A wealth of sights, sounds, smells, touching and taste. A huge open air market in Natal.  I am holding some saffron.  The women are shelling beans...green beans. They are a speciality in this area.   The market goes on for blocks.  We bought some spices and some fresh coconut. The meat is carne de sol.  It's is meat that has been salted and dried for a few days.  It's really delicious.  There was lot of wheelbarrows for hire.  Men would carry your goods. Everyone was hawking their wares. I found a crochet hook on a side street.  Allen bought a type of bag to carry his papers to the office and back, and Julia and Cathy found some flowy pants with bananas, coconuts and cashew. I had a taste of acerola, and a "fresh olive".  It was black and fruity and delicious. A fun thing was the stroop waffles filled with Brazilian fillings.  They were hot and crispy.