A little bowl of heaven

Since coming to Brazil, I´ve fallen in love with açaí. It´s a fruit from the Amazon that´s said to have energetic powers. It´s usually served pureed and chilled in a bowl with slices of banana and granola. It is absolutely delicious, and I believe you can even buy it at Planet Smoothie in the US. Besides the fruit, the seeds are used by indians for jewelry, the branches as brooms, and the root is brewed as an anti-malarial tea.

In honor of Steve Irwin

September 6th 2006
Arriving in Manaus was everything I expected it to be. As soon as I stepped off the boat, I was thrust into the swirling madness of a port in the largest city in the Amazon--people rushing around, carrying cargo from boat to shore, families dashing to their boat, all under the blazing Amazonian sun. (As for the ride itself from Santarém to Manaus, it was a lot more pleasant this time, far less ... read more

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more

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