Hotel Azaleia Gramado
Avenida Borges de Medeiros, 1069 Gramado, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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A short road trip (Part Two)
... the beach was still within a few kilometers distance, we decided to chill there for a while before returning at 1:30PM. We were back a little early, and everything was closed yet. Since we had food in the car to make a salad and sandwiches, we picknicked right in front of the garage: a bit of a stretch for Clarice as this is absolutely not something a Brasilian would do in his/her own country! Well, we would have had time to eat a five course menu plus desert and cheese until the ...
Muito Grande
... en Portuguese): De donde vienen hoy?
Fernando: Florianopolis
Chofer (en Portuguese): Para donde van?
Fernando: Florianopolis
Chofer (en Portuguese): De donde son?
Fernando: Florianopolis
Chofer (en Portuguese): En serio? (ahora muy confundido)
Margarita: No. Es de Colombia y yo de Ecuador
Chofer (en Portuguese): Oh! Ok. Eso si es lejos!
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Gramado e Canela
Não é à toa que Gramado é sede do concorrido Festival de Cinema que movimenta a Serra Gaúcha no mês de agosto. Com paisagens que parecem retiradas de um cenário, a cidade reúne casinhas em estilo enxaimel, ruas limpas e tomadas por jardineiras repletas de hortênsias e parques emoldurados por araucárias e pinheiros.
Mas não é apenas pela aparência romântica que o cartão-postal da região atrai tantos ...
Almost Switzerland
It is true. There is a town in Brazil that looks a lot like Switzerland. People there produce chocolate, they are rich and have nice big house, some of them are "chalets". They even stop to let the pedestrians cross the street. Is there a better proof than that :)? The truth is that many Germans and Italians settled there a long time ago and they ...
Canela and Gramado
... the waterfall is, and walking out, I discovered that a bus wasn't coming for another 5 hours. Walking back was less than pleasant, and I was done for the day, after that. Still, the falls were pretty cool. I have some pics I'll post later. The river plummets over a cliff, but the entire cliff-face behind the falls has given way, so there's a big vertical crater behind the falls.
With my last full day, I went to Gramado, ...


