Brazillian Association of Metallurgy, Materials and Minerals

The 67th annual meeting of the Associacao Brasileira de Metallurgia, Materials e Mineracao, Rio de Janeiro.

Boarding the aeroplane at Heathrow Terminal Uno	Same again. The journey involves flying to Sao Paulo, changing planes and landing in Rio de Janeiro
The journey from the airport (Rio de Janeiro) to the meeting	Pearlitic wires in the background
Road suspension-bridge
View of the beach from the Royal Tulip hotel where the Materials Association of Brazil held its meeting	View from the Royal Tulip hotel. There was another hotel called "Sinless Hotel" where we did not stay.
	The tide coming in
More views from the hotel
	Photographs following Harry's lecture
Photographs following Harry's lecture.	A diffuse Harry in the middle
This was the professional photographer	Strange vegetation (sisal)
Romantic evening.
This is the Royal Tulip Hotel, which denied that Harry had a reservation until a group of Brazillian colleagues kicked up a fuss. The reservation details were presented but the staff were incompetent.	A merging of earth with heaven
	Surf, quite violent
Pearlitic wire spring in clothing
	There is a lot of metallurgy in Brazil. A lot if iron in fact.
	.... and mining
Professional ...	Hmmm .....
	Exotic flora
	Plenty of coffee at strategic locations every 200 yards
	This is the famous Copacabana Palace Hotel
Copacabana Palace Hotel	Copacabana Palace Hotel
Beach volleyball in front of the Copacabana Palace Hotel.	Inside the Copacabana Palace Hotel where Harry was taken for a nice dinner by Tadeu Carneiro (Chief Executive of CBMM) and Marcos Stuart, the Chief Technology Officer
Tadeu on the left, Marcos on the right
These photographs courtesy of Roney Eduardo Lino of ArcelorMittal	These photographs courtesy of Roney Eduardo Lino of ArcelorMittal