Saw a Brazilian movie called "Central do Brasil" ("Central Station" in English) starring famed actress Fernanda Montenegro, and an amazing young boy named Vinicius de Oliveira. A simple plot line, somewhat maudlin in places, but the landscapes and faces of Brazil are breathtaking. Worth seeing if only for the expressive faces of Brazil's people.
We were in Brazil twenty-five years ago, visiting friends, one of whom had a toddler two years of age. We have just been invited to the wedding of this 'toddler' next October, and we look forward to being in Brazil with our friends once again .
When we were there in 1980 we started in São Paulo, and then we visited Rio, Brasilia, and the famous Iguaçú Falls on the border between Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. I can still remember how hot it was at the Falls, how we perspired, and how colorful butterflies landed on our arms to drink our salty sweat.
Other than a short business trip to Panama some years later, and a cruise through the Panama Canal three years ago, we had not been on the South American continent since that visit to Brazil. So next year we plan to attend the wedding in São Paulo, and then maybe include a side trip to Buenos Aires.
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