May 21

Today we visited the Minister of Energy and Mining of Sao Paulo. He discussed the past, present, and future of sustainable energies in the state of Sao Paulo. We learned a great deal of the many technologies and policies that the state has implemented to become more sustainable over the years and where it plans to improve for the future.  We then visited the largest market in Sao Paulo called Mercadao. We were able to sample many fruits that are native to Brazil (but very foreign to us).