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The Top 12 Things to Do in Asunción, Paraguay

With a history dating back to the 1530s, Paraguay's capital city is rife with historical sites, long-held communal practices, and museums documenting the mythology and art of the Indigenous Guarani people. With 65 percent of the current population under 30, though, Asunción is also a city full of new ideas: young people give educational talks and throw parties at cultural centers, boisterous crowds flock to soccer club stadiums to cheer on their favorite teams, and the gastronomy scene is evolving at a rapid pace. Wherever you might go in Paraguay , chances are you’ll end up here at some point, as nearby Silvio Pettirossi International Airport is the main international flight hub. So take a few days and get to know this South American city.

Learn History at the National Pantheon of Heroes

A national mausoleum where the remains of Paraguayan leaders are interred—including the country's first president, Don Carlos Antonio López, and the victor of the Chaco War, Marshal José Félix Estigarribia—the Panteón Nacional de los Héroes (National Pantheon of Heroes) acts as a memorial to Paraguay’s war-torn history. Modeled after the classical and Baroque style of Paris’ Les Invalides, it has a high dome and stained glass windows, with commemorative plaques from the Paraguayan Navy and foreign dignitaries hung throughout its chambers. See the changing of the guard and consider booking a guided tour with the tourist office, located in the historic center.

See Homegrown Art at Museo del Barro

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Spend several hours in the Museo del Barro for a crash course on Paraguay’s past and present art scene. Free to the public, it contains three sections focused on Indigenous art, pottery, and contemporary art. Here you can see ñandutí (traditional Paraguayan lace), miniatures of Jesuit reductions, and clay sculptures and vessels from pre-Colombian times. Browse the Indigenous art section to familiarize yourself with some of the country’s Indigenous groups, whose ceremonial clothing, statues, and baskets make up the 1,750 piece-strong collection. After, learn about current art in Paraguay by viewing more than 3,000 contemporary paintings, drawings, and installations. In addition to featuring Paraguayan artists, works of other creatives from throughout South America are displayed as well.

Watch Soccer at the Estadio General Pablo Rojas

See one of Paraguay’s most popular soccer teams, the Club Cerro Porteño, at their home stadium, Estadio General Pablo Rojas. With a record of 38 appearances in the Copa Libertadores and 33 Primera División titles, the team is one of the country’s best—yet their skill isn’t the only reason to attend. Expect fireworks, thundering chants, and high energy commentary from the stands, where 45,000 seats hold diehard fans who call the stadium by its nickname, La Olla (the cooking pot). Tickets to league games can be purchased in the Obrero neighborhood, within several blocks of La Olla.

Wander Loma San Jerónimo's Graffiti Art Alleys

Only a 20-minute walk from the city center lies Loma San Jerónimo, a small, colorful neighborhood of graffiti murals, a literary café , and a staircase adorned with a meta mosaic of Asunción. One of the oldest neighborhoods in the city, it is said to have been the site of the founding of Asunción in 1537, and was named after its resident monks of the Order of Jerónimo. Tour the small church, see the city from the mirador (viewing platform), and drink some herb-infused libations at sunset at La Casa del Mojito rooftop bar. Though small, you’ll find many spots to snap pics, lots of traditional houses to observe, and dancing performances on the weekends.

Shop at Mercado 4

Go to Asunción's largest open-air market for souvenirs, electronics, fresh fruits, street food, and traditional Paraguayan dishes like pira caldo (fish stew) and asado with chunks of yucca. Find the stalls with the tea sellers grinding yerba mate with a giant mortar and pestle, and order some tereré (a highly caffeinated cold tea). If you like it, consider purchasing the freshly ground herb, along with your own guampo (a cup shaped like a horn) and bombilla (metal filtered straw) to drink it properly after you leave Paraguay.

Observe Strange Sights at Asunción's Botanical Garden and Zoo

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While the 270-acre forest of 150-year-old trees at the Jardín Botánico y Zoológico de Asunción (Botanical Garden and Zoo of Asunción) might draw you in, the ground’s natural history museum is what will keep you enthralled. Strange scenes of taxidermy wildlife from the Chaco in their recreated habitats, embalmed animals with various oddities (like two heads), and a large collection of native butterflies will give you a sample of the varied and distinctive wildlife that call the country home. Check out the medicinal plant nursery or Herbarium (seed repository) to learn more about the country’s flora.

