note: location is ouro preto and congonhas, near belo horizonte, brasil

today carlos chauffeured me around ouro preto and congonhas. both are nice little cities with cool art work. the roads were cobbled and steep….i’m glad i didn’t have to drive on them. they have some nice museums, churches, gold mines, statues, etc. a lot of the artwork was done by the famed aleijadinho — a real bastard (in the technical sense) born to a portuguese man and his black slave mistress.

and check out the cool ceral box. 1) it has a new way of folding closed; and 2) there’s braille on the front left of the box.