Campinas Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Last week Thursday and Friday was Corpus Christi...a holiday I was not expecting! In small cities there is usually a procesional and decorations, but in Campinas, it is just a day off.
I stayed in the house all day on Thursday, which was exteremly boring. I decided that I would find my way to the mall if no one could take me! So, on Friday, ...

I had set my phone alarm for 5:45 because I needed to leave with Cris and Paula and 6:45 to catch the bus. I arose, took a shower, and ate some toast and tea since my stomach was still uneasy. We set out and arrived at the bus stop before several others joined us. The bus arrived at around 7am and Paula used her swipe card to pay my fare. We rod...

Well, another couple days have passed. Yesterday, Saturday, we sat around and enjoyed the beautiful day. Then Cris asked if I wanted to go to a "festa", which I understood to be a festival because she said there would be beer, churrasco (barbeque), music, and dancing. However, we went to her best friends' house before going to the "festa". They ...

Today is my first day in Brasil. The plane left Atlanta at 9:45pm last night. On the airplane, I ate chicken, beans, and corn around 11pm. I watched "Yes, Man" which was very interesting...it's about living your life fully just by saying "yes" to things you may never have tried on your own. Very fitting for my life at this point. I tried to slee...

From Sao Paulo, we took an 1.5 hour bus to Campinas to meet our new roommates (Juliana, Karina, and Mariana) and move into our new apartment. That Sunday, Juliana invited us to her parents' home to celebrate her birthday with homemade feijoada (!!!). The feijoada was delicious, in fact it ranks #1 as the best feijoada we have eaten thus far.

The greatest three Weeks When I have been in Ouro Preto and this is located in a mountain area, it started raining all the time, all day. And because the university there was on a stike for allready 3 month and all my friends left the city, I was really a kind of depressed. So a great friend from Campinas told me that I could visit him in Campin...