>Claudio,
>No wonder you feel at home in Houston! I'll go to Sao Paulo anyday - as long as you're nearby to point out where the good beaches and food are.

Deal. :)
In the State of Sao Paulo, we do have some really nice beaches (there are the "Galveston"-like beaches that's like an 1-hour drive from Sao Paulo City, and there are the really awesome beaches that are almost 3-hour drive from there). As for good food, we can find several places down there.

Now, if you wanna see some more pictures from Sao Paulo city, take a look at this:

http://www.fotosedm.hpg.ig.com.br/Aereas/DSC08951.jpg
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http://www.fotosedm.hpg.ig.com.br/Aereas/DSC08963.jpg
http://www.fotosedm.hpg.ig.com.br/Aereas/DSC08965.jpg
http://www.fotosedm.hpg.ig.com.br/Wall/wallpacaembu1280x960.jpg
http://www.fotosedm.hpg.ig.com.br/Wall/wallpaulista1280x960.jpg
http://www.fotosedm.hpg.ig.com.br/Wall/wallcidjardim1280x960.jpg
http://www.fotosedm.hpg.ig.com.br/Wall/wallvo1280x960.jpg
http://www.fotosedm.hpg.ig.com.br/Wall/wallibi1280x960.jpg

That's why when people over here make fun of me saying that I'm the "jungle boy" (it seems that the word "Brazil" only means "Amazonia" for them) I start laughing. I usually say that I came from the "Concrete Jungle". Houston for me is a jungle, if I am to compair it with Sao Paulo. You know, lots of trees, few high buildings, people wearing cowboy hats everywhere... <bg>


>I am working on my plan to live as a Gypsie on Maui! Barefoot and bicycles! I am almost there!

Hmmm, sounds like a good plan. <s>


>A friend intoduced me to two engineers from Peru at a downtown jazz bistro last week. We talked about going to Peru and visiting Machu Picchu and Cuzco.
>Ahhhh - beer dreams!

I'd like to go to Machu Picchu some days. A lot of people say that's way cool.