The Iguassu Falls Area Guru

About the Guarani language Guarani belongs to the Tupi branch of languages. Putting it in another words, Guarani is a Tupian language. There are many South American languages in this family called Tupi-Guarani. Tupi used to be universally spoken in Brazil. The role of Tupi Guarani in colonization, as a tool for intertribal and interacial communication has been great. In Brazil it had the status of a lingua franca and was reffered to as Lingua Geral or General Language. It was also called Nheengatu in Brazil which means beautiful language. Two missionaries have been heroes of the Tupi and Guarani Langage. Padre (Priest) Anchieta in the São Paulo coast and Padre Montoya in Paraguay. Anchieta learned Tupi, authored a vocabulary and wrote masses, Christian songs and catechism material in Tupi in são Paulo. Padre Montoya also authored the vocabulary of the Guarani language. It is considered so extensive and perfect that serves as orientation for scholars coneceted to the Guarani Academ

Hee ... .Yes  Ahaniri (Ah-hu –nee-ree)....No  Che aguijevetemante (Shay-agwee-jay-vay-tayh-mantayh)..Thanks  Mba’é piko peva (Bah-ahy peekoh pay-vah)....What is this?  Añete (Ahn-nyay-teh)....Is that true?  Japu (jah-pooooh)....It is not true, (lie)  Mba’éichapa ne ko’ế (Bah-ay-shah-pah nay ko-ehŋ)........Good morning  Mba’éichapa nde ka’aru (Bah-ay´shah-pah-nay kah-ah-roo)....Good afternoon  Mba’éichapa ne pyhare (Bah-ay-sha-pah nay-pooha-ray)....Good evening  Tereho porãite (Tayrayhoh poran ee-tay).................Good bye  Mba’epa reikoteve (Bah-ay-pah Ray-koh Tay-vay).... What do you want?  Mba’eichapa reiko (Bah-ay-shuh-pah raykoh) ..........How are you?  Iporãte (Ee-po-raŋ tay) .....I am fine  Há nde? (hanh day) .......and about you?  Haku (hah-koo)....Hot  Ho’ysa (hoh-eeh sah’) .......cold  Mamo piko nde reiko (Mamoh peekoh-day-ray-koh)...Where do you live?  Mba’eicha nde rera (bah-ay-sha-pah-day reh-ra)....What is your name?  Che rera (Shay reh-rah)............

First forget the date on the pictures. They are wrong. They are new, I just can´t program the thing. What you see here are: first, the Satatue of Saint Francis by local artist Giovanni Vissotto, the Church of the Parish of Saint Francis of Assisi in the Foz do Iguaçu's bairro (neighboorhood) of Park Morumbi II. You will never see it on tourist brochures or anything touristy. Then there is a Pousada (Lodge) Hotel also in the Park Morumbi II. The address is Rua Engenheiro (Engineer) Arararipe, 339. Do not ask me about the kind of people staying there etc. It seems to be clean, kind of very catholic and simple. In the articles I have written about buses I mentioned a bus line called ´Interbairros´ that for all practical reasons is a good city tour. I will keep on adding photos on the invisible Iguacu or the Iguassu you don´t see. Keep an eye on this.