where: Brazil

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The savory cuts are presented on skewers and carved tableside by authentic Gaścho chefs.
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The meats are seasoned to perfection and slow-roasted over an open flame to capture their individual flavor.
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Meat cooking on a vertical rotisserie
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A Brazilian Churrascaria
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This is a "mini mart" at an Esso gas station -- espresso, lunch items, etc. Note: you can even buy some wine ;=)
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Little Boy Purple has found true love with the gorgeous Brazilian beauties. He is reconsidering staying in a Brazilian cache. Maybe there is one near the beach?
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All that time in a little plastic carrying bag has made our friend very hungry. The "Mixed Grill" was spectacular!
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Little Boy Purple is very happy to be relaxing with a good Brazilian beer.
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The Volvo showroom was very European in design.
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And very similar to some of the best malls in the States.
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and elegant...
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The stores were very chic.
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The design was very open, with shops along the perimeter of a central open area with tall trees, waterfalls, etc.
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The mall was lush with greenery and running water.
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We decided to stop in the mall for a bite to eat.
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The Little Boy Purple was not happy about being placed in a cache alongside a major highway, so I am glad we did not find the container.
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We drove north of Sao Paulo to Campinas in search of a cache. We were at the spot, but found no container (it was night, as you can see).
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A cool radio tower all lit up at night.
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The local marketing/events team. They did a fantastic job!
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The translators -- English and Portugese -- and they are technically savvy, in that they knew our geek terminology!
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Yoshida kicks off the SOA day -- in which I was asked to speak.
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...or is it the 3 Stooges?
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The 3 Musketeers
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The cigars were in perfect condition, and Chris is finding it hard to choose.
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Chris spies a cigar bar... knowing that the primo Cuban cigars are just inside.
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A bicycle shop (for my friend Chip who owns two shops in USA).
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We ate delicious pizza here -- very much like Italian-made pizza.
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Little Boy Purple is amazed at the size of the world
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Here, you can see a helipad -- evidently very common and almost troublesome in terms of controlled flight.
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Out the window, I could see many tall buildings and the downtown area.
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I didn
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The Caesar Business Paulista hotel room on the 23rd floor was very spacious and comfortable.
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A beautiful sunrise as we descended into Sao Paulo airport. The cloud formation appears to be making rain.
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