Bonde and More Bamboo

On Sunday our group went to Santa Teresa (a historic hilltown in Rio) to cut bamboo for our bicycle.  We took the Bonde (an old streetcar or tram) to the town.  Thirty screechy minutes later, we arrived at Joao's (a PUCi student's) workshop.  Our team chose and cut our bamboo pieces in his shed, after a coffee break of course :)

Bhavna riding the Bonde to Santa Teresa

Village of Santa Teresa

Ahra drinking cafezinho (super strong, sweet expresso)

Joao cutting bamboo sections

Marianne and Ahra with our finished bamboo pieces