Brazil, cont´d

I write this entry from the bus station in São Paulo, the biggest and nicest bus station in South America. Earlier I was set up to be on a bus somewhere between here and Buenos Aires right now, but I thought I forgot my camera and went back to my friend´s house, only to find, once there, that it was in the very bottom of my backpack all along.
Oh well. I can be bumbly, I´m on vacation.

Back to Buenos Aires, take-two. And soon thereafter, back to the USA! It´s been a while, North America.

A REVIEW OF THE LAST FEW DAYS IN RIO:
Sunny, sunny days. I climbed up Pão de Açucar and wandered around the gigantic Jardim Botanico, taking photos like it was my job. I also spent an entire day on the beach, flaunting my blindingly white skin for the first time since the Argentinean winter came. And in a speedo, no less. I also drank out of a coconut for the first time since Honduras.

I hear açai juice is the new pomegranate in the United States. Well, Brazilians have known about it since... ever. It´s amaazing. Same with the ubiquitous pão de queixo and my favorite fast food place, Habib´s (for those of you who´ve seen Don´t Mess With The Zohan,... this place is Muchentuchen! fo reals!).

Anyway, I´m going to pass the time for a while until I can catch the next bus and I´ll catch you on the flipside.

BRAZIL ROCKS!

Side note, since a few people have asked:
Now that I´ve been here I can make a few comparisons, for those of you keeping track of my Argentina-Brazil loyalties: Pelé is better than Maradona, Maradona rocks harder than Pelé, Argentine pizza is better, Brazil has better fruits and vegetables, Argentina has better pastries, Brazil has better spicy food, Brazil has crazier parties, Argentina parties later, Argentinean asados have better meat, Brazilian churrascos have better seasoning, Brazil has better beaches, Argentina has better literature, Brazil has better original music, the beer is about the same in both countries, and I like Fernet better than cachaça. I can think of exceptions for every one of these sweeping generalizations and I welcome comments.