Mangal das Garças

The skyline of Belem

 Me and the skyline

Me and the river

 AVA Teachers

 Lots of ducks and birds

Butterflies

Brasilian Scenery

Inner-City Rainforest

The Bosque is a preserved section of the rainforest in the city of Belem.

Acai Palm Tree

Bird

The Amazon Rainforest!

Tree 

Monkey! 

 There were three troupes of monkeys in this forest with about 100 monkeys in each troupe. We found one of them!

He came down and posed. 

Just getting some water.

Turtle 

 Bird

 Rainforest!!!

 Me in the Rainforest

No pandas.

Perks of Being a Teacher

Homemade cupcakes!

Yes, that is chocolate with caramel inside. Amazing!

Estação das Docas, Mercado Ver-o-Peso, and Forte do Castelo

Arriving at the Docas

The boardwalk along the river

Looking out over the river

Famous ice cream chain. They have all types of local ice cream flavors. 

Ver-o-Peso Market

So many nuts for sale!

The long process of turning something highly toxic into an edible and popular dish.

The market

Açaí

A mango tree in front of the cathedral. Belem is famous for its mango trees.

The fort

Me and the river

The view from inside the fort

Balancing birds