{"id":1023,"date":"2009-10-28T04:21:58","date_gmt":"2009-10-28T04:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sentradiaries.com\/blog\/?p=1023"},"modified":"2014-05-22T04:22:51","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T04:22:51","slug":"171060","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sentradiaries.com\/blog\/171060\/","title":{"rendered":"171060"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>after returning from nissan, adrian and i&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>-LAUNDRY: laundry here is insanely expensive. one place wanted $25 to wash\/dry one load, another few wanted $15 (and it would take about 36 hrs).<\/p>\n<p>-BRAZILIANS ARE NICE (TAKE 1): after giving up on the laundry, we visited the IPPUC (curitiba&#8217;s center for innovative urban planning initiatives). the staff there was very friendly&#8230;.offering us a stack of books from their library, pamphlets\/brochures to take home, internet, coffee, etc.<\/p>\n<p>-OPERA HOUSE: the curitiba opera house is very cool. surrounded by a small pond and trees, the structure is made of a metal wire-frame with glass in-between. it kind of looks like a birdcage in a beautiful little park (isolated from the busy city life).<\/p>\n<p>-LIGHTHOUSE OF KNOWLEDGE: just up the road is one of the famous lighthouses. they&#8217;re small public libraries with computers and other services. this one actually had an authentic lighthouse (the motor used to turn the light-reflector was in disrepair, though). the idea is that the building is easy to see and can cast the light of knowledge over the city.<\/p>\n<p>-BRAZILIANS ARE NICE (TAKE 2): from there, we hiked a couple kilometers to the free university for the environment. the road is a bit confusing, so a 3rd grader led us to the park &#8212; she was really mature. the cool wood building is nestled in another beautiful landscape with a cliff face, pond and trees. the building was closed, but from my understanding, it is more of a hippie community center, where everyone is both a teacher and student.<\/p>\n<p>-BRAZILIANS ARE NICE (TAKE 3): next, we checked out the federal university (first one in brasil), then walked to the theater across the street. there was a concert about to start featuring elba ramalho. we decided to try to get tickets to see him (we later learned elba was a woman). while in line, a man walked up and offered us 2 free tickets! 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