I left Brasilia and arrived here in Pirenópolis after a 3 hour bus ride. I sort of wished the ride was longer because i was enjoying the landscape. It's a pretty little town built in the 1700's (by lots of poorly-treated slaves) during a gold rush here in the state of Goiás. Despite having spent a month in Brazil, I've only been in large cities, so it's nice to have a few rural days before going back to São Paulo. At my hostel the lady tried to get me to take a private room instead of the comunal one. I was looking forward to meeting some other people (and saving some $) so i turned her down... only to realize that I was the only one at the hostel, so it really made no difference. Fortunately she has two crazy sons who i've been hanging out with. There's hardly any tourists here right now because of a yellow fever outbreak in the area that's been all over the news in recent weeks. Not too many people have died, but it's enough to scare away lots of people. I've had my vaccination, so I'm not at risk... and malaria is only up north in the amazon region.
Brazilians love waterfalls... well, who doesn't like waterfalls, really? but no, they're all about waterfalls here. Any place you go to, they want you to see waterfalls. all the turist places all filthy with posters of waterfalls. the first thing they tell you about is their abundancy of waterfalls (after asking you if you've been vaccinated for yellow fever). i guess i'll take a hike later and see a few.