Brazil Gem Show, Governador Valadares, and FIPP2009 (Feira Internacional das Pedras Preciosas), Teófilo Otoni

UPDATE:  FIPP2009 IN TEÓFILO OTONI WILL GO FORWARD -- WILL BE HELD ON 25-28 AUGUST 2009!

I'm here in Teófilo Otoni, a city I really love (especially when the weather is as it was today -- the temperature was perfect and the humidity was low).

I was expecting the streets to be a bit calmer, but like many cities in Brazil, Teófilo Otoni has been experiencing quite a bit of growth in recent years (not due to the stone business, I might add).

OK, so the word on the street is that the Brazil Gem Show has been cancelled. That is a great pity, but if too few people have signed up, then what else can they do?

So what is going to happen in Teófilo Otoni this August with FIPP2009 (Feira Internacional das Pedras Preciosas)?

I sincerely doubt we will know the answer to that question for a couple more months.

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