Yesterday was a full day of activity in the state of Sao Paulo. First, we met up with our friends, Sr. Helenice and Rafael Bianchi, from the Ursuline school in Riberao Preto. Together we went to tour a fabulous campground which will be the site for the 2012 Global Ursuline Student Conference. In the afternoon, we returned to Sao Paulo and had just enough time to visit the world famous Butantan Institute and to return to our scientific endeavors. The Instituto Butantan is an important biomedical research facility located near the University of Sao Paulo. It was founded in 1901 and is reknown for its research on venomous animals and vaccines. Although much of the institute was destroyed by a fire in 2010, it is still a fascinating place to visit and to learn (and for some of us to be creeped out, let's be honest).Today we have left Sao Paulo and have arrived (delayed but safely) in Iguassu Falls. Tomorrow will be a huge day for us as we plan to visit the waterfalls and the Itaipu Dam. Tonight it's cold and raining so we hope things will clear up soon.
Thanks for all of those awesome comments and for following our adventures!!!
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