Mar 11 Santos Brazil -- port for Sao Paulo

 As mentioned in the previous post, it's a long haul from the port to Sao Paulo. We did that excursion 4 years ago during the COVID cruise. And there's not much to see in Sao Paulo -- it's the financial center of Brazil and not particularly touristy.

So we did the Highlights of Santos visiting things near the port.

Pulling into the harbor I spotted this familiar profile. The Azmara Quest is an R-class ship just like Insignia and the other Oceania ships I have done most of my sailing on.

Santos is an old city and has some old buildings.

This is the clock (accurate twice daily) atop a tram station opposite the Pele Museum.

Pele was revered by Brazilians, leading them to 3 World Cups.

The museum isn't much. They have some memorabilia in cabinets and posters on the wall.

A life size figure, but not done in wax. The museum was not air-conditioned.

Next door, Sanctuary St. Antônio do Valongo

The tram loop is now a tourist attraction. It loops through the central section of Santos.

Tramway tracks and houses climbing up the hill.

We walked from the Pele Museum to the Coffee Museum, passing the tram on its way back. Not a big loop.

This section of Santos is old and classic. People are trying to refurbish the buildings and bring them back to life, but it's slow going.

Wall art. I have no explanation.

Tile on buildings, taken from Portugal.

River of Coffee mural just down the street from the Coffee Museum.

Inside the museum, here's a strange ceiling fan arrangement. Two fans are mounted on a rotating frame, which spins at about 6 rpm. I think a normal paddle fan would have done a better job, but wouldn't have looked as good.

Another phone booth!

Third stop was the Botanical Gardens, which was a pretty small space. The Coffee Museum had been very hot inside, so we didn't explore much in the gardens, preferring to sit in the shade.

The view from the bench.

The drive back to the port included a drive-by of the local beach. Santos is the vacation spot for Sao Paulo with some people maintaining apartments for weekends and holidays.