ) in Rio |
Sugar Loaf cable car |
Sugar Loaf cable car |
Sugar Loaf-Rio de Janeiro |
Sugar Loaf cable car |
Sugar Loaf cable car ride (Angela saying a little prayer) |
Sugar Loaf cable car |
Sugar Loaf cable car |
View of Rio from Sugar Loaf |
View of Rio from Sugar Loaf |
View of Rio from Sugar Loaf |
View of Rio from Sugar Loaf |
Sugar Loaf cable car |
Sugar Loaf cable car |
Shirley & Wade-top of Sugar Loaf Mountain |
Sugar Loaf |
Angela & Dale-Rio de Janeiro |
Randall, Angela & Dale-Rio de Janeiro |
Sugar Loaf cable car |
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Beautiful church & gardens on highway from Rio to Ouro Preto |
Beautiful church & gardens on highway from Rio to Ouro Preto |
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Ouro Preto (steep steep streets) |
Ouro Preto |
Ouro Preto |
Ouro Preto |
Ouro Preto |
Ouro Preto (one of many Catholic churches) |
Ouro Preto |
Ouro Preto |
Ouro Preto |
Ouro Preto |
Ouro Preto |
Ouro Preto Luxor Hotel |
Ouro Preto-dog enjoying a snack |
Ouro Preto-dog enjoying the view |
Angela on balcony at Luxor Hotel Ouro Preto |
Ouro Preto |
Ouro Preto Luxor Hotel Restaurant (we ate there about 30 years ago!) |
Ouro Preto |
Wade enjoying a barber shop shave |
Dale enjoying a barber shop shave |
Angela on balcony at Luxor Hotel in Ouro Preto |
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Congonhas church |
Dale's 1st "cafezinho" (strong Brazilian coffee) |
Congonhas church |
Congonhas church |
Congonhas |
Congonhas church |
Randall, Shirley, Angela & Wade-Congonhas |
Termite mounds (huge) |
Termite mounds (huge) |
Fiat Doblo (rental car of choice) |
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Dale and Jaca fruit (Botanical gardens in Rio de Janeiro) |
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Rio de Janeiro-Corcovado |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rio de Janeiro |
Dale, Angela, Randall, Wade & Shirley in Rio de Janeiro |
Rio de Janeiro Tijuca Forest |
Tijuca Forest family of Quatis |
Tijuca Forest family of Quatis |
Ipanema Beach (Rio de Janeiro) |
Ipanema Beach (Rio de Janeiro) |
Ipanema Beach (Rio de Janeiro) |
Iguacu Falls Airport (disembarking Varig plane) |
Iguacu Falls |
Iguacu Falls |
Iguacu Falls |
Shirley & Wade at Iguacu Falls |
Shirley & Wade at Iguacu Falls |
Shirley & Angela at Iguacu Falls |
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Butterfly at Iguacu Falls |
Butterfly at Iguacu Falls |
Butterfly at Iguacu Falls |
Hotel Tropical Iguacu Falls |
Hotel Tropical Iguacu Falls |
Iguacu Falls |
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Iguacu Falls (rainbows are everywhere) |
Shirley & Angela at Iguacu Falls |
Iguacu Falls |
Iguacu Falls |
Hummingbird at Iguacu Falls |
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Bird garden (Iguacu Falls Hotel Tropical) |
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Hummingbird at Hotel Tropical Iguacu Falls |
Angela & Shirley at Three Fontiers (rivers divide between Brasil, Argentina & Paraguay) |
Brasil Marker (3 Frontiers) - see 3 countries from 1 spot |
Paraguay Marker (3 Frontiers) -see 3 countries from 1 spot |
Argentina Marker (3 Frontiers) - see 3 countries from 1 spot |
Even Toucans take a bath! |
Toucan (Iguacu Falls bird park) |
Toucan (Iguacu Falls bird park) |
Toucan (Iguacu Falls bird park) |
Toucan (Iguacu Falls bird park) |
Toucan (Iguacu Falls bird park) |
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Macaw/Arara (Iguacu Falls bird park) |
Macaw/Arara (Iguacu Falls bird park) |
Angela with Toucan (Otto) & Macaw (Sheila) |
Dale with Toucan (Otto) & Macaw (Sheila) |
Angela & Dale with Toucan (Otto) & Macaw (Sheila) |
Hotel Tropical Iguacu Falls |
Hotel Tropical Iguacu Falls |
Parana Pine tree |
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Toucan leaving nest inside tree trunk |
Toucan leaving nest inside tree trunk |
Toucan |
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Quatis at Iguacu Falls |
Quati at Iguacu Falls |
Quati at Iguacu Falls |
Quati at Iguacu Falls |
Quati at Iguacu Falls |
Quati at Iguacu Falls |
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Iguacu Falls |
Iguacu Falls |
Iguacu Falls Rainbow |
Iguacu Falls rainbow |
Angela & Shirley (after walking out on walkway-Iguacu Falls) |
Iguacu Falls (We got VERY wet) |
Angela & Shirley at Iguacu Falls |
Iguacu Falls |
Iguacu Falls |
Iguacu Falls |
Iguacu Falls |
Iguacu Falls |
Another Fiat Doblo |
Funny sign (Which country do you want to go to from Brazil? Argentina or Paraguay) |