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Two motorcyclists from Brazil made a short stop Monday in Stanford to refuel before pressing on with their two-continent road trip.

Ramiro Veigo and Rafaelo Marchioro have already traveled 11,000 miles since they left their homes in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil, and have another 1,100 miles to go before they reach their last destination in the United States, Miami.

The pair has been on the road for 47 days, averaging almost 250 miles a day, and they’ve only made three stops for more than one night, spending two nights each in Quito, Ecuador; Mexico City; and Indianapolis.

Veigo said the mountains of South America were slow going; Quito, high in the Andes, is at 9,350 feet.

The heights were a challenge for Veigo’s Honda 400NX and Marchioro’s Yamaha 250 XTZ, but since they’ve hit the U.S., they’ve picked up the pace.

They didn’t hang around Stanford long; they planned on stopping just short of Knoxville, Tenn., but did take a moment to drive down Main Street in Stanford before heading south.

When the two get to Miami their journey won’t be over. They plan on flying with their bikes to Caracas, Venezuela, and then boarding a small boat for a five-day ride up the Amazon to an interior city where they will begin the 1,800 mile ride back to their home in Brazil.

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