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Friends:
During the 71 days in that ventured to cross the country of West to
East I had the opportunity to know a lot of people, which I highlight
here in this section of the site, wonderful people that you/they are
in the most several areas of the in the immense called country Brazil.
In the picture I lower my friend's family Danleir, that met me in
the highway that links Acre to Rondônia, he told me, when it
arrives in Porto Velho you will stay home, it was said and done
It was
worth Danleir, you are a true Brazilian and I have pride of you to
be my friend.
Sr Souza,
arrives in the end of the afternoon in a spa, the proprietor lets
me to set up camp inside of your establishment, he invites me of dinner
and we were talking about my trip and the difficulties that I should
find, he also talks me about the time of the construction of the spa
where he tells that 44 sucuris was already died and today they don't
show up more in the natural swimming pools that form Souza's Bath.
Francisca,
Edna and Valdeli receive me happily in your mother's restaurant and
I admit that on that afternoon I had one of the best days of my trip,
as the rain it was very strong and the hour of the dinner approaches,
I decided to stay over there same, we were talking at night out and
they made company for me in the cold night that approached, your mother
offered me a hot milk with fresh cheese of the area.
Adriano
and Dona Aparecida, in the afternoon this very hot one and
the sun literally fried the wheels of my bicycle in the asphalt, prop
in a snack bar and my friend Adriano is supresso in somebody to pedal
in that unbearable heat, in the end of the afternoon Dona Aparecida
that offers me a wonderful dinner arrives, we were to freights of
the snack bar talking about the cares that I have to take with relationship
to the countless snakes that are the edge of the highway " Surucucu
".
Sr
Francisco and your wife, they received me as a relative,
some days ago had for coincidence the opportunity to know your mother-in-law,
Dona Aparecida has a restaurant in Acre, in Mr. Francisco's r estaurante
I could try a delicious natural juice of Guarana, never had sense
the Real flavor of the fruit, without speaking of the wonderful juice
of cold Açaí, and still had space for the 8 removed
mangos of the foot in that instant.
Rondônia,
arriving in the city of Cheerful View, I sight the battalion
of it Polices (GPPM), I am received by Sergeant Maciel and the Cabo
Clodimar, it was a very fast friendship, I explain my trip for the
two and they are surprised and they wish me a lot of luck and they
explain that in the area won't have problems with assault because
the city is very calm and quiet, until they let me to camp beside
the battalion.
Paraíba,
Mr. Deusalino of it shelters at your house, I admit that
in the beginning was half distrustful because he met me in a snack
bar in the edge of the highway, in few minutes of chat he gave up
me landing in your house, only after some hours I noticed that my
distrust was inadequate because him and your parents received me from
open arms without any distrust, that was a true solidarity demonstration.
Will
Have dinner, wonderful people's place, Lady your Maria husband
José and your granddaughter Hellen went to me in my few days
family, I had the luck and to stay at your house and to know the hospitality
from Ceará, as soon as I arrived in São Paulo I called
them informing that the end of the trip was calm in spite of the strong
rains that didn't at least cease any day, with certainty they are
part of my life and I will always take excellent memories of Crato.
Maranhão,
during my passage for Zé Dock's city, I sought shelter
in a farm, where the foreman didn't want my presence there, I was
hurt because the rain was strong and it looked for a place to take
shelter, thanks to God 500 meters of there, I found shelter in a school
where the watches, Valdevino and Manoel gave up me a space to set
up my hut, inside of a class room.
Manaus,
during the deviation that I had to diffuse because of the
terrible conditions of the highway, was accommodated at my friend's
Alirio Júnior house, that traveled a space of the highway transamazônica
together with me with the reporter of the magazine Discovery, Rodrigo
Rudger, there I met your father, Alirio, your two brother-in-laws,
Valdemir and Tonic which demonstrates total intimacy with the bicycle,
and said that as soon as has mixture is going with me in another expedition.
Piauí,
soon in the morning I leave the city of Teresina in direction
to Picks, but to rains they don't stop falling, unhappily I catch
a hole covered by the water and I destroy the back wheel of my bicycle,
after pushing the bicycle for 20 kilometers encounter shelter in Mrs.
Maria's bar, and the lady Rita, they offer me a wonderful dinner,
they offer me a place to set up my hut and I am talking with Mr. João
about my expedition during the night all.
Pará,
I had to return for the city of Altamira, because the rains destroyed
one of the bridge that they tie the city even Marabá, I caught
a new route heading for the port of victory of Xingu, you are them
of the position it RUNS ACROSS, they helped me to catch a ride in
cowboy's raft that would go to the city of Belém, my friends'
help José and Isaias was of highest importance so that could
continue my trip direction the beaches of João Pessoa.
To
find a place to camp was always the largest difficulty that
had at the end of the afternoon, the highway doesn't offer any structure
for tourists or adventurous, it is a lot of necessary chat with the
foremen to camp inside of the countless farms that surround the highway
transamazônica, always distrustful they only accepted my presence
after explaining that was they make a work, and that the expedition
had an objective.
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