Rio de Janeiro
RDJ -I think so for me now- It’s a place I Used Know. I often came here in the 1990s and stayed for one or two months at a time. It’s like a different life, and now I’m a different person. However, this unique combination of this unique combination of a huge Megapolis, located in a wonderful landscape, is still fascinating me. In other words, if you can ignore the sweet smell of rotten fruits spreading in the air, and the contaminated water of the very restricted basin, which is a Guanabara bay (one of the original Seven Bay), can be ignored. 。 Nature wonder). Rio is basically a combination of the following: Like a city facing the bay A world -class landscape like San Francisco and Yosemite Valley. What a wonderful place!

The magnificent landscape surrounding Guanabara Bay will probably be the easiest to recognize near its entrance (upper left). Powded Asoukal (Sugarroof) It looks like a single rock is floating from under the sea. Rock Gap About 714 million years ago and 644 million years ago (MA), it was established during the Pana African and Brazilian Mountains (564 million years ago, 564 million years ago, 564 million years ago. The young age of the year has been reported, which means that the exact age is unbearable so far). This mountains are related to the merger of the Gondwana Super continent formed after the division of its predecessor, Rodinia. The collision of the crust caused a metamorphic effect in the crust and produced a liquid magma. This happened as follows Various South America Craton gathered- Visually see the following figure. (Claton is the center of ancient continents, and today’s South America is once composed of four different cratons).
In another view between the south and east, this wonderful landscape becomes even clearer. The top seen in the distance is Pedrad Gabea, 842 m (2,769 feet) without sea. Some people say this is the highest coast monolithic in the world. Note that the upper part is relatively flat and is another younger granite in contact with the modified rock below. These monolis look like the original shape of Pruton, but not. This shape is the result of tropical weathering.


Note how some cratons overlap between Africa and South America (Amazon and West Africa, Congo and San Francisco (SFC)). The modern continents do not reach the current contours until the Atlantic Ocean opens in the Cretaceous in the future. (120mA).
Grande Island

Map of Grande Island. The island is less than 13 miles long and 4 miles wide. The relative position with the mainland is displayed in the upper left. The ferry time to the mainland is only one and a half hours. Brazil is slightly smaller than the mainland of the United States. Image from Wikipedia by Rosso Robot.
When I approached Abraan on my mother ship, there was no significant change. However, about 4,000 people live in this village.

This is not the main street facing the beach, but facing the inland non -tourist destination. The commercial center has restaurants and antique stores like Parapa. I was surprised that a medium -sized passenger ship like a spreader came to this place, but it was worth it.

It is a street mural.

It was a very calm day at the port. The temperature was high and sultry.

Luxurious rest on Grande Island.

We walked half a mile towards the ruins of prison …

… and on the tide zone, I was able to see some beautiful glimpses, including the same granite and the smooth and round rocks of Katemaiiwa, which can be seen further north of Rio de Janeiro. The rounded shape is formed as follows. A spherical weather. See the following photos for the explanation of this process.


One of the round rocks was metate marks. Human residence has been here for at least 7,000 years.

There are many freshwater spring that springs out of the terrain, providing daily water and cool swimming.

We climbed the hill and saw the water bridge supplying water to prison. Impressive!

Beach landscape in the center of Abraan. One of the local guides said he came here from Rio to surf at the age of 16. He fell in love with this island and his relaxed life style. He swore to return. It took several years, but now I have lived on this island for 25 years. When he moved here, his mother was appalled. It was a former prison island, so I was worried about his safety.
Coffee culture of Santos and Brazil (and Italy)
Sao Paulo is the world’s fourth largest city with a population of about 22 million. About 80 miles from the coast, the port is a city called Santos. It was a major port in Brazil for centuries for centuries, and it was a major exporter when coffee crops were introduced in the 1600s.

The main hospitality from the old port has been renovated based on the Brazilian schedule. It has been going on for years.


This is the view of Barça or trading floor. It was exactly the same as the New York Stock Exchange, and the seller and the buyer were shouting the price from the gorgeous stand glass on the head. The details are as follows.


A special exhibition was held on how to make espresso that Brazilans have loved since the early 20th century. Arrived on this coast from Italy. Click here for explanation of this exhibition.

Santos is also the home of the Pele Museum where Pele started his career in Santos.

Pele is all here, from the humble backing in the countryside to the life and the lesson of the fetevol from the father, the contract with Santos at the age of 15, and the brilliant career. This museum was really fun.
One day on the sea to Uruguay

After leaving the Brazilian area, we spent a wonderful and calm day in the sea sailing for Monte Video Uruguay. The weather was wonderful and the sea was as calm as glass. What was flowing from north to south is A faint rolled beard Beautiful winding clouds. They were in the sky for most of the afternoon. I love Makumo! wonderful!