Welcome to South America!

Our arrival in Belo Horizonte this morning and a greeting by Ronan

A great view of downtown Belo Horizonte - a city of 5 million.

It's been almost 36 hours since the group left Dobson and Hudson, respectively, and we're still going - despite very little sleep. The flight from Miami to Rio was long and none of (except Jimmy - with his giant neck pillow and sleeping mask) slept well on the plane. We woke up to a beautiful sunrise over the east coast of Brasil as we came in for a landing in Rio de Janeiro early this morning. The views of this breathtaking city from the windows of the airport were exciting. ... Can't wait to see it close up later in our trip. 

Our connecting flight to Belo Horizonte was short, thankfully. We were met at the airport by Ronan, Director of UNIPAC, who has joined our group. We're glad because he's a great tour guide.

We had a 45-minute shuttle to our hotel in the heart of beautiful Belo Horizonte - which is capital of the state of Minas Gerais. We took a few hours to enjoy some local cuisine and visit the Mercado Central - which was full of all types of vendors and was fun to visit. It's been a busy day, and we're just getting started! Stay tuned for more updates as we begin following our planned scheduled on Sunday.

Boa Noche!