Day 7

Day 7 in beautiful Brasil and we have to drive a loooooong way to Curitiba. That means nap time for myself and most of the group. The great news is that the weather is getting better every day so we can nearly dust off the shorts and tees in the bottom of the suitcase.

Arrival in Curitiba means we’re off to get a little Brazilian culture. Specifically, we’re visiting the museum of the eye. Check it out:

Formally the Oscar Niemayer museum, the eye and its accompanying galleries are a constantly changing set of exhibits featuring architecture, design, and visual arts. Niemayer is the most famous architect in Brazilian history and believe me it shows. Mr. Niemayer was featured all over the museum and has an unbelievable collection of works. The eye you see above is blocking its entrance ramp, but it features a very signature piece of Niemayer’s design: a long, curved, sweeping white entrance ramp.

The museum is just over a decade old and during our visit had a gallery of video and photography, a gallery of strictly metal work, an exhibit on indigenous tribes, and the big hit: Frida Kahlo. I’ll let you enjoy some of the pieces for yourself and determine your own message to takeaway.

Learn anything? Good. Well it’s late and were off to the hotel in Curitiba. After some time on the coast where we may have been doing as much vacationing as studying, Curitiba gave us the feel of a true Brazilian city. So, as everyone does during their travels, we went to the mall food court. We were really late getting back so our options were limited, alright? Even though I wouldn’t go to the mall here in the States to get pizza, I still hadn’t tried a slice in Brazil and went for it at the mall. It was up to par though and I went to bed rather happy. 

See you tomorrow