Brazil Travel Blogs

The sweet rodizio.
Nov 18, 2005 (10 photos)

... 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 not ...

Join us here in Clearwater.
Mar 24, 2005 (5 photos)

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.
Dec 5, 2005 (7 photos)

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.
Nov 10, 2005 (21 photos)

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.
Mar 28, 2005 (16 photos)

... 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 hidden places.
Dec 2, 2005 (29 photos)

... 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 ...

...the hottest spot south of havana...
Dec 6, 2006 (77 photos)

... 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.  Coconut ...

Twins on tour
Aug 18, 2005

... 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...
Apr 30, 2008

... 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 ...

He was high as a kite and had evil eyes.
Nov 27, 2005 (8 photos)

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 as ...

Guaraná Heaven.
Dec 9, 2005 (7 photos)

... 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), ...

Brazil, beans and broccoli
Jul 15, 2005

... 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 be ...

At the Copa... Copacabana
Jun 23, 2007 (25 photos)

... 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 ...

Still got the bug
Jul 8, 2005

... 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 Sarah!

Is that you Gisele?
Nov 13, 2005 (10 photos)

... popular 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 ...

Celebrating in Barra!
Aug 15, 2006 (2 photos)

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 can ...

Still in Manaus
Jul 29, 2006 (8 photos)

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
Aug 3, 2006 (6 photos)

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
Aug 13, 2006 (10 photos)

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 local ...

Massive city in the middle of the jungle?!
Jul 27, 2006 (9 photos)

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 booze cruise.
Feb 23, 2005 (16 photos)

... 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 ...

The Death of a ´Stache and Birth of a Script
Jul 4, 2007 (14 photos)

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 wrong. ¨I ...

More of Brazil
Sep 22, 2003 (6 photos)

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 ...

Worlds Biggest Football Stadium
Aug 17, 2006

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 ...

Heights of Rio
Aug 18, 2006 (10 photos)

As I was still feeling a bit dodgy and we were both still a bit scared about safety we went for a city tour of Rio plus it was pretty reasonable. Eventually got picked up in the morning and taken first to see the Maracana stadium (!) where Dave followed ...

Real Rio?
Aug 19, 2006 (5 photos)

Feeling a lot better now, which is just as well as sposed to paraglide over Rio today but is too cloudy and is raining occasionally. Instead head to the American Airlines office who cant change our tickets and then eventually to the Lan Chile office. ...

Capybara stampede my arse.
Mar 22, 2005 (14 photos)

... 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 ...

Lindo Olinda! (Beautiful Olinda in Portuguese)
Aug 10, 2006 (11 photos)

... most walls with candidates names and numbers and so far Chavez seems to have 95% of the walls I would say! In Brazil election campaign started about a month ago and poll day is in October - and people complain about long election campaigns at home! ...

Leaving Venezuela for Brazil!
Jul 24, 2006

Go out to do last shop for a final cook group meals as we will be travelling a couple of days into Brazil and according to our maps there are no real towns. Get on the road and stop at the border which is very swish the Venezuelan side and get stamped ...

Hanging around in Foz just killing time
Apr 16, 2009

We were going to go over to Paraguay today, but all the trips are pretty dull and expensive, and doing it ourselves might not be safe. Therefore, we have decided not to bother going, just for the sake of ticking a box. Instead, it became another chill ...