South of the Amazon River and south of the Equator, this city is near the eastern tip of Brazil. A refueling stop, mostly, although I found it to be an interesting city and full of surprises.
Was not expecting lots of high-rise apartments along the beach, but it reminded me of Miami Beach (or perhaps Rio de Janeiro, where I haven't been yet). Beautiful architecture and lots of colors. The other buildings in the city are also colorful, and even the grafitti is colorful. Perhaps influenced by the Amazon rainforest?
Culture as well, with an interesting museum with exhbits of masks by artisans and also an exhibit about Vaqueros (cowboys). An Opera House, supposedly reminiscent of the Grand Opera House of the Amazons in Manaus, Brazil, which is way inland on the Amazon River. I suppose I'll have to go there someday and find out for myself.
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