Fortaleza, Brazil Travel Blogs

night of the living foot beasts
Nov 8, 2005 (4 photos)

... the last week or so. Mentally, I would be quick to admit that I am not challenging myself much here in Brazil. After six months I have finally grasped Brazilian Portuguese well enough to have decent conversations, even with those with the fewest of ...

WIll our bums ever forgive us?
Aug 8, 2006 (2 photos)

Today up early again for our 7.30 bus to Fortaleza. First off were in a plastic seated bus along the beach and dunes down the coast via Prea (a lovely fishing village with nice beach). It was quite bumpy and on several occasions we jumped at least a foot ...

The Amazon
Aug 21, 2004 (12 photos)

From Cusco, we changed our environment and booked a trip to the Manu Reserve in the Primary Rain Forest of the Amazon jungle. Primary meaning it had never been cleared, logged or drilled for oil and reserve meaning it was protected.    This ...

DON´T BE A FORTALEZA PLAYBOY
Apr 26, 2003 (2 photos)

... .) My friends chanted this song, as we went out to the bars, mainly found on or around the soft beaches of Fortaleza, on Brazil´s tomb-suffocatingly hot, humid northern coast. We went to Hey-Ho! Rock Bar, a site with packed punk-rock shows, ...

Comedy - lost in translation
Mar 12, 2004 (1 photos)

... there is nothing like the discomfit of being the only person not laughing - especially when you are front and centre. I arrived in Fortaleza and instantly liked the city, although this is not the opinion of others that I have since spoken to. When I got ...

GRADUATION IN BRAZIL
May 15, 2001 (4 photos)

... walking across the stage. There's no need to worry, though; I had a party of my own to go to. My Fortaleza "Despedidia," or going-away party, was the other night, attended by a group of my and Luciana's friends: Short-haired Bruno is a ...

Fortaleza
Apr 25, 2008 (4 photos)

A cidade mais grande perta era Fortaleza, um destino imprescindivel em o meu viagem. Ja planei de ir la e tinha marcado um encontro com uma moça de Hospitality Club: Daniele. Ela me recibio legal, a seu familia tambem ! Descansei do meu viagem em esta ...

finally hit ocean!
Sep 24, 2009

... this guy i met who was heading directly to fortaleza, and assured me that we would arrive here in 3 hours. 9 hours later i arrived to fortaleza. his car broke down near this small town, and we had to wait til they fixed it and now im finally here with an ...

Brazilian beaches
Oct 29, 2011 (1 photos)

We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is highly appreciated. Please contact us by ...

Learning to kiteboard in Jeri
May 12, 2005

... in over the past week!) I also had a funny experience meeting these 2 Brazilian guys who are travelling the entire coast of Brazil by windsurfing. They started almost a year ago down on the border of Uruguay and think they will be finished in 2 more ...

Dune Buggy!
Mar 10, 2009 (5 photos)

... an overnight bus ride. Now we are tired, slightly broken (especially my fat feet) and waiting for our plane tonight at 8 pm. Fortaleza seems past its prime, and its a little cloudy- but we will be moving along soon enough! Went to a contemporary art museum ...

Brazil´s North Coast
Jan 20, 2007 (5 photos)

The next morning I am talking with the same check in guy who says that to go to the beaches that are 20 km or more away that I should take the cab, not the bus. There must be a presumption that since I don't speak Portuguese that I must be dumb. I also ...

Why do monkeys sit on my head?
Jul 19, 2006 (13 photos)

Why do monkeys sit on my head, and other jungle adventures The jungle was meant to be our relaxing reward after so much travel, but it took us a few days to wind down! We arrived in Puerto Maldonado from Cusco in the morning, and after a short tour of ...

Finally, I have reached Fortaleza just in time!
Mar 20, 2007

I arrived in Fortaleza, Brazil´s fifth largest city, around 1pm and went straight to my hostel on Iracema beach. I had heard that the town was not very attractive and a bit dangerous--it is famous for the beaches surrounding it, not the city itself--and ...

