I got the meat sweats.

When Matthew was talking to me about coming to Brazil he asked me if I was a vegetarian.  I told him I wasn't and he got excited.  I did not know why.  Matthew knew something about Brazil that I didn't.  All they do here is eat cows.  I was a vegetarian as I was growing up so like most Adventists I am not a natural carnivore.  That being said I have eaten more cow in this last week then I ever have in my life. It is good.  But I can't eat it every meal.  I get the meat sweats.
Restaurants in Brazil are nothing like those in America.  Like I was saying with my pizza adventure things just work differently here.  Like there is a waffle house on every exit in Georgia there is a Churrascaria on every street in Brazil.  A Churrascaria is a BBQ house.  But not like the burnt ends and beef on bun that this Kansas City kid is used to.  It is meat on sticks.  You sit down and people just start bringing different parts of the cow to your table.  If you want a piece they slice it in front of you and put it on your plate.  And they wont stop coming.  Matthew has a theory that after you eat alot of meat you get sad.  He says there is so much energy in the meat and when are done eating it you are wiped out.  I don't know about any of that but here are some pictures of the first two Churrascarias that I visited.

1.  Tostes family ready to get busy.
2.  meat.
3.  Oh that old thing.  That's just a little Pineapple Juice mixed with some mint.  You wouldn't know anything about that.  Don't worry about it.
4.  meat.
5.  This picture accurately shows how much matthew loves to eat cows.
6.  This waiter found out I was American and came to our table every 30 seconds with more meat.  He was a little to happy about it.
9.  That is a chicken heart.  Matthew ate about seven of them.  I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
10.  Just thought I would show some of the deserts.  Yowit I looked for the fruit del sol (ba pa pa) but I couldn't find that mug.
11.  This is where they cook meat.
12.  Just thought I would show what kind of spread we were working with.