Pelourinho-The historic center

I like many things here. The warm weather, the fresh fruits (the avocados here are gigantic, I haven't eaten any yet, but I'll take a pic at the market and compare it to another fruit for you), the desserts, the coconuts, the sea and beaches! We fill out a questionnaire for the homestay and I declared that I love desserts, so when I met my host mom at the luncheon and it was time for dessert, she was like "I know you like dessert, let's get some." And after dinner, I usually get dessert. And sometimes, I get them three times a day! (I haven't weighed myself since I still fit my clothes) Yeah, the colonial history here starts 1500s, earlier than the States which I believe is 1600s..a century later. Brazil is interesting. It recently became democratic in the 1980s. It's mandatory to vote (like in Australia). There is very high illiteracy rate. It is rated the #2 country with the highest income inequality, behind Botswana(?). (I'm just sharing what I learn in culture class) Of the estimated 22 million Africans that left Africa, referring to the slave trade, 11 million arrived to the Americas (I believe the ones that didn't make it perished along the way), 4 million were brought to Brazil, and of those, 2 million came through Salvador. Isn't that crazy? The States had the 2nd biggest proportion of slaves. I haven't bought soda. I see glass bottled soda so I'll check it out next time. I think that my aunt in China washes/works in a factory that washes bottles. Someone has to reuse those glass bottles.