Grab a South American Meal at Bolsi

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The only restaurant in Asunción with 24-hour service, El Bolsi is known for serving primarily Paraguayan, Brazilian, and Argentina dishes—and for being a prime people-watching spot. Toeing the line between casual and sleek, the best seats are at the counter, where you'll get views of the whole restaurant. Order a crispy yet soft coxinha (shredded chicken that's breaded then fried into a cone), plump salmon sashimi, or fudgy carrot cake. With fresh ingredients, vegan and vegetarian options, and seasonal specials, El Bolsi delivers good food at affordable prices.

Photograph the López Presidential Palace

Deeply tied to the history of the country and currently its seat of government, the Palacio de los López stands on the Costanera del Río Paraguay. Construction started in 1857, with the pink palace intended to be the home of Paraguay’s second president, General Francisco Solano López. The Neoclassical building incorporated the finest of Paraguay’s raw materials—Emboscada stone, Ybycuí iron, and Yaguarón wood—and was still under construction when López left to fight the War of the Triple Alliance (from which he would not return). Today, you can only tour the inside of the building on national holidays in May and August. However, you can take a picture of the exterior at any time; head across the street to Casa Viola's balcony for the best angle.

Retrace Revolutionary Steps at the Casa de la Independencia

The focal point for the planning and commencement of Paraguay’s independence from Spanish rule, the Casa de la Independencia (Independence House) is now a small museum commemorating the saga of the Martínez Sáenz-Caballero de Bazán family and their revolutionary associates. Take the free guided tour to learn how the revolutionaries strong-armed the governor into agreeing to independence in 1811. During your visit, you'll see clandestine documents, stately clothes from the 19th century, an odd toilet, and various paintings and busts of prominent Paraguayan historical figures. Take note of the alley outside, as it was the route the revolutionaries ran down to confront the governor the day independence was declared.

Go to a Mixer at a Cultural Center

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Centro culturales (cultural centers) dot the city, showcasing concerts, educational talks, traditional dance, and international cultural encounters—and they’re usually free to attend. Some spaces, like the Centro Cultural de España Juan de Salazar , focus on disseminating information about specific countries, while others boost creative practices, like Drácena and its regular jazz shows. Meanwhile, one of the most popular cultural centers, Manzana de la Rivera , contains a library, theater, café, and museum in a restored city block. It's best to attend a mixer here at night to enjoy not only the space and event, but the lights of the López Presidential Palace, glowing across the street.

Learn to Speak Guaraní

Studying language helps to understand culture, meaning you’ll want to learn two languages to better know Paraguay: Spanish and Guaraní. The country claims both as its official languages, and both can be studied at IDIPAR, a language school operating since 1982. Take a course for one to four weeks, or do the monthly option (time permitting). Offering online classes as well as in-person private, semi-private, and group classes, the school can also set up a homestay and host meals for you to try traditional Paraguayan food with local families.

Ride on the Río Paraguay

Head across the Paraguay River to the town of Chaco-í. Once the abode of Asunción’s wealthy, it's now a humble settlement where goats run through the streets and mom-and-pop shops sell homemade dulce de leche and Paraguayan cheese. Some residents run boats to and from Asunción, but you can also hire a fisherman to take you across. Once back, promenade along La Costanera (Asunción’s Riverwalk) and check out the abandoned port with its poetic rusty cranes. Throughout the excursion, be on the lookout for the area’s many birds, who use the river as a water source. Paraguay has nearly 700 avian species, making the capital a dream for birdwatchers.

