Belo Horizonte

A lovely week in Belo Horizonte staying with Gobira & Tyr.  Here they are, along with Tyr's brother Silvio and mother, Dona Teresa.

On Wednesday I met Gil Amancio a musician and community artist (musicadecena) on a trip to BH with Gobira.  On Friday I went back to meet with people at Plug Minas, a new digital and creative arts centre in the city.  Saturday we attended a live music event in a banca de revistas (magazine stand) made into a stage for an impromptu street party.
Afterwards we retired to BH's ''most bohemian nightspot'' for a meal listening to samba music from a club over the road.

G & T's house continues to provide natural wonder at every turn - check out this ganfonheta (a kind of cricket) I spied leisurely munching on some leaves in the afternoon sun...
Next week I aim to firm up offers of employment from here and São Paulo, before heading for Ouro Preto for Easter and then arranging the 24-hour ônibus trip to Rio Grande do Sul...
Paddy xx