My favorite thing so far in Porto Alegre has been the Mercado Publico or the public market. It's a giant building enclosing tons of market stalls and restaurants and cafes. It's also in the city center, and Marcio and I went early last Saturday morning in an effort to beat the crowds. This little armadillo is the symbol for the 2014 World Cup. He's inflated right outside the market. There's a local controversy going on now because Coca Cola just bought the rights to brand this square. We walked around the market and ate lunch at an amazing fish restaurant.
We bought some meat to grill at our bbq the next day (although looking at the meat stand make me slightly sick in the stomach) and had AMAZING coffee at Cafe do Mercado. This sign outside their stall made me laugh:
There was also an orchid show going on!
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