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36 Hours in Asunción, Paraguay

By Laurence Blair Updated March 7, 2024

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Paraguay’s hot, humid capital doesn’t top many bucket lists. It lacks Rio de Janeiro ’s spectacular setting and Buenos Aires ’s cultural heft. Corruption and the legacy of dictatorship have kept it in a time warp of cobbled streets, moldering mansions and the odd horse-and-cart. Now, the good news: For the adventurous traveler, Asunción’s off-the-radar quality is its strongest asset. Tourists are met with a friendly curiosity they are unlikely to find in other South American capitals. A renaissance in how the city is embracing its heritage is palpable: Restaurants are defining the New Paraguayan cuisine, a stylish showroom is putting Indigenous folk art on the map and new tours are unlocking ornate palaces and hardscrabble neighborhoods alike. Spend a weekend in this slow-paced, overlooked city before taking the new bridge, inaugurated this month, to the Chaco forest : one of the world's last great wildernesses, but quickly disappearing.

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• Calle Palma is a downtown street of historic residences with striking fin de siècle façades.
• Óga , meaning “home” in the Indigenous Guaraní language, is a restaurant pioneering a novel Paraguayan cuisine that pays homage to the country’s gastronomic traditions.
• ChacaTours takes visitors down the winding staircases and colorful alleyways of the much-misunderstood Chacarita neighborhood.
• POpore is a new gallery that spotlights Paraguay’s vibrant Indigenous and popular art.
• La Estación Central del Ferrocarril , a museum in a charming old train station, offers a journey in time to when Paraguay had a national rail network.
• El Panteón Nacional de los Héroes , an opulent chapel, is the resting place of leaders both revered and reviled.
• El Palacio de López , the government palace, is taking visitors for the first time in years.
• El Jardín Botánico is a sprawling, forested park patrolled by monkeys and caimans.
• La Costanera is a riverside promenade and a great place to people-watch.
• La Chispa , a pop-up cultural space, lights up a dilapidated block with live music and strident political theater on weekends.
• Contacto Café Social Club serves iced concoctions of blood-orange syrup, tonic and espresso in a small-but-friendly coffee shop.
• Garage Sónico , a relaxed cocktail club in the owners’ home, plays bossa nova while you sip highballs made with native fruit infusions.
• Café Consulado does tasty lunches and sandwiches in a hip downtown location.
• Karu , a cafe with a verdant patio, tops brownies with swirls of passionfruit mousse in the trendy Las Mercedes neighborhood.
• Casa Clari , a cafe-bar in a colonial building, lets you peer into the presidential palace across the street.
• Pakuri , a restaurant built from upcycled shipping containers, does Paraguayan dishes with a Peruvian twist, pairing them with fine Argentine wines.
• Club Condesa pumps out electronica for the in-crowd until well past sunrise and has an in-house music store, Pampanam , selling rare vinyls of Brazilian samba alongside records by up-and-coming Paraguayan artists.
• Bolsi , a restaurant in the city center, doles out empanadas and other parcels of fried goodness to the peckish and hungover.
• Don Oscar provides no-frills barbecue and bright-orange hot sauce in repurposed Pepsi bottles.
• Negroni Rooftop serves cocktails and sushi from a privileged perch among the shopping malls and skyscrapers of the new Asunción.
• Shopping del Pescado , a cheap and cheerful family restaurant, grills fresh fish on a concrete boardwalk above the river.
• La Red Agroecológica y Artesanal is a Saturday market with stalls selling handicrafts and organic foodstuffs.
• El Paseo Artesanal is a good place to buy souvenirs like hammocks and ponchos.
• El Mercadito is a market with fresh vegetables, herbal remedies and vendors selling a restorative chicken soup called vori vori.
• Palmaroga Hotel , which opened in 2019, has 107 rooms soaring above a restored atrium. The terrace offers panoramic views, and the adjoining restaurant, La María Cocina y Carbón, serves prime Paraguayan steak. Rooms start at 520,000 guaraníes, or about $71.
• Gran Hotel del Paraguay boasts colonnaded courtyards filled with banana, calabash and palm trees, a chandelier-lit ballroom with frescoes creeping up the warped wooden ceilings and a generous-size pool frequented by miniature emerald hummingbirds. Rooms start at 350,000 guaraníes.
• Nómada is a hostel close to the main sights and cheap lunch options. Shared dorms (from 80,000 guaraníes per bunk) face a convivial dining area and garden with hammocks. It only takes cash.
• Short-term rentals are plentiful and relatively cheap. Most cluster near the Villa Morra district, close to high-end stores and nightlife. Apartments with sweeping views of the river can be found in the old center, where it’s safest to use Ubers after dark.
• Ride-hailing apps like Uber, Bolt and a homegrown version called MUV are the best options to get around Asunción. Battered yellow taxis run on meters and can be found near the Panteón and outside shopping malls. To ride the buses , gaudily decorated with saints and tassels, buy a rechargeable Jaha card from a supermarket or pharmacy (2,300 to 3,400 guaraníes per journey). Yank the cord to get off. Walking is a good way to enjoy the historic center, but bring water, a hat and sunscreen during summer (December to February).

