Last night I was sitting in the Sao Paulo airport general lobby area as I waited for my 11pm flight to Manaus. As I was getting ready to head through security and get to the gate, suddenly the entire airport went black. Having spent a good amount of time in developing countries this past year, I've gotten fairly used to blackouts, so the sudden loss of electricity didn't phase me. In fact, there seemed to be very little concern around me; I heard a handful of people cheer and clap their hands, maybe excited to be part of something that would likely be on the news. Luckily the blackout only lasted a few minutes before the lights came on. And, according to one news source:
"No flight delays or cancellations were reported at Sao Paulo's international airport, which was operating on emergency generators...
Brazil's national electricity grid operator said 17,000 megawatts of energy had been lost, equivalent to the entire consumption of Sao Paulo state." (Link)
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it's widespread unfortunate events like this that make me thankful for the little things, like electricity
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