Silvio & I stop in Porto Alegre, on our way to Buenos Aires, in 1981.

After our Argentine bus left the bus terminal, it went southwest down Avenida Rebouças in order to get Rodovia Raposo Tavares or Castelo Branco, I don't remember which. When the bus passed in front Escolas Fisk and CCI, the English school both Silvio & I worked for a few weeks, we looked at it and could see a female teacher doing her thing. It looked like Melanie, a Jewish girl we had met at the tearchers' training course and was teaching her first group there. We waved towards the place but only we knew we were being silly and prepared to get to sleep for the trip would be long. 

At around mid-day on 2nd September 1981, our Argentine bus stopped in downtown Porto Alegre, and we had the chance to get off and walk for an hour around town... We took as many pictures as possible...  

Wednesday morning, 2nd September 1981.  Only a few hours before we reached Porto Alegre. After having ridden the whole night, the General Urquiza bus made a stop in a resting area from where one could see the island in which Florianópolis is located. It was still dawn and we were glad to step out in the open and breathe the pure air.

When we finally stopped in downtown Porto Alegre, we were told the bus would stay put for an hour. So, me & Silvio went out into the city to see as much as we could... 

Mercado Público (Public Market) is the building on the right; Palácio do Comércio is on the right; the cranes in the background belong to Guaiba's Harbour.

Follow me to the Public Market on the other side... 

I followed Silvio through the crowd and buses... children liked his antics.

Silvio next to a queue of red VW beetles customized as taxi cabs...

Porto Alegre's Bus Terminal - Estação Rodoviária Central... See that fellow's bell bottom flares; he was a little old-fashioned for this was 2nd September 1981. 

Silvio was intrepid in his search to get to know interesting places in downtown Porto Alegre... it looks we made it to the local financial district.

Judging by the signs of Sloper and C&A we must have been in the shopping district. 

a very young shoe-shine boy hawking his trade...

A sandwich-boy advertises he buys old gold (ouro velho). I didn't know gold aged... 

downtown Porto Alegre with both Public Market & Palace of Commerce next to the Harbour.

The distance Silvio and I walked from Porto Alegre Bus Terminal on the right and Public Market on the left.