Today was a spectacular day! We woke up and took an early
bus ride into the mountains surrounding Rio.
There, we saw a very artistic house designed by Oscar Neymeyer. The house was also surrounded by a vibrant
garden which was created by Burle Marx.
The house was designed to perfectly blend in with the beautiful sloping
landscape, and the garden surrounding it provided it with an accent of color
and eccentricity. We spent two hours
sketching in the garden and taking in the view. 
After, we ate lunch in the nearby city of Petropolis, which was also
known as the “Imperial City.” The city
houses a grand palace which was once the home of Dom Pedro, the first emperor
of Brazil. This palace was surrounded by
a European style garden, which contrasted from the Burle Marx garden. We compared the two gardens we had seen and
decided that the European style garden was much more symmetrical, while the
Burle Marx garden was more abstract. With
less than a week left on our trip, we are sad that our time is coming to a
close but are very grateful for all that we have had the chance to experience!
Love,
Emma and Dave W.
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