Rio only for your eyes!

[Fabiola]

Here is everything you always would like to know about the "Wonderful City". I found this webpage. I belive everybody will like. I did not read it all but it seems to be good and truly.
Any other question just take the airplace and come on in the check it out!!!!!!!!!!!
It is not just about the city but the state!
Enjoy my home!

http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~sergiok/brasil/rio.html#sights

[Den Socling]

http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~sergiok/brasil/rioipanemag.gif

she is trying to beat her record for most "reads" in 24 hours and this could do it

What's that turkey in the blue shorts doing walking in front of the girls???

[Fabiola]

[size=15]that is not true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/size]
  :-/ :'( :( :-[

[Den Socling]

Rio is beautiful. it reminds me of Hawaii.

The Carnival looks like it would kill me. Dead with a smile on my face  ;D

[Bibbyman]

Somebody needs to teach them girls the proper application for dental floss.  

[Mark M]

Thanks for sharing that site Fabiola, I like that big Jesus up on the mountain in the moonlight. I first saw a picture of that when I was in about the 7th grade (I think). It is very impressive as is the whole city.

Mark

[Fabiola]

I knew you would like it!!!!
The Cristh view for the city is also impressive. I belive we, "cariocas" use to pray looking up the hill! I do! He protect us from the sky!!!!

[Den Socling]

Fabiola,

Under the section on markets, there's a photo titled "fresh hearts of palm". What are they used for?

I know that Chile is way west of you but do you have Coigue. I've tried drying Coigue from Chile and it's pretty stuff but really hard to dry without collapse. It is like that DanG Red Beech from New Zealand.

Den

[Fabiola]

Den,
It is palm tree. You can buy it there. It is not to dry it is to eat "in natura". I will look for  a site about it and I will IM to you!
I never heard about Coigue!
Fabíola

[Den Socling]

Fabiola,

I found a site with a Google search. Palm pith! doesn't sound too tasty. It must need a sauce!

http://www.qub.ac.uk/mgt/staff/dave/brasil/palmito.html

Den

[Tom]

Den,
Palm Hearts are the growing bud of the palm.  In florida we eat Sabal and Palmetto.  You may hear us talking about "Swamp Cabbage".  That is a palm heart. If you look at the a palm, you will see the the top is carrying the green leaves.  That area from which they grow has a cabbage-like fibrous center that, when boiled is much like cabbage. Palmetto hearts are much smaller, about 4 to 8 inches long and generally pickled.  They are found on the menu of Gourmet restaurants in salads.

Cabbage Palm is seldom eaten in Florida anymore because the Sago is protected as the State tree and to take the heart kills the tree.
Link to Swamp Cabbage Article

[Fabiola]

Hi Den, if you can get this 2 paper maybe you wils understand a little more.
This Palm Tree nane is Euderpe edulis and from it we use also the coconut to make a drink.
I know your portuguese is horoble but if you get some one to read this webpage for you I am sure I will have all the information you wouldnt dream about!!!!!!
Have fun,
Fabíola.


http://www.unicamp.br/nipe/rbma/palmito.htm

GALETTI, M. E D. J. CHIVERS. 1995. Palm harvest threatens Brazil's best protected area of Atlantic Forest. Oryx 29:225-226

GALETI, M. e ALEIXO, A. 1998. Effects of palm heart harvesting on avian frugivores in the Atlantic rain forest of Brazil. J. of Applied Ecology, 35: 286-93.