Country Info
- Brasilia
- Capital
- Brazilian Real (BRL)
- Currency
- 174,468,575
- Population
- BR
- Country Code
Brazil Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Brazil
Off to RIO!
... Frugol, I think that is how it is spelt hah. Some people even had tattoos of the team, I guess they got some true fans in Brazil. By the time we got back to the hotel, around 1:30am, I was beat so I hit the hay for about 2 hours before I had ...
Small but perfectly formed
Paraty As soon as I walk into Paraty I realise a new found appreciation for buildings. The streets are paved with quaint little white-wash houses with slate rooves and small but perfectly formed verandas. The streets are wide and cobbled. But they are ...
Rio de Janeiro
Arrived tired but happy yesterday after some very long flights. My first task unfortunately was to find a pharmacy to deal with my streaming cold but somehow a cold here isn't quite the same. To wander along Ipanema beach and enjoy the view along with ...
Jim's turn to be sick
Monday I stayed home from Portuguese class. My throat was killing me. I broke down and went to the medical clinic located next door to our apartment building. I just broke down and started crying in the lobby once I started speaking to the doctor. I ...
Colonial town of Oeuro Preto
Hi all, I hope these entries aren´t boring you to death but I don´t want to forget anything. Already two weeks have flown by and I can barely remember what I´ve been doing. I know this will be over way too fast. We took an overnight bus into Oero ...
Teresopolis
Rano po sniadaniu wyjechalismy z Rio na polnoc do Teresopolis. Miasteczko oddalone jest od Rio o ok. 2 godziny jazdy autobusem. Polozone jest w gorach Serra dos Orgaoes. Gory te maja dziwne ksztalty, niektore jak organy w kosciele (stad nazwa) a ...
Rio de Janeiro - Salvador da Bahia
This morning we travelled on Varig from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador da ...
I miss sleep, or Working from 9 to five, pm to pm
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. ...
Mining for gold...
... nbsp; We went inside Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Pilar which dates back to 1731 and is known as one of the richest Churches in Brazil decorated with 434kg of gold and 400kg of silver, it was spectacular to say the least. We were taken into a Cachaça ...
Schweiß überall / sweat everywhere
... to find cheap flights for her back to Slovenia, but we are not able to, so she needs to stay for a little bit longer in Brazil. I know her situation very well, as I felt exactly the same around 2 weeks ago. But it was worth flying back home shortly, as I ...
Bonito-Rio
... 't even describe it. And you are right next to it so it seems even bigger. Also that day we went to a dam that borders Paraguay and Brazil, it´s the largest dam in the world. So that was neat too. But after the Falls we flew to Rio and took a bus to Ilha ...
Hammocking along the Amazon
When we first read we´d be going on an "Amazon river cruise" for four days, from the old rubber town of Manaus down to Puerto Vello, it conjured up old colonial imaginations of sipping a G&T on the deck of an old steamer while being offered canapes ...
Ouro Preto - La pluie à la montagne
Je quitte Rio à 23h30 le lundi soir en car pour arriver à Ouro Preto le lendemain vers 6h45 du matin. Il pleut à verse, tout comme pendant le reste de la nuit et il fait plus frais qu'à Rio à cause de l'altitude. J'arrive à mon auberge de jeunesse ...
working with windows open/ working out BR style
I got quite a bit of work today while Gabi went to the mall to run some errands. I was able to work part of the morning the whole afternoon. When Gabi got home, she and I put on our running shoes and walked to the gym down the street. I had to ...
The crazy city of samba and football!
So we arrived here in Rio on the 2nd February after a long and delayed flight via Madrid! The weather is beautiful, 35 degrees and blue skies, a bit of a change from the freezing temperatures we left behind in London! Rio has to be one of my ...
Formal Night Once Again
We were at Sea again today - on our way to Salvador de Bahia. Our last formal evening was tonight and I have a few photos of some of our favorites in the dining room. Mom, McTaggart....here is a photo or two with me...are you all ...
What we´ve really been up to...
Other than sleeping, and eating and drinking vast quantities of water, plus a few caipirinhas chucked in there, we´ve actaully been doing some of the kind of things that tourists really should be doing, believe it or not. First few few days, solid beach ...
The Boat Trip Belem - Manaus
L -15/05/08 until 21/05/08 The boat didn't leave until 8am so we had been sitting on the a moored boat for 14hours, Gabrel found out that there was a problem with the rotor and then the tide had gone out so we were wedged in the sand. The boat was ...
Air conditioning - everything is cool baby!
The last few days have been restful. I have not been participating in the dance classes until yesterday, but have been doing the drumming classes. Maracatu on a real alfaia is amazing. (photos soon) Yesterday Anderson came and jumped on me in my ...
Paradise
... 're $6 USD) I caught the bus to Buzios yesterday with a girl from Washington whose at the end of her trip. The buses in Brazil are nicer than Canada, with big comfy reclining seats, it was awesome. Our hostel we´re staying at, Buzios Hostel, is soo cute! ...
Soaked to the bone!
... in our dorm (loads of others in different dorms), Piper who is from the States, and Daniel who is from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. He has a car and offered to take us around the island today while the sun was shining. We visited loads of beaches all up the ...
Saindo do Rio
Ok! Este post aqui eh basicamente pra constar que sai do Rio (e poder ter um pin no Rio, nao sei ainda se posso colocar um pin sem post). Meu voo era a noite, 19h10. Queria ter chegado no aeroporto com pelo menos as 2h de antecedencia exigidas pra nao ...
Ilha Grande - The Big Island
... nbsp;on the beach. Luckily, I had few tight fitting pairs.....and that's exactly how nearly everybody else wears them in Brazil.....so I fit right in! We found a quiet, secluded spot and enjoyed the scenery before walking back to catch the ...
Iwokrama Rainforest
First trip out of Georgetown. Went into the interior to a rainforest conservation/eco tourist resort. There isnt much of a tourism industry here, but I was impressed. I went with two Canadian med students volunteering here for the summer, Peter and ...
Survival Guide for Rio de Janeiro
We heard nothing but bad things about how dangerous Rio was before we got there, needless to say we were more than a little apprehensive as we were pushed off the bus...luckily 2 posh English girls we´d met in Buenos Aires were also on the bus and ...
Samba!
The Samba originated from Brazil. It is a popular dance that is danced during street festivals and celebrations as well as in clubs. The club we visited was very traditional...as you will see from the pics, I had so so so much ...
Salvador, a mix of South America and Africa
Salvador feels different. The African influence is all-around present. Music, delicious foods and fruits, colorfully dressed women, and hot hot, humid and hot.I was hosted by 2 different people, first with a young family and their cute 1-year old baby ...
The city of "Black Gold"
The most famous and visited of Brazil's colonial mining towns, the dramatic, steep setting of cobbled streets, the numerous preserved colonial buildings and shocking history of very cruel slavery used in the mines make this beautiful city a ...