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Asunción, Paraguay's capital located on the bank of the Paraguay River, is the hub of its political, commercial and cultural life.

Downtown Asunción is small enough to be explored on foot and the many sites and attractions offer a fascinating window into Paraguayan history and culture. Asunción exhibits a fusion of contrasting elements: modern and colonial architecture, Spanish and Guaraní languages, bustling commerce and plenty of places to sit and relax.

Popular sites and activities in historic downtown Asuncion:

• The House of Independence
• Casa Viola & Manzana la Rivera cultural center
• The Cathedral of Asunción
• Museo del Cabildo
• The Government Palace
• The Railway Station
• The National Heroes' Mausoleum/Pantheon
• The Plazas and Calle Palma 
• La Costanera & Asuncion Sign

Other places to visit in Asuncion:

• Loma San Jeronimo, the oldest neighborhood of Asuncion with picturesque narrow winding streets and colorful houses.
• The new commercial center with luxurious shopping malls and the World Trade Towers
• Museo de Barro which features an exceptionally well-curated display of indigenous, folk, and modern art
• Marcado 4, t he largest and busiest market in the city
• Soccer Museum at the headquarters of the South American Soccer Confederation (Conmebol)
• Parque de la Salud (Health Park), a spacious, forested park with walking trails
• La Recoleta cemetery with monuments and tombs of many notable Paraguayans, including Madame Eliza Lynch
• Harp music and dance performance

If you would like to spend some time shopping for handcrafted jewelry or tasting fine authentic foods, your guide can take you to the right spots.

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Many airlines have 'stopover' programs that let travelers tour a city between connecting flights, and some will even pay for a hotel — here's how to book them

• Many people intentionally book flights with long connections so they can explore the layover city.
• Airlines capitalize on this trend with "stopover" programs, some even offering free hotels and food.
• These stopovers benefit travelers, airlines, and the carrier's home country by boosting tourism.

A special segment of adventurous travelers will purposely book itineraries with long connections in layover cities just to leave the airport and explore for a few hours or days between flights.

Airlines have jumped on this growing trend with built-in "stopover" programs, which can come with free or discounted hotels, excursions, transportation, and food at the layover destination.

It's basically a vacation within a vacation.

Although it sounds too good to be true, stopovers benefit everyone involved. Travelers get more choices and don't have to be confined to an airport, airlines gain customers who may have otherwise chosen a nonstop option on a competitor, and the carrier's home country sees a boost in tourism.

Plus, the cheap or complimentary accommodations typically come at a small cost to airlines, thanks to partnerships with local hotels or tour companies.

Not all stopover programs are structured with an emphasis on tourism, though, as some were created simply to offer conveniences during long layovers. Still, they are a way to secure a free hotel and explore an extra city.

Here are 22 global airline stopover programs, each lasting anywhere from hours to months.

Many carriers allow stopovers to be added to a regular cash booking, but some are only available via award tickets . This means the flight was paid for using points/miles or a combination of points/miles and cash.

Air Canada has a stopover option built into its Aeroplan loyalty program. It allows customers booking award flights to add a stop on international journeys and explore practically any city the airline flies to outside the US and Canada.

The add-on costs 5,000 Aeroplan points each way and can only be booked if the stop is at least 24 hours, capping out at 45 days.

Air France/KLM

Air France and Dutch carrier KLM's Flying Blue loyalty program offers a stopover of 24 hours or more in a connecting city on either carrier or their airline partners.

The option is free to add to award tickets, and passengers can stay up to a year in the stopover city.

