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 Etape 5 - Volta Redonda, The Costa's meet again
This section will be boring for the non family members and even for
them we need to update our family tree so that they will be able to follow
who is who in the zoo…. We will do it when we have some time to kill in
this holidays.
The Brazilian branch of the Costa family organised a weekend get
together at Volta Redonda, 120 km south of Rio de Janeiro where the
majority of the family lives. Volta Redonda is
known as the City of Steel and home of the
largest steel mill in South America. Despite
the city being built in a heavy industrial area, Volta Redonda is surprisingly clean and
organised. We travelled from Guarujá on Thursday 30th
trying to avoid the long weekend rush. From São Paulo 1.6 million cars were
expected to travel to the south beaches from Guarujá to Angra dos
Reis. We met our cousin Luis in Mugi das Cruzes in the outskirts of São Paulo and travelled together to Volta Redonda. There we
were joined by my parents that travelled by bus from Pontal do Sul (600 km
south of Volta Redonda)
next day.
We had a memorable long weekend with our relatives and the 64 photos in
this section of the Blog try to give you an idea of the fun it was.
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