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The sweet rodizio., Búzios, Brazil travel blog

The sweet rodizio.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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... sale (I guess I need to start working again first :-). Properties in Búzios are quite expensive compared to other places in Brazil, but still nothing compared to for example Spain, France and Italy (where most Europeans buy their holiday homes). So why ...

Join us here in Clearwater., Bonito, Brazil travel blog

Join us here in Clearwater.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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We have made our way a few hours south to the small town of Bonito. A booming ecotourism destination in Brazil, with several caves, waterfalls and rivers with incredibly clear water, where you can float downstream for hours watching all sorts of exotic ...

Wayne's World all over again., São Paulo, Brazil travel blog

Wayne's World all over again.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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First we planned on going to São Paulo, and then we figured we should skip it as time is running short. Lets keep to the beaches instead, as you really need a few days to see São Paulo. After all it's the world's second biggest city (or so) with a ...

The international bastard syndrome., Salvador da Bahia, Brazil travel blog

The international bastard syndrome.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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There's bastards everywhere. Yesterday I spoke to a guy from New Zealand, on a three months trip around Brazil. He said he's going back home in a couple of weeks, but first he had to sort out some money. A couple of days ago, he had gone for food and ...

This is pretty nice., Iguazu Falls, Brazil travel blog

This is pretty nice.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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... are actually shared between both Brazil and Argentina. So you can visit the falls from both sides, each offering different perspectives. Brazil gives you the best panoramic view of all 275 falls, while Argentina has about ten platforms from which you can ...

...the hottest spot south of havana..., Rio De Janeiro, Brazil travel blog

...the hottest spot south of havana...

A travel blog entry by marktjhung

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... heap of Cachaca - the local sugar cane spirit - mixed with lime, some sugar and who knows what else.  Brilliant.  Brazil has an interesting bevarage culture.  Things that just arent't common in Australia.  Perhaps they should be.  ...

The hidden places., Paraty and Trindade, Brazil travel blog

The hidden places.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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... before. We have also enjoyed all the places we have visited, but we still haven't found our paradise beach. I know for a fact that Brazil got heaps of wonderful beaches, but we haven't really found any of them so far. The beaches has been very good, but ...

Monkeys, Sloths and Snakes, Manaus, Brazil travel blog

Monkeys, Sloths and Snakes

A travel blog entry by nomadic-brands

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... . We saw a brazil nut tree for the first time with their strange round, hollow fruits on the end....we never knew that a Brazil nut tree looked like this! After more bird spotting we continued to an area where we could see the infamous Amazonian lily pads ...

Twins on tour, Ouro Preto, Brazil travel blog

Twins on tour

A travel blog entry by helene

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... the coast to Salvador, and my sister. It was fantastic to see Julia. She arrived well-prepared for the rigours of Brazil, having brought champagne, gin, chocolate buttons, books and magazines, plus lots of birthday presents and cards from home. I think I ...

Stuck in traffic..., Sao Paulo, Brazil travel blog

Stuck in traffic...

A travel blog entry by marktjhung

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... cars are grey.  No - it is not pretty.  It is, however, wealthy.  It is the driving force behind Brazil's constantly growing economy; the home of multinationals, of jobs, or the money.  And so the people come.  Lured by the ...

Futebol!, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil travel blog

Futebol!

A travel blog entry by nomadic-brands

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DOMINIQUE HERE: Day : 397 Temperature : 26 degrees Weather : Dazzling sunshine all day long We've decided that we prefer Copacabana to Ipanema, despite the fact that Ipanema is supposed to me more upmarket. The beach appears wider and longer on Copa, ...

One packed week and some serious partying, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil travel blog

One packed week and some serious partying

A travel blog entry by travellingtans

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... game in 1950 that had the attendance of over 210,000 (officially, it was under 200,000 like official records really matter in Brazil). On this day, the Maracana was going to play host to a game between Vasco Da Gama and Fluminense. The game was great and ...

Pitching a tent and fishing for Pirahnas, Bonito, Brazil travel blog

Pitching a tent and fishing for Pirahnas

A travel blog entry by travellingtans

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... for the next few months and we had better look after her. Paraty has a nice town centre which has a colonial feel and is also Brazil’s diving capital. We got a few dives in and also got to see some Flying Gurnards. If you want to see a weird ...

Brazil, beans and broccoli, Sao Luis, Brazil travel blog

Brazil, beans and broccoli

A travel blog entry by helene

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... Ecuador, more expensive but with a more laid-back feel to it. I´ve yet to meet any other English-speaking travellers in Brazil, and haven´t actually spoken any English for the past fortnight. I can´t speak Portuguese and so mumble in Spanish, hoping to ...

He was high as a kite and had evil eyes., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil travel blog

He was high as a kite and had evil eyes.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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As my friend Dave said; "Latin America is boring if you haven't been robbed at least once". A few days ago my brother and I were walking down Avenida Atlântica, the main avenue running along Copacabana beach. It was a Monday about 9PM. The avenue was ...

