Breakfast at the hotel is pretty good- a buffet with just about everything you would want. The fresh fruit is great and they offer all different kinds of ham and salami. There are a few differences- the yogurt is slightly runny and the juice bar is unique. My new favorite juices are cashew juice-yes like the nuts. Apparently the nut part is just the bottom of the fruit and the meat of the fruit makes the juice. They also have pineapple and mint, and chlorophyll juice-which from what I can tell is wheat grass juice mixed with something that makes it a sweeter. Good way to start the day.
Today we visited one of the most beautiful schools I have ever seen…anywhere. Colegio Marista de Brasilia is a private high school that has facilities that would rival any school in the US. You could tell just from the outside the differences between a local, public high school and this school. We took a tour and learned about their philosophy. They are trying to educate the whole student focusing on creating students that can question, do research and have a social conscience.
I also learned a bit about some famous Brazilian authors that they study. One of the most widely read is Machado de Assis from the 19th century- his book Dom Casmurro is regarded by a few teachers I spoke to as the one of the best books in Brazilian literature. I just put it on my Amazon list. Here are a few others…
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