Pictures of Vitoria, Brazil

When Adam first got his call and we were reading about the climate in Vitoria, Adam's sister said, "you're going back to Hawaii."  He had just returned from a year at BYU Hawaii and truly the temperature is similar and apparently the beaches too by looking at some of these pictures.  Isn't that an amazing coastline!

In a previous post I mentioned that Vitoria was founded in 1551 and you can see that in some of the old, beautiful structures in the city.

Another thing I previously mentioned was all the bridges in Vitoria and how the area was made up of a lot of small island.  Here are some beautiful shots of some of the bridges that I found online.

What a gorgeous city Adam will be heading to the end of next month!  I really enjoyed looking at some of the pictures from the area.

Mission Shopping

 We took a trip to Utah for President's Day Weekend to visit people and do some shopping.  One of our main shopping trips was going mission shopping for Adam.  We ended up at the Missionary Mall in Orem and had a great time there.  The salesman who helped us had gone on his mission to Brazil as well so that was really helpful. 

First thing he had Adam do was to go over to the big map they had on the wall and put a pin in it in Vitoria, Brazil where he will be going on his mission.  Next he got a big shopping cart for Adam and then started down the suit isle.  Adam tried on several jackets until they found the right size for him and then picked the color he liked. 

Once we were done with jackets, it was on to pants and then on to ties (which Adam thought was the best part).  He picked some great ties then it was on to miscellaneous items like mosquito netting, towels and other important things.

 

After all of that it was time for him to try on shoes and socks.  He tried on several pairs before settling on two favorites.  Not to mention the socks with the extra padding on the bottom, Adam thought those were great.

Well, we had everything he needed, now he needed something to put it all in and carry around for two years.  We looked at a great suitcase set that we ended up getting free which was awesome.  I paid the bill and they loaded Adam up with all of his mission stuff and we left. 

It was so nice having salesmen help us who really knew what they were talking about having been on missions themselves as well as ours in particular who knew the area Adam was going to.  It was totally worth going to the Missionary Mall!

Adam's Favorite Scripture

Our Ward Executive Secretary had been asking for Adam's favorite scripture that will be put on a placque that will be placed in our Ward building while he is on his mission.  They will give him the placque when his mission is finished.  So this is the scripture that he picked:

D&C 6:14-15

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, blessed art thou for what thou has done; for thou has inquire of me and behold, as often as thou hast inquired thou hast received instruction of my Spirit.  If it had not been so, thou wouldst not have come to the place where thou art at this time.  Behold, thou knowest that thou hast inquired of me and I did enlighten thy mind; and now I tell thee these things that thou mayest know that thou has been enlightened by the Spirit of truth.

Geography & Climate of Vitoria, Brazil

Vitória is one of three island capitals of Brazil and is located in the Southeastern region, the most developed of Brazil. It is about an hour by plane from Rio de Janier, Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte. 

Vitória borders on the north with Serra, and on the south with Vila Velha, on the east with the Atlantic Ocean and on the west with Cariacica. It has a wide variety of landscape including islands, hillsides, coves, points, mangroves and beaches.  Vitoria covers and area formed by 34 islands and a portion of the continent. Its total area of 104,26 km is formed by the biggest island (Ilha de Vitória), a portion of the continent, all the coastal islands, the estuary islands and the oceanic islands of Trindade and Martim Vaz.

The city and the continent are linked across the sea by six bridges. The biggest government funded building project ever undertaken in the state was the Darcy Castelo de Mendonça Bridge, or Terceira Ponte (The Third Bridge).  Along its 3,33 km is a beautiful view of Vitoria bay, its beaches, islands, ports and also of the Convento da Penha (Penha Convent).

Geographically speaking the island is an extension of the features of the continent, a granite formation surrounded by sea and areas of mangrove and marshland. The central peak of the island of Vitoria, Morro da Fonte Grande (The Hill at the Great Spring), has an altitude of 308.8 m and the main outcrops of granite are Pedra dos (Dois) Olhos (The two-eyed stone) at 296 m and Morro de São Benedito (The Hill of São Benedito) with an altitude of 194 m.

The climate is tropical, specifically a tropical savanna climate, and humid, with an average maximum monthly temperature of 30.4°C (86.72°F) and minimum of 24°C (75.2°F), and a heavy rainy season mainly in the months of October to January.