A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Grab a cup of coffee or tea, and prop your feet up for a short tour of Cecilia and Will's neighborhood.

A stop at Mega Matte for Acai with Banana and Granola
for lunch after C's appointment with Patricia--the OB.
It was the Gringa's first Acai, and I loved it.

Bright Stucco with Clay Tile Roof

Portuguese Architecture on a Shady Street

MMMMM . . .

Graceful Wrought Iron

Sidewalks are made of chunks of granite.
I was fascinated with all the patterns.

Reflections of Portuguese Heritage

A Soft Treasure

Coral Beauty

Delicate

Old/New Apartment Buildings
share shady side streets.

Granite Textures Underfoot

Cecilia and Will
February 2, 2012
Just ahead is a favorite cafe/bakery--Beira Mar.

Green Tile Apartment

More Sidewalk Graphics

One block from W and C's apartment
is a Flower Stand.
This is the overflow from the cart!

Que Lindo!
Rosas Vermelhas, Laranjas, e Amarelas

Tropical Tile

Captive Ginger

Concrete and Stucco Mural decorates yet another apartment building.

Tall Palms dwarf and shade a tile-roofed home.

Ta-Daaa!

In front of a Travel Agency,
this chicken in a bikini has her camera ready!

Street vendor shows Cecilia and Will some linens from Northern Brazil.

Cecilia admires the lacework.

Welcome

Pretty Tropical Colors

Typical front yard--wrought iron, trees, flowers.
Typical, but not boring!

Fan Palms took my breath away.

Amazing!

Our favorite store, Oficina de Minas--
Will designed their website in exchange for furniture.

Terra Cotta tiles top a stucco wall.

A Study in Texture and Color

More Color and Texture!

I'm fascinated by yet another granite sidewalk pattern.

GUAVA
Have you ever seen such a heavenly color?

Curtains

3 O'Clock Sun

Patterned tile walls are everywhere.

Yellow Shrimp Plant

Bromeliads on a Tree Stump

Greens and More Greens

Tropical Stop Sign
Who can pass this by without a picture?

Across from the beach on Praia de Icarai,
the sidewalks have a wave pattern.

More Graphics Underfoot

Black and white granite waves create an optical illusion.
The sidewalk is perfectly flat and broad.

From the apartment window,
11 stories up

Wish you were here?
Wish you were here . . .
with love from the Gringa