Day 11: June 15, 2009

This morning we had a very interesting lecture on Brazil's economy and then toured special collections library where they have very old books (some of them were printed in the 1600s).

A beautiful sunset over Brasilia...

Brazil's "national" non-alcoholic drink. THE drink is caipirinha but I don't drink alcohol. Caipirinha is made with cachaça (sugarcane liquor) and lots of sugar and lime wedges. Guaraná is made from guaraná fruit and tastes a little like maybe cream soda? It's very good! :) By the way, guarana is an effective energy booster because it contains about twice the caffeine found in coffee beans!