The sidewalks: they are all mosaics of white and black stones. The designs were made by Burle Marx back in the day. All around the city the mosaics change depending on the neighborhood.
Graffiti! The graffiti here is delicious. I wish we had taken pictures of it every where we saw it. The art is all over the board from flashy, urban text tags to funky, colorful characters to wheat pastes to stencils. There are a lot of shitty tags all over many of the buildings, which I never care for. I was happy to see that the people without talent do not muck up the beautiful tags. It is nice to know there is an element of respect for those with vision from those without.
The markets: Full of color and variety! Flowers, fruits and vegetables, meats and fish, spices, herbs, etc. It is such a pleasure to take a leisurely stroll through a small neighborhood market even when I have no desire to buy anything. And in the market there is good people watching as always.
Plumerias(and lush plants everywhere)! Mom, you would love this city just for all the plants here, especially the plumeria trees! They are in full bloom and it is winter here. They are spotting the city from parks to front yards all over the place. It warms my heart to see them here. There are also a wide variety of bromeliads everywhere. You would love it mom!
Art Deco & Art Nouveau: there are little touches of both these architectural styles through out this city. Some of the houses here have made Josh and I marvel with our mouths open. There have been great stained glass windows in some of the residences too.
Tunnels and rock faces: It has been enjoyable to see a wonderful rock wall, enter it through a tunnel, and come out on another side of the city looking out at a scenic marina or a new flavor of another neighborhood.
Josh has concluded that Brazil must make great chairs for their women to sit in. He says this is why most women have such shape with which they sit upon. So, because of Josh's observations, I like the chairs here too. Good job on the breeding, Brazil.
Juice: I have really enjoyed having a variety of juices to choose from. I have often just gone for strawberry, but from time to time will give other juices a shot too. I got a coconut sort of shake that was super tasty! There are other juices which fruits I don't even know. Can't really go wrong with juice.
People watching! As I said, free entertainment. Watching people people watch is a great past time to take part in.
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