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Where do Cashews Come From?

From Discovering South America! in Natal, Brazil on Jun 25 '07

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Forte dos Reis Magos, and Marcela being silly.
Forte dos Reis Magos, and Marcela being silly.
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Forte dos Reis Magos, the biggest cashew tree in the world, reefs, beautiful dunes and beaches are just some of the main attractions found in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. We ended up staying here longer than expected because Andre got Dengue Fever, or that´s what he has been telling everyone. Luckily we were staying at a pousada where we could use the kitchen and make our own delicious meals without having to go out in search of food. Ok, so Andre really didn´t get Dengue Fever....everyone we have spoken with has told us that Dengue comes with horrible muscle pains all over your body, really high fever, and it lasts a couple of weeks. Andre had a fever, and that was about it. Yet he´s going around telling everybody that he for sure got Dengue! The reason being is.... he captured, in a box, the type of mosquito that transmits Dengue. He kept it in there until it died and was ready to take to have it examined, but then realized he was being silly, and we gave the mosquito a proper burial.

Arial view of Forte dos Reis Magos that we took from the helicopter ride around the city. NOT!!!
Arial view of Forte dos Reis Magos that we took from the helicopter ride around the city. NOT!!!
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We did get to do some sight seeing in and around Natal. For the first couple of days we stayed at the beach Areia Preta, where we walked along the beach and visited the Forte dos Reis Magos..........We then moved on to the beach of Ponta Negra where we spent pretty much everyday at Pousada Express waiting for Andre to get better. From Ponta Negra we took a local bus to the town of Pirangi where we came face to face with the biggest Cashew tree in the world! Did you know that cashew nuts grow on top of yellow and red fruits? We didn´t....the nut is inside a hard shell that is baked and then cracked open to present a cashew nut.

We ended up staying here longer than expected because Andre got Dengue Fever, or that´s what he has been telling everyone.
View of Natal from the Fort.
View of Natal from the Fort.
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That´s pretty much all we did in Natal, but we really enjoyed our stay there. Natal is very beautiful, it has many trees all around the city and it is very peaceful. However, we did find that Natal is more pricey than other places we´ve visited and very touristy.

In Natal we decided we needed to visit the Sertão... the drought prone interior of Brazil. So we took an 11 hour bus heading to Juazeiro do Norte in the state of Ceará (again). That will be our next blog.

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Reis Magos.
Reis Magos.
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Forte dos Reis Magos, o maior cajueiro do mundo, recifes, lindas dunas e praias são apenas algumas das principais atrações encontradas no estado do Rio Grande do Norte. Nós acabamos ficando aqui por mais tempo do que o esperado, porque André pegou Dengue, ou pelo menos é o que estava dizendo para todos. Por sorte, nós estávamos em uma pousada onde podíamos usar a cozinha e fazer nossas próprias refeições deliciosas sem ter que sair pra procurar comida. Ok, André não pegou realmente Dengue... todos que conversamos nos disseram que os sintomas da Dengue são horríveis dores musculares por todo o corpo, febre bem alta e ela dura algumas semanas. André estava com febre, e só isso. Ainda assim, ele continua dizendo que pegou Dengue! A razão é porque... ele capturou, em uma caixa, o tipo de mosquito que transmite a Dengue. Ele o guardou até que ele morresse e estava pronto pra levar o mosquito pra ser examinado, mas percebeu que estava sendo tolo, e então fizemos um enterro apropriado para o mosquito.

These beach strands were built too close to the ocean, and are now suffering from the pounding surf.
These beach strands were built too close to the ocean, and are now suffering from the pounding surf.
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Nós visitamos alguns pontos turísticos em Natal e suas redondezas. Nos dois primeiros dias, ficamos na praia Areia Preta, onde passeamos pela praia e visitamos o Forte dos Reis Magos... Depois fomos pra praia de Ponta Negra, onde passamos quase todos os dias na Pousada Express esperando André melhorar. De Ponta Negra, pegamos um ônibus local para a cidade de Pirangi, onde ficamos cara a cara com o maior cajueiro do mundo! Vocês sabiam que as castanhas de caju crescem em cima das frutas amarelas e vermelhas? Nós não... A castanha fica dentro de uma casca dura que é cozida e então quebrada para tirar a castanha de caju.

Biggest Cashew Tree in the world viewed from atop.
Biggest Cashew Tree in the world viewed from atop.
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Isso é praticamente tudo que fizemos em Natal, mas nós realmente gostamos de ficar lá. Natal é muito bonita, possui muitas árvores por toda a cidade e é muito calma. Entretanto, nós achamos que Natal é mais cara do que os outros lugares que visitamos e é uma cidade muito turística.

Em Natal, decidimos que precisávamos visitar o Sertão... o interior do Brasil que está sujeito à seca. Pegamos então um ônibus de 11 horas de duração para Juazeiro do Norte no estado do Ceará (de novo). Esse vai ser o nosso próximo blog.


carloshpf avatar carloshpf on Jul. 13, 2007 @ 03:05AM said
Natal is in Rio Grande do Norte, NOT Paraiba.

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