Topo do Mundo is a little hill just outside the city that is used a jumping off point for paragliders. This is something that I may be interested in, but it will be a long while before my Português is good enough to think about getting a license to do this (my friend suggested I do it in tandem with someone, but this is very unappealing to me). It was cool to hang out and watch these dudes take flight.
Ouro Preto is an old colonial town an hour outside of BH. There isn't too much to say about the place. There are a ton of churches there and we did take a tour of one of the churches built by the colonizing Portuguese: it is a huge power symbol, ridiculously elaborate -art, gold, and the like.
My friends and I in the town:
This is my last week at work. I have 4 weeks off to do...something. I just bought a plane ticket to the middle of the amazon, but beyond that I'm gonna pretty-well wing this one. The plan right now, in it's entirety, is so: hang in the amazon for a few days; take a boat down the amazon river to the coast; make my way down the coast; see how far I get (Brasil is freakn huge!); try not to get robbed, killed, or eaten by an anaconda. Looking forward to an adventure!
