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Recife Brazil: More Bikes

A cargo bike like this costs a month’s salary for some.

CD vendor on two wheels.
I previously visited Recife and Olinda in 2005, and for some reason it feels like there are more people riding bikes now… my imagination? perhaps. But bikes make a lot of sense during Carnaval, when streets get closed to traffic, buses [...]

Recife, Brazil: Public Recycling

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P1000961, originally uploaded by Sustainable Flatbush.
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Recife, Brazil: Organic/Inorganic

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P1010105, originally uploaded by Sustainable Flatbush.
Lixo (trash) Organico and Lixo Inorganico dancing together. Anyone know what SESC stands for?

Recife, Brazil: Bicycle Sound System

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P1010102, originally uploaded by Sustainable Flatbush.
Cargo bikes are very big here, carrying everything from huge bottles of water to sounds for the party!

Foreign Correspondent

Okay, so I’ve been a rather bad blogger for a week or two, but I have a really good excuse: I’m in Recife, Brazil for Carnaval!

Needless to say it’s crazy here (in a good way), but I have a few photos to post that are relevant to the sustainability discusssion… here they come!