At the Copa... Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil travel blog

At the Copa... Copacabana

A travel blog entry by steve_sara

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... CAPOEIRA   While in Salvador, we saw some amazing demonstrations of Capoeira, a form of fighting/dance that originiated in northeastern Brazil.  I did not actually take part in this, just the photo op.  I did film two videos for you, to ...

Guaraná Heaven., Florianópolis, Brazil travel blog

Guaraná Heaven.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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... fish dishes, marinated turtle (kidding), dolphin fillet (ehh, kidding again). I'll miss the big fat juicy steaks, the rodizio in Brazil, the tenedor libre in Agentina, parilla/asado, aji de gallina, pique macho, gallo pinto (...well, maybe not that much), ...

Still got the bug, Rio, Brazil travel blog

Still got the bug

A travel blog entry by jeffs

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... time. South America was always calling me on the 'big' trip, but it didn't happen. In less than a week from now though, i will be in Rio, Brazil ready to travel round again and get back to my roots with my backpack, bangles and piercings. Oh, and ...

Is that you Gisele?, Arraial d'Ajuda, Brazil travel blog

Is that you Gisele?

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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... backpacker spots of Morro de São Paulo and Itacaré further south along the coast. But because the time is flying down here in Brazil, and since we also couldn't be bothered to hang around for hours waiting for a bus and/or boat, we ended up skipping ...

The Death of a ´Stache and Birth of a Script, Manaus (only for sports fans), Brazil travel blog

The Death of a ´Stache and Birth of a Script

A travel blog entry by steve_sara

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A week ago, I was surfing TSN´s website for new NHL signings (Glen Sather should join Muckler in Shady Pines, by the way) when I noticed something in the ´TSN Broadband` section. ¨No, no, no,¨ I said out loud. Concerned, Sara asked me what was ...

More of Brazil, Rio de Janiero, Brazil travel blog

More of Brazil

A travel blog entry by monkeymouse74

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Well, Brazil continues to be one of my favourite countries in South America, as Ive visited so many beautiful places in the last couple of weeks. I did a 3 day trek in the jungle in Lençois to see Brazils highest waterfall. At 380m high it was pretty ...

The booze cruise., Leticia/Tabatinga to Manaus, Brazil travel blog

The booze cruise.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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... I had language problems earlier on this trip, it will probably be nothing compared to the next few weeks. They speak Portugese in Brazil, a language quite different from Spanish. At least for me who speak neither (does what I say here really make sense to ...

Celebrating in Barra!, Barra, Salvador, Brazil travel blog

Celebrating in Barra!

A travel blog entry by emanddave

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Yesterday am headed down to the new town to Lan Chile in vain attempt to change our tickets but can´t are getting very frustrated trying to sort it out and resigned ourselves to trying to do it in Rio now. (are trying to change our RTW tickets so we ...

Still in Manaus, Manaus, Brazil travel blog

Still in Manaus

A travel blog entry by emanddave

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Have a busy day ahead of us sorting stuff out before we leave on our 3am flight tomorrow morning (great stuff). Go to Post Office to send some stuff home, bank, repacking our very full bags etc. Then get bus a few kms out of town to INPA which is a ...

Overnight in Parnaiba, Parnaiba, Brazil travel blog

Overnight in Parnaiba

A travel blog entry by emanddave

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AT this point we have befriended Cassio and Renna a father and son team who are travelling. Son is 10 years old and they have been to the Amazon jungle from their home of Fortaleza (where we hope to end up in a few days). They are on an adventure and ...

Wandering more colonial streets, Salvador, Brazil travel blog

Wandering more colonial streets

A travel blog entry by emanddave

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Got overnight bus from Recife to Salvador with Itapemirim which was good but not as good as the last one. Arrived into the bus station next morning and were surprised at how high rise and built up the city is - sprawls for miles and miles. Got a ...

Massive city in the middle of the jungle?!, Manaus, Brazil travel blog

Massive city in the middle of the jungle?!

A travel blog entry by emanddave

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Yesterday arrive in Manaus about 10am having driven through lots more jungle. The city is huge especially considering it is literally a port town in the middle of the Amazon. Quite sad really. We drive around and the first thing that hits me is the ...

The Samba Legend, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil travel blog

The Samba Legend

A travel blog entry by andrewanderica

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... Erica slept all the way back in the cab. It was a classic night though and something so different from everthing else we have done, it is probably as close to Carnival as it comes without spending a stupid amount of money. Fantastic, loving Brazil now. ...

Capybara stampede my arse., Pantanal (Campo Grande), Brazil travel blog

Capybara stampede my arse.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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... place when reading John Grisham's "The Testament" many years ago). A huge wetland and pampas like area shared between Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. A natural paradise with a tiny human population but a giant feeding ground for wildlife. It supports about ...

Worlds Biggest Football Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil travel blog

Worlds Biggest Football Stadium

A travel blog entry by emanddave

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Got to our apartment by bus last night and were a bit sceptical about Rio and safety having read some horror stories on the Lonely Planet Thorn tree website. Up today and went to the supermarket to stock up our fridge. Then go into the centre of ...

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