Where to? Next stop Viçosa (MG, Brazil)

The first week after arriving back in Viçosa passed by very quickly. I arrived back in Viçosa after 4 AM, that night or what was left of it I couldn't sleep... Because of the freezing cold, there was a freezing cold wind, Viçosa's weather was really colder than 2 weeks before. It was kind of a shock to step from the nice warm climate of Rio de Janeiro into this cold. I didn't expect I would experience this in Brazil, but he Brazil likes to surprise you. With little sleep I had that same day a forró party to end this semester and the week! Ending the week with dancing is a good way to and the week, you should try! 😄 The first 2 days back on my internship were unexpected busy. We needed to peel the dried skin of the coffee cherries. Luckily there is a machine for it, but nevertheless it took a whole day! The second day we needed to weight the beans following various ways. But afterwards I could finally start writing on my rapport again. And I'm happy to say I deli...

I was really looking forward to this. As much as I like Viçosa I wanted to see something more than just Viçosa and surroundings. The past 2 weeks I traveled with my parents. It was very nice to see them again, of course I missed them. And maybe my mam missed me even more! We met each other at the airport of Rio de Janeiro, from where our journey together began. Room with a view! I started my journey in Viçosa after a relax beginning of the day, I had the bus to Rio de Janeiro from 10 o'clock. While my parents were already a few hours in the air. The bus took very long, about 8 hours. At first I didn't really know what to expect from Rio de Janeiro city. I knew it is an enormous city with 7 million inhabitants and during working hours another 5 million people enter the city!! I thought about the safety in such a big city and of course about the favelas. When the bus entered the city it passes a lot of favelas and other poor neighborhoods. Along the road people were livi...