Since Paracambi is a very tiny city, there's nothing much to do except for town parties on the area. The very last bar which remains as a local hangout and carries some club-like activities such as rock concerts is Ponto Zero.

The place is a large hall with two pool tables, bathrooms and a bar, a little stage for concerts, and some tables around. People mostly stand, inside or out in the street, where you can calmly drink your beer while watching the babes coming in and out of the bar, progressively drunk - like in  most small towns.

Prices are a little expensive compared to the city average. Nothing absurd, being the last nightlife spot resisting in Paracambi. You can also order stronger drinks, but don't expect finding a snack - you can walk a couple of steps towards Papão just on the end of the street.

And if there's no one to talk to, you can just chat with the owner, Bernardo - maybe ask him for a pool game. He's a great guy and will probably be up to it. And he deserves all the kudos for keeping the nightlife alive in a city that every year gets smaller and smaller.

We arrived home in the middle of the afternoon, and I didn't even see the road on the way back until we started going downhill. Just put the earphones on and fell asleep like a baby in the passenger's seat of the car, with my brother driving and mom and grams on the back. Then I bailed dinner to spend the night with some friends at a party. No drinking, thanks to my gum and the medicines I've been taking. At least the festive mood from the trip didn't cease when it was over. And we'll probably have to show our faces in Campinas again next month, so... I'll tell ya how it goes!

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Going to Campinas tomorrow morning with the entire family for a doctor's appointment, and then, visit an uncle who has recently undergone surgery, in São Paulo. Plans are not definite yet, just the appointment. There's a big mall on the road, supposedly, the biggest in all Latin America - which, of course, my mom intends to visit. There's also a huge theme park called Hopi-Hari, and I'd like to come back there with my younger brother - if the time and money fits. Now, it's packing time!

Papão is a trailer set in downtown Paracambi, which is a really small valley town in Rio de Janeiro, close to the hills that separate the state from São Paulo. The trailer is parked on an excellent spot in one of the main streets of the city, and it's equipped with it's own table court, as if it was your typical fast-food joint. Not just a cart on the sidewalk. Papão sells only hamburgers, with all kinds of toppings, such as cheese, bacon, ham, eggs, and so on. It's really cheap, even if compared to fast-food joints on bigger cities in Brazil. So, of course, it turned out to be a popular teen hangout spot. But what really makes Papão an excellent place to eat is its mayonnaise. Homemade mayo like you've never tasted before! Freshly made and incredibly delicious, even though it seems kinda watery, like a sauce. It usually opens at 7 PM, and closes around 5 in the morning, a little before the sun rises. It doesn't deliver, so you'll have to check it out personally. And don't forget to ask Stela, the owner, to put some extra mayo on your burger!