Portuguese is the main language spoken here.
Throughout Brazil, the main form of currency is called the Real (rre·au). This is the only form of money you can use here so you definitely need to exchange foreign money here.
A bottle of water costs 50 cents.
My best meal this week was crab soup, made from crabs that live in the mangroves! I also had some buffalo meat with locally made buffalo cheese on top. It is a staple dish of the island.
I listened to a lot of Bossa Nova, a music created in Brazil in the 1960s that's distinctly Brazilian.
I visited a beach over the weekend which is called Praia Barro Velha (Old Neighborhood Beach).
I have been reading about the socioeconomics of local cheese farms in Marajó.