Fortaleza
Nov 14, 2007

Fortaleza

Beleza
Sep 29, 2009

... trip to these towns called Paracuru, and Taiba. they are both small beach/fishing towns about an hour or so from fortaleza. marcelo family owns a house in Paracuru so we went and stayed at this most incredible little house. as any other typical brazilian ...

Săo Luís-ból vissza Fortalezába
Feb 19, 2007 (11 photos)

Délelőtt sétálgattunk Săo Luís centrumában. A folyamatos felújítás alatt álló városközpontban egyaránt vannak teljesen restaurált gyarmati stílusú épületek (pl. a szálláshelyünk) és a végletekig leamortizálódott romok. Vasárnap lévén eleve meglehetősen kihalt a környék, és ...

Fortalezából haza
Feb 24, 2007 (2 photos)

Chao Brasil!

A day of rest
Sep 13, 2005 (4 photos)

After our 24hr bus ride, we finally arrived in Fortalezza. It is one of the favorite beach towns of Brazilians. We found a nice pousada (hotel) and finally could sleep in a real bed. Next day we walked along the beach, dipped our toes in the water, took ...

They should call it Shortaleza
Oct 28, 2007 (18 photos)

... for the first time, go me.  Start my long walk to Centro which is where the city sprawled from.  Fortaleza is named after a fort, but they should rename it Shortaleza after all the midget-esq peeps around here.  I walk through some ...

Day 220 - Jericoacoara to Fortaleza
Apr 9, 2008 (17 photos)

... the location and neither of us fancied wandering around in the dark with all our gear on looking for somewhere to stay. Fortaleza seems fairly safe, but sometimes you don't want to push your luck... After checking-in to the hostel we headed back to ...

Fortaleza
Feb 26, 2009

... like something out of a comedy sketch - the waiter just did not get it! We also took the opportunity of being in Fortaleza, which is a well-known centre of textile manufacturing to puchase ourt hammocks for our trip down the river Amazon, the cheapest we ...

Day 216 - Cuiaba to Fortaleza
Apr 5, 2008 (3 photos)

... , so we ended up having had to buy one ticket to Brasilia with TAM and another separate ticket from Brasilia to Fortaleza with GO! We'd considered risking a much tighter one hour connection in Brasilia, but decided against it because Brazilian flights are ...

Merker becomes lame on a Sat night
Oct 27, 2007

... realize I met an American the night before but he was from Puerto Rico and it´s rare for Americans or any other caucasian to be in Fortaleza.  I get stared at wherever I go and I sort of feel like a lion in a cage.  Not only am I the tallest, but ...

classes
Jan 26, 2006

... After the lecture on gangs several of us decided to stay and watch City of God which is a movie (documentary?) on the gangs in Brazil. (our next port) It was an amazing movie and I highly recommend it. It does however contain a lot of graphic scenes and a ...

Fortaleza
Sep 3, 2007

Transport

Beach break
Sep 21, 2009

I only stayed a night here, but I still managed to meet two really nice people in that short space of time. My chest still hurts and Rene, one of those people and a German doctor, thinks it might be a broken rib :[

Fortaleza
Jan 22, 2007

With more time today, I look for a recommended nearby pousada. It seems to have been converted. I get approached by a guy who wants to show me some local ones. First one is a total dump but the second is fine. It is 35 reais. The night before I spent 135. ...

Parintins
Oct 22, 2008 (7 photos)

OCTOBER 22, 2008   PARINTINS...the last stop in the Amazon.   If Santarem, our first stop on the Amazon was a disappointment, then Parintins, our last stop was truly an amazing way for the people of Brasil to leave us with a longing to ...

fayes last stop
Aug 11, 2006 (2 photos)

Fortaleza was a big lively city. we booked into a hotel in the centre that was right on the beach. Since it was fayes last few days we went plush. we booked into the nicest hotel and had a really nice time there. right outside the hotel was the beach and ...