Brazil: Day 1

Jason and I left for Brazil on Friday November 4th.  After almost 24 hours of traveling we arrived in Sao Paulo Saturday morning.  This was Jason's first trip back to his mission that he served from 1994-1996.  We were greeted at the airport by Moises and his family.  Jason  baptized Moises on his mission.  They are a wonderful family and we were so warmly welcomed!

Natalia, Eliane, Pamela, Moises, and Jason

We were feeling pretty jet lagged but they took us to a feira (street market) near their home.  I got to try pastels (pastries filled with meat and cheese and fried) and a drink made from grinding up sugar cane.  We walked around the market and sampled all the wonderful fresh fruit.

Jason and Natalia picking out Mangoes-delicious!

Papaya

I loved all the different types of bananas.

Brazilians are such fun people.  These people saw me taking pictures of the meat market and wanted to pose for me.

Moises and Eliane drove us out to Sao Jose dos Campos where we were staying.  Tom and Debbie Hartman, some neighbors of ours in Ogden are living in Brazil for work and invited us to stay in their apartment.  They were wonderful hosts and made our stay so comfortable!

Tom and Debbie Hartman at their apartment in Sao Jose dos Campos.

 Trying to stay awake until bedtime, we decided to go to dinner at a Rodizio style pizzeria.  We met up with the Bruno family who Jason knew on his mission and now lives in the Hartman's ward.  The food was wonderful!  Brazilians really know how to make pizza!  And once we were done with our meal they brought around delicious dessert pizza!

The salad bar.

Waiters brought the different pizzas around to the tables.  We tried lots of wonderful kinds of pizza!

The ovens where they cooked the pizza.

In front of Golden with the Bruno family and the Hartmans.