Porto Seguro, Brazil Travel Blogs

Porto Seguro
Nov 13, 2004

... and people in the walkway most of the trip! We were quite happy to arrive and got carted off to a little hotel right from the station pretty much straight away. Porto Seguro is like the Brighton of Brazil. Packed and packed. Nuff said... -B

Indians? Or Tourist Guides
Sep 15, 2005 (16 photos)

... booked a trip at 7:30 for the next day. Good Bye Again I was a bit sad, because the two Austrian girls decided to leave Porto Seguro to go back to Salvador. So this would be our last night at the alkohol mile. And we said to the girls they can leave ...

ToaToa
Sep 13, 2005 (7 photos)

... She was so friendly and a kind of funny that we asked her to join us to Trancoso. Alcohol Mile and ToaToa Arriving back in Porto Seguro, we meet the two girls and went with them to a delicious restaurant. Melih and I we ate nearly the same like in ...

Moraine, My FIRST Swimming and Ihle de Aquarius
Sep 16, 2005

... Ok not official ;) When we arrived we took such small dingy and drove to the riff. It was nice, but not so interesting like Porto de Galinhas, but we saw a green small morain. It is a funny thing ;) ... so aggressive, I liked it. And before we left ...

Brazilian beaches
Nov 25, 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 ...

Cars of Brazil
Feb 12, 2008 (23 photos)

These are the cars of Brazil...

Drive from mill to Porto Seguro
Oct 21, 2007

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Ode to Brazilian Food...and a Jesus Parade
Dec 9, 2007 (9 photos)

... once we left, we had an even LONGER drive than normal to get back to the hotel.  Now it was a 102km hike back to Porto Seguro.  While we were at the churrascaria, I couldn't help but think about how great the food in Brazil is.  Well, it's ...

Wow...it's a Brazilian version of Panama City, FL
Mar 23, 2007 (3 photos)

This was where we stayed at night.  We were in the Shalimar Praia hotel, which is affiliated with Best Western.  It was a clean hotel, was close to the city, and my room had an excellent view of the ocean.  This town is by far the best ...

Back to Porto Seguro
Mar 26, 2007

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I miss sleep, or Working from 9 to five, pm to pm
Mar 10, 2008

Once again, I'm working all night.  I'm supposed to be leaving Brazil on the 15th and there's a lot left to do.  Let me elaborate...there's a lot left to do that I told all the big bosses and managers that we would have done before I left.  ...

The Rooms of the Brisa da Praia
Dec 10, 2007 (6 photos)

This entry exists solely because Jacqui wants to see what the rooms here look like before she comes with me in January.

Escaping from the snow
Dec 4, 2007

BRAZIL!!!!  I'm here right now.  Good thing too 'cuz when I left Glens Falls, it was spittin' snow and colder'n a polar bear paw.  Jacqui couldn't come this time unfortunately.  She just put in her 2 weeks notice this past  Wed.& ...

Onde tem turistas em Algodoal eu só vejo mosquitos
Nov 7, 2009 (7 photos)

Jardim Do Éden on Ilha Algodoal - promises of living amongst wildlife such as monkey, toucans and everything else you can imagine within the confines of an ecological lodge with English speaking staff.  From their leaflet it sounds like paradise, ...

bahia
May 11, 2007

... beautiful but all of brasil is so just come.one final thing though if u ever come  dont travel by bus from rio to porto seguru mine broke down and took 30 hours plus to find its way here!!!! see yall later love u mum,madi,pez,scott and ...

Para-sailing in Paradise
Oct 15, 2007 (8 photos)

I had the weekend off and spent all Sat and Sun on the beach in front of the ToaToa, which just happens to be across the street from the hotel we're staying at, the Hotel Brisa da Praia(Translated as The Beach Breeze Hotel).  I've always wanted to go ...

How to get to Porto Seguro
Oct 9, 2007

... , the travel agent(I use AAA-Northway office) could not get me a confirmed seat on a direct flight from Sao Paulo(GRU) to Porto Seguro(PPS).  She could get me confirmed on a connecting flight through Salvador(SSU) but that wasn't what I wanted.  ...

Yep, this is my job...
Dec 14, 2007 (11 photos)

Today(well tomorrow) is the last day in Brazil for the year.  Been trying to fix the piece of equipment and we've made good headway.  But I had plans for Christmas laid out way in advance so I'm headed to the U.S. in the morning to be with family ...

Its a hard not life for us....
Jul 28, 2006

... marathon bus journey. We got on a bus at 6pm on Friday and got off at 3pm on Sunday! 45 hours later we arrived in Porto Seguro, a well developed tourist town on the Atlantic coast. We decided to stay here for 5 days or so just to relax on the beaches ...

28 hours later, finally in Porto Seguro
Sep 28, 2006 (3 photos)

... a 10 hour bus to Vitoria, stopped there for 8 hours and finally did some laundry before catching an 11 hour bus to Porto Seguro. So, I´m beat but it looks beautiful here and our pousada is really nice. The people once again are extremely welcoming. Lea is ...

So many thoughts, so little time
Feb 26, 2008

I would like to write more in this blog.  I have so many thoughts that bounce through my head during the day.  But not the chance to write anything down.  I'm usually outside all day supervising the rebuild of the equipment, or making ...

Lots of work and a coral island cruise
Jun 11, 2008 (16 photos)

... But we're getting to the end of the job now and we've got to constantly supervise the contractor.  We should be leaving Brazil around the first of July.  Well, Jacqui may have to leave earlier because I may not be able to change her ticket.  ...

Real quick...update more later
May 19, 2008

From Curitiba, went back to Porto Seguro.  I'd forgotten how much warmer it was in Bahia.  Been working waaaay too much and haven't had time to write.  I'll update more from Ipatinga

Beach real estate in Brazil
Jul 6, 2008 (7 photos)

... I still can't speak Portuguese fluently. So now I'm thinking that it could be a good investment to buy some property here.  Porto Seguro isn't very well known yet, but they have lots of beach and a good airport to fly into.  There's one house ...

Beaches and killing the coral reef
Sep 29, 2006 (3 photos)

... We just got back from walking up to Historica Cidade (Historical City), and saw a view of the city and the coast, beautiful. Porto Seguro is the first place the portugues landed so its a historical site that has been preserved on the top of a hill. There ...

Chickens in a car? What
Nov 23, 2007

... the kids are awestruck.  I raise my hands in triumph and declare myself as the Best American Honky High Jumper in all of Porto Seguro.  I´m pretty sure I´m the only American here, but just in case a black dude from America is here, I don´t want to ...

Aug 20, 2009
Aug 20, 2009 (8 photos)

Days 10-11: Dogs, Bicycles and Crabs By Erin Socks
Dec 9, 2007 (21 photos)

... down people always stare and since i was the "white"girl they did even more.  (In this town...and almost everywhere in Brazil people ride motor and pedal bikes.  In this town they typically ride 2+ and I have even seen up to 4 ...

Favour
Oct 17, 2006

Hey Simon and Magda are joining us this weekend in Rio de Janeiro. Yuuupiiiii If anyone has a book that they don't need anymore, please pass it on. (light (paperback - soft cover), not too heavy on the reading - listening and trying to comunicate in ...

Coconuts and other yummy treats
Oct 6, 2006 (17 photos)

Porto Seguro was a nice retreat from the big city skyscrapers of Rio, Vitoria and Belo Horizonte.  It´s where most Brazilian tourists head to for an excursion to the coastline.  It was also our first stop in the state of Bahia where Brazil´s ...