Just back from 2 days in the Interior which feels like a different world. How would you like to have a banana tree in your front garden - just beside the coffee bush. We were welcomed into the home of Ameria's father and stepmother. Dona Lazinha grew up on what's called a Sitio - small farm - where they were basically self-sufficient - goats, chickens, etc.
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Neither she nor her brothers or sisters had any schooling so later she taught herself to read and write. Nowadays the school bus collects everyone as the distances are enormous!
Dona Lazinha explains that there has been an "explosao urbana" with so many families moving into the cities. She and many others with the Government would give incentives to families to stay.
The fact is that a huge 83% of Brazil's 192M people live in the cities!
Feeling energetic (and brave with 3 octogenarians) we decided to go up the 370 steps to see this tiny church. Here, left to right Dona Lazinha, Sr Tsuda(Ameria's father) and Elsa, my godmother.
And a very hot ascent later we arrived:-
I've rarely been so keen on the cool, juicy fruit we had back at the foot of the mountain:-
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FUN FACT ABOUT BRAZIL
Brazil has not been at war with any other country since 1870 ! |
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Lyria, estou adorando seus comentarios no seu blog e tudo que nos escreve nos faz transportar a minha terra. Sao Paulo, cidade onde cresci, estudei e trabalhei e hoje uma cidade dificil de se locomover de carros, mas e onde a industria, o comercio e o povo impulsiona o pais. Eu, particularmente adoro S.Paulo, apesar de tantos problemas, em que o nosso governo paulista tenta resolver aos poucos e acredito que o sistema de transporte cresceu bastante e hoje ficou muito melhor. O estado possui o melhor sistema de transportes do país, com interligações entre rodovias, ferrovias, aeroportos e hidrovias, que conectam a grande maioria dos seus município. Amanha, ja pensaremos em outras alternativas. O interior de S.Paulo ja e fascinante e voce ainda consegue encontrar simplicidade do meu povo, ainda florestas, flores nas estradas, frutas nas arribanceiras, os pes de bananas pra todos os lados, os pes de cana, de milho, amoras, melancias, mandiocas, laranjas, etc....Este e o Brasil muita coisa a ser explorada ate por nos mesmos. "Brasil feel the passion". E tenho dito amiga.
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