<DIV>Is "next June" 2004 or 2005? This sounds lovely.</DIV>
<DIV>Is the meeting in Spanish?</DIV>
<DIV>Deanna<BR><BR><B><I>Rosina Lila <BlaroliaAOL.COM></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="12">Hello you all,<BR>The Second International Meeting of Santiago Pilgrims will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, from the 10th to the 13th of next June. <BR>The meeting has been organized by the Brazilian Association of Santiago Friends and the Xunta de Galicia Administration for promotion of the Camino.<BR>The site of the meeting will be the Center for Physical Education Adalberto Nunez (which has swimming pools, saunas, volley ball courts, etc. etc.etc). <BR>Participants will stay in apartments with bunks and communal baths and will receive breakfast (European style), and buffet lunch and dinner.<BR>There will be meetings for discussion and sharing of Camino experiences, showing of videos, pictures, etc., and there will be several instructional and informational activi!
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related to the Camino.<BR>Brasil being Brasil, there will also be organized trips to the beach and samba lessons and soccer lessons.<BR>The cost to participants will be 250 Reais (about $90 dollars). (which includes related transportation to and from airports).<BR>Arrangements may be made for those who wish to prolong their stay in Brasil and/or want to stay in hotels.<BR>The weather in June in Rio de Janeiro is absolutely gorgeous. <BR>Those interested in attending can obtain an application, in English, going to:<BR> www.caminhodesantiago.org.br<BR>click under the British flag and the application, and instructions, will appear.<BR>You can also read the (impressive) program of activities; it is, however, in Portuguese. If you are interested I'll translat and post it.<BR>......Am I going? You bet!<BR>Warm regards,<BR>Rosina
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