China Southern Airlines

China Southern Airlines offers a free one-night hotel stay for transfer passengers with connection times lasting between six and 30 hours, though there are some time and route restrictions.

Breakfast and transportation are included for eligible travelers.

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines' Panama stopover program allows customers to spend anywhere from 24 hours to seven days in the nation's capital, Panama City, on their outbound or return trip.

The option is free for the first stopover, but a second stopover can cost up to $250 plus taxes. Copa offers discounted hotels and tours that can be booked via its stopover website.

Emirates allows a stopover in Dubai with the option to add discounted tours or hotel bookings to the itinerary via its website.

The UAE carrier also has a " Dubai Connect " program that gives passengers with layovers between 6 and 26 hours, depending on the cabin, a complimentary hotel, transfers, meals, and any needed visa.

Dubai Connect only triggers if the customer takes the next available flight. Essentially, you can't intentionally book a longer layover to quality for the free stopover hotel.

Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines' transit program gives customers flying via Addis Ababa a free hotel, transit visa, and transfers during layovers lasting between eight and 24 hours.

The hotel on the airline's website is the Ethiopian Skylight In-Terminal Hotel, located inside the airport.

Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways offers a stopover in its Abu Dhabi hub, which comes with an undisclosed discount at select three-star hotels for up to two nights.

Two and four-night stays can be booked at more luxurious four and five-star hotels at a 40% discount. The minimum stay is 24 hours.

Although Etihad's website says it is temporarily unavailable, the airline used to allow eligible travelers to use a so-called Transit Connect Package that provided a free hotel near the airport for layovers lasting 10 to 24 hours. It is unclear when or if the program is returning.

Fiji Airways

Fiji Airways offers a stopover program in Fiji for those traveling to and from Australia, New Zealand, and other South Pacific nations.

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Hotels and activities like ziplining and beach resorts can be booked through the airline as part of the stopover package.

Finnair allows passengers to book 6, 12, or 24-hour layovers in Helsinki at no additional fare charge and outlines itinerary ideas and information on its website , like transportation, free walking tours, and restaurants.

Customers can book a hotel through the airline and earn Finnair Plus points.

Iberia customers can plan a stopover in Madrid to or from an international destination for one to six nights at no extra cost.

Discounts on hotels, excursions, and transfers in the Spanish capital are available through Iberia.

Icelandair offers a stopover option for one to seven days in its capital city of Reykjavik on transatlantic itineraries for no additional charge.

The airline offers itinerary help and assistance in booking excursions and tours. Hotels need to be booked separately.

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines considers itself one of the "most stopover -friendly" carriers in the world.

The stopovers, which trigger at 24 hours, are not limited to JAL's hubs in Tokyo but can be enjoyed in places like Osaka and Kyoto using the airline's multi-city booking tool.

Latam Airlines

Latam Airlines offers stopovers for between one and three days on flights that connect in São Paulo, Brasilia, Fortaleza, Recife, Manaus, Curitiba, and Belem. Only international itineraries that connect in São Paulo.

Hotels and amenities can be booked via Latam, but the stopover booking is free.

Oman Air offers customizable stopover packages to give travelers time to explore the country's capital, Muscat, and beyond. An additional fare charge may be applicable, though the airline does not fly to the US.

Packages and a-la-carte options include discounted hotels for up to three nights, as well as organized tours, meals, and transfers.

Australian flag carrier Qantas offers its stopovers in a similar manner to JAL in that multi-city bookings can be manipulated to add extra days between flights in layover cities, like Bangkok, Osaka, or San Francisco.

This comes at no extra cost on eligible Qantas fares and can be used on its Oneworld partner airlines.

Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways' stopover program allows passengers with a minimum layover of 12 hours and up to 24 hours to choose from a list of deeply discounted four and five-star hotels. Certain flight itineraries allow for up to four nights.

Nightly hotel rates start at $14 per person for 1 night at four-star standard hotels, with premium five-star beach hotels starting at $30 per person for one night.

Royal Jordanian Airlines

Royal Jordanian Airlines' transit program gives economy and business-class travelers with at least eight and six-hour layovers, respectively, a free hotel room, meals, and transit, assuming certain fare conditions are met.

