Butantan revisited

day 10: 04-11-2008

because yesterday the butantan institute was closed i need to go back again. I really want to see the research they were doing. and it was really important for me. it was also the first time that my ISIC card works. and it wasnt that surprising really because the institute is connected to the university and would of course give some discount to students. so instead of $ 3 i was paying like $ 1. 2/3 of the price. the institute has 3 prominent museums. the biologic museum, the microbiology museum and the historic museum. the museums were educative, informative and amusing at the same time. I really liked to walked around in those museums. and after I saw what the institute really does I gained respect for the achievement they make here in Brasil. I always thought that Brasil was 3rd world country, but even in the 19th century, the Institute was actually a State of the art. And it was equal to the europeans counterparts. really awesome was the snake collection they have there. different kind of snake, originated from the amazons and also from the rest of the world was exhibited in the biologic museum. In the historic museum, they have put the old instruments they used back in the 19th century. they even had their own elctron microscoop how cool is that. The microbiology museum is really clear and understandable even for the little ones (alot of Sao Paulo schools have their fieldtrip right here). it was really cool museum. because I know that some of You doesnt love Snake that much, I havent put any photos of my visit here. in fact I only put dome photos from my visit to Nossa senhora de conselacão cathedral. it was really beautiful and grand cathedral although itś not the biggest one here in SP. there is another one in the centrum, and itś also supposed to be the biggest one in South America. photo down below.