Good morning everyone,
We are in the port city of Santos, Brazil today. We were told that Santos is famous for three C's- it is the capital city of the Sao Paolo region, it is a large coffee producer, and it has many clubs of famous soccer (football) teams.
Santos, literally translated, means "the saints." It was a common practice here in Brazil for the Catholic Portuguese settlers to bestow their respect by naming the various settlements and towns after saints and sacramental rituals. Come to think of it, this is a common practice most everywhere. The US is no different - we have San Francisco, San Diego, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, St. Paul, Sacramento, St. Augustine, Santa Monica, Santa Fe, to name just a few. The island we visited yesterday was originally named San Sebastián Island, but has now become known as Ilhabela.
Santos is a city of about 400,000. It is approximately 40 miles from Sao Paolo, a city of more than 22 million! That surprises us, as the town itself did not seem that crowded, particularly being that close to a city over twice as big as New York City! We chose today to simply walk around the town to get a feel for the area. Truth be told, there was not too much to see. We took our ship's shuttle service to a very nice local mall and visited some stores. And guess what we did find in the mall?
Yep! A Starbucks! And a very nice one at that. Karen has learned how to order her chai tea latte with two pumps, no foam, and no water in many languages now! 😊
As we were leaving Santos harbor, David snapped a couple of pictures of the city from our room deck.
Boa noite!
Karen and David
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