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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 [...]
Recife, Brazil: Public Recycling
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Recife, Brazil: Organic/Inorganic
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Recife, Brazil: Bicycle Sound System
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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!
