>I lived in Brasil (Rio) for several years when I was very little. I don't remember any monkeys. I do remember the cruzeiro was so devaluated that it cost millions of them to buy popcorn from the street vendors.

well, after the cruzeiro our currency has changed its name and value several times... nowadays it´s called "Real". You don´t need millions of Reals to buy popcorn, but the way the economy is going, who knows...

>Brasil is a great place!

Good to know you liked. :)
Tks, John.