Today we visited an orphanage for disabled children. They have nearly 50 children in two rooms but they are building a new orphanage with help from rotary and other volunteers which ws great to see.
Next we visited the university PUCRS, with a tour of the new sports facilities and lunch in the olympic cafe. Food was great and Rich ate a rediculous amount.
In the afternoon we visited the university´s Institute for the Environment, which hosts professionals from across the university from geography, biology, pharmacy, architecture, etc. They have a large conservation porject nearby with links to universities in Germany and elsewhere.
After that we visited CEPAC, which is a Brazilian Carbon Capture and Storage project with funding from Brazilian petrochemicals companies, which was really interesting. In gneral, campus and the facilities are fantastic, as good as or better than home. Microsoft, Dell etc also have a notable presence on campus.
Then off for dinner at Ingo´s!
Laura
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