However, the connecting flight must be the earliest possible — meaning, similar to Emirates, passengers can't intentionally book a longer layover to be eligible for the complimentary perks.

Swiss International Air Lines

Swiss International Air Lines, or SWISS, has a multi-city stopover booking tool on its website that allows passengers to find itineraries with extra days in Switzerland.

The cost of hotels and other perks is on the customer, though.

Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines' stopover program is available via the multi-city tool, similar to other carriers, where travelers can add hotels, transfers, and activities. The stopover can last one to seven days.

Singapore also offers free transit tours to passengers with layover times between five and a half and 24 hours at Singapore's Changi Airport. It's first-come, first-serve and includes sightseeing around Singapore.

TAP Air Portugal

TAP Air Portugal allows customers to add a stopover in Lisbon or Porto between one and 10 days, offering discounts on hotels, food, and activities.

It also offers 25% off a domestic flight to a second Portuguese destination, like the Azores or Madeira islands, to take during the stopover.

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines' stopover program gives economy travelers a one-night free hotel stay and business flyers a two-night free stay if the period between their connecting flights in Istanbul exceeds 20 hours.

Those traveling from the US in economy class can stay up to two nights in a four-star hotel, while those traveling in business can stay up to three nights in a five-star hotel.

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David Pastore cards 10 birdies through 27 holes of play to lead at 69th ECP Brazil Open

The 69th ECP Brazil Open was officially shortened to 54-holes on Friday. (Gregory Villalobos)

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David Pastore carded 10 birdies through 27 holes of play to take possession of the lead at the 69th ECP Brazil Open. Pastore was T2 after shooting a bogey-free first round and took the lead after making back-to-back birdies on Nos. 17 and 18 to cap-off a 3-under 33 on the front-nine of his second round.

The Greenwich, Connecticut, native claimed his maiden victory on PGA TOUR Canada at the 2016 Niagara Championship. In addition to his victory, Pastore made 46 career starts on PGA TOUR Canada, made 35 cuts and recorded 13 top-10 finishes.

Per PGA TOUR Americas regulations, if an event consists of at least 54 holes, the tournament will be considered official and Fortinet Cup points will be awarded. Play was officially suspended at 5:25 p.m. due to darkness and will resume at 8:15 a.m. local time on Saturday.

About David Pastore (Leader/10-under)

Age: 32 Birthplace: Greenwich, Connecticut Residence: West Palm Beach, Florida College: University of Virginia Fortinet Cup (start of week): 100

• Was a First Tee member growing up. His parents would caddie for him and his brothers in tournaments
• First golf memory is his dad teaching him how to swing a club at PGA National
• Has two brothers, Stephen and Paul, who played collegiate golf. Stephen played at the University of Connecticut, while Paul played at the University of Hartford
• If not a professional golfer, would work on Wall Street
• Favorite sports teams are the New York Yankees, New York Knicks and New York Rangers

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Course Setup: Par 71 / 7,162 yards; Cumulative average: 70.660

Weather: Sunny with a high of 77. Wind from the SW at 1-8 mph with gusts up to 14 mph.

• Matthew Anderson carded an 8-under 63 in the first round of the 69th ECP Brazil Open. With a 63, Anderson tied the Rio Olympic Golf Course 18-hole record, which was originally set by Matt Kuchar and Marcus Fraser during the 2016 Olympic Games
• Hole 12 – the 522-yard par 4 – has been the most challenging hole at Rio Olympic Golf Course; averaging a +.460. Hole 12 has carded 60 bogeys to only 11 birdies through tournament play
• Hole 5 – the 555-yard par 5 – is the lowest scoring hole through Friday, with a -0.480 scoring average and 75 birdies and 10 eagles carded
• Rodrigo Lee (T7/6-under) is the low Brazilian through 27 holes. Lee is in the field at the 69th ECP Brazil Open as a sponsor exemption, and will earn a spot in next weeks event if he finishes in the top-10
• Per PGA TOUR Americas Rules and Regulations, the 69th ECP Brazil Open is being reduced to a 54-hole competition after the PGA TOUR Americas Rules Committee determined it was not possible to play 36 holes on Sunday

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