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Curitiba Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Curitiba, Brazil
It rained in Curitiba!
This is a top pick! Day 42 February 15th - Right, I get to Curitiba at 6am. I refuse to leave the bus station till at least 9am so I find some seats, and settle in for a while. It surprisingly how quickly 3 hours go, when you keep drifting off, of course with bags wrapped ...
Jesus finally reveals himself
This is a top pick! I was climbing the walls ready to go at 7am, the Lady however was still not for rising but she finally got herself together by seven thirty and we were checked out of the hostel and our stuff locked up before 8am. We wandered down to the bus ...
the best concert EVER
This is a top pick! ... to be hanging out (working actually) with Groove Armarda on their South America Creamfields tour. Spent a couple of days in Curitiba cruising around (a town planners eco paradise) with the concert on the second evening. Unfortunatly Sammy was not on ...
Eu não falo Português!
This is a top pick! ... a hot shower and some clean clothes before venturing out to explore our surroundings. About the size of Toronto, cosmopolitan Curitiba is a lively city with extensive cobbled pedestrian malls, energetic street musicians, diverse cultural programs, and the ...
Pantanal Express
This is a top pick! We have progressed to Curitiba, pronounced Curchiba for some reason. It is regarded as one of Brazil's model cities for quality of life and has something of a European feel, with leafy squares and a street that is open 24 hours (except Sunday!). It is ...
Curitiba, Ilha do Mel, Mococa, Sao Paulo
This is a top pick! ... are met by Patty's brother Iñaki, who has been living there with his Brazilian girlfriend for the past 5 months. Brazil's Model city Curitiba, is a pleasant city of around 1 million people, and is located some six hours south ...
High Energy
This is a top pick! ... lower. Argentina has developed a network of service stations that sell compressed natural gas, which burns cleaner than gasoline. Brazil has been aggressively pursuing hydroelectric and nuclear power (I guess NIMBY is not rampant in Brazil). They have ...
Europe?
This is a top pick! ... from over the world. It is really great!! Her name is Claudia and she will be our private guide during our stay in Curitiba ;) European Weather .... Huhhhh It was raining cats and dogs and it was also cold. My shoes were wet in, I would ...
Jungle Train
This is a top pick! ... to the rodoviaria (bus station) and next to that is the train station for a very special jungle train which goes from Curitiba to the coast. And so there are three different prices for different wagons. But we have chosen the cheapest one and it ...
Linha Turismo
This is a top pick! ... This will be a hard program. It started at 8 am, but after a good and really sweet breakfast. We met at the cathedral Curitiba after a visit to the Freias Market we wanted to use the very special Linha Turismo for 15 Reais. You can change the Bus five ...
Curitiba
This is a top pick! ... group of us went out for drinks and to watch some live music. It was the first night that I really felt like I was in Brazil. Curitiba does not have tourists, or speak much of ANY english for that matter. Overall, it was great birthday - even if it ...
Brief stop for the Serra Verde Express to Morettes
This is a top pick! ... by the stew itself with rice and beans. An amazing feast and very entertaining waiters made a great day out. Back to Curitiba to pass the time before our overnight bus to Rio de Janeiro – arriving in Rio for a well deserved Saturday night ...
Ciao from Curitiba!
A bit of drama on our flight from Foz to Curitiba. The clocks in Brazil had gone forward by an hour which we knew absolutely nothing about. We turned up at the airport thinking we had hours to kill, in fact the flight was due to leave in about ...
to Iguazu...
... wurde erfuellt, wir sind puenktlich in Foz de Iguacu gelandet... geplant: Ankunft in Curitiba 21:00 Uhr Abfahrt Nachtbus Curitiba - Foz do Iguazu 22:15 Uhr (110R$/p) www.catarinense.net ...
Curitiba- Botanical Garden
We drove from Registro to Curitiba. We turned up around mid-day when a disproportionally massive market for the size of the town was in full swing. We had some pastels (a Brazillian snack which is a package of thin pastry with filling inside, like ham, ...
visiting a friend from my days back in vietnam
... opps while on the bus i met a girl who was doing some sort of volunteer missionary work in Asunción who was coming to Curitiba for a seminar we chatted a bit and she had some confusing directions of how to get to where she was going they expected her ...
Curitiba again
We are in Curitiba again... We stayed here for 1 night before we head up to Rio De Janeiro in 2 hours (just burning some time). Today we caught the train (Curitiba´s clame to fame) to Morretes (pronounced - Mor-het-ches) which was quite a spectacular ...
Samba, Penthouses, Shitzus, Monkeys and Elephants
... (sugar cane water) for dessert! We could get used to the Brazilian way of life! But no rest for the wicked and back to Curitiba where Pri had arranged something for us to do every night, meeting up each time with our other friend from Madrid, Fernanda. We ...
Taxes and Lawyers...exciting post today!
... of his office. He doesn't know about for everyone else. Today is our last day in Curitiba. Probably the last time in Curitiba for this trip to Brazil. But we'll be back. There's a lot of exploring left to do ...
Ankunft in Curitiba
Tag 1 leicht erschoepft und unausgeschlafen sind wir heute um 05:30 in Curitiba angekommen. Das Hotel ist zum Glueck in Bahnhofsnaehe. Viel sehen wir davon aber eh nicht. Haben uns kurz frisch gemacht und unsere Rucksaecke einschliessen lassen (wir ...
Curitiba
... mix with flour to form a paste and then eat with rice and juices from the meat. The train ride back to Curitiba was spectacular with breathtaking views of the mountains. The train went across viaducts, through tunnels, past waterfalls and lakes. There ...
Chinese National Circus
Talk about being jet-setters ;) We went to go see the Chinese National Circus while living in Brazil! We had awesome seats, 6th row, center. Think of a Chinese version of Cirque d' Soleil. I don't think I could ever ...
Curitiba: A vegetarian's paradise
... was even more surprised when half the people at the bar knew the lyrics to all the songs! Apparently a lot of people in Curitiba like country music for some reason (especially Johnny Cash). Today I checked out the Municipal Market in the morning and then ...
Curitiba for two nights and the Serra Verde Train
We stayed in Curitiba for 2 nights to get further along in our journey. The town has a population of 1.5 million, but does not seem as crowded as Porto Alegre. We stayed in the downtown area at the Palace Hotel, it was nice enough...it is in an old ...
Atlantic Rainforest
Caught a train through the slums of Curitiba and into some spectacular mountainous rainforest scenery. Walked down through the extremely humid rainforest to a lodge where we stayed for the night. Will and Worsty went tubbing (or tubing) down the local ...
Curitiba et Ilha do Mel
Curitiba, il a plu pendant 2jours non stop, ce qui m'a permis de mettre ce blog a jour (ou presque). Je squatte donc chez Pierre et Di', ils sont bien lottis, meme si pas encore completement meubles Pierre est tout fier de son nouveau canap qu'il a ...