NYT link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/world ... ref=slogin
Cliff Notes: Town of 47,000 people has 15000 motorcycles. On triple border with Columbia and Peru. Helmet 'laws' are interesting - None in Brazil, must have in Columbia, prohibited in Peru. See the article.
Bike Culture - Brazil
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Bike Culture - Brazil
The Older I Get, The Less I Know.
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Plus the women in Brazil are, ...well, need I say more? 
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I go to Brazil 5 or 6 times a year and have never seen so many motorbikes in one place. In Sao Paulo they are everywhere and lane split without slowing down 
, it's amazing to see how they drive down there. Once you get out in the country away from the major cities it would be a nice place to ride but there is no way I would ride in Sao Paulo or Rio.
, it's amazing to see how they drive down there. Once you get out in the country away from the major cities it would be a nice place to ride but there is no way I would ride in Sao Paulo or Rio.Yer wanted by the police and my wife thinks your dead.