Extrema: an okay place

 We are in Extrema because it is the first town in Minas Gerais that you hit coming from Curitiba. It's been okay. It's a clean town, with steep hills and nice sidewalks. It provided our first taste of the famous Minas cuisine and we thought it was good. Especially the cheese. The lunch options were better than the dinner options as the town has absolutely no nightlife. Even on a Friday, we couldn't get an Uber home at 9:30 pm and had to walk. The town bills itself as an adventure tourism location but the adventures are tame and the attractions are humble. The daily storms have been impressive though. Yesterday's blew out our internet and power until well after dark. Today's featured booming thunder for hours. We did a short hike before the storm and from the ridgeline above the town and were able to see a bunch of giant warehouses that must keep the folks employed but the town doesn't have an industrial feel at all. To me it feels kind of sleepy-little. I wouldn't say we recommend Extrema but we don't not recommend it either. It's been a fine place to spend a few days chilling out and watching the storms roll in.