Jundiai

On June 2^nd we traveled from Cajamar to Jundiai. Upon arrival we were met at the local Rotary building by our host families and taken to our new homes. After lunch we went to the local TV station expecting to be interviewed but all the journalist were out on assignment so we ended up just touring the facility.




The team on TV Set








In the evening we presented at the Rotary Club of Jundiai. Here we are pictured with the club president, Roberto (far right), a past district governor (2nd from left) and next year's district governor (4th from right).

June 3^rd was a holiday – Corpus Christi. In Brazil, this means a party which means BBQ – we had another all day BBQ held at the country home of Chris’ family.

Friday morning we headed in Sao Paulo City. We dropped Ashley and her host father off at a home decorating show being held at the racetrack on the edge of the city. Two hours later we got out of our van and walked the last kilometer to the downtown market. Traffic was bumper to bumper and crawling. We ate at a food court. It took almost two hours as we had to wait for a table and then wait to place our order. It was wall to wall people. The two pictures below were taken from the same spot looking in opposite directions. After lunch we went back outside where we met Ashley and her host father. We walked around looking into shops. Some were successful in purchasing some items to take home. People and cars were attempting to occupy the same space and it made walking along the streets very difficult.





Looking one way from lunch


Looking the other way from the same spot

Crowded streets

Our last morning in Brazil was spent visiting the widow of the artist Tao Sigulda, a well known Brazilian artist who had lived to be 91 and passed away 4 years ago. His wife has kept his gallery, home, and studio as a shrine to his brilliant talent. Several of his metal sculptures were on display in the yard. Inside the buildings were many of his paintings and a history of his work. A life size statue of his wife was the center piece in front of the gallery.

After having lunch at a local Rotarian’s home we started our journey homeward. A small van met us and we somehow got the 5 team members, 2 Rotarians, 2 drivers, and all the team’s luggage into it. On the way to the airport we saw a beautiful sun set.

After checking in at the airport we had to say our final farewells in Brazil. Chris was remaining in Brazil for another week as his wife was meeting him in Rio the next morning. The rest of us flew back to Roanoke via Atlanta.

Our last team photo in Brazil