Travel blog to Olinda, Brazil
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Northern Brazilian Beach Resorts
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After the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park our journey took us to a number of beach resorts on Brazil’s Northern and Eastern coast. The coast line a few degrees South of the Equator is full of …
Continue readingSão Luís and Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
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A long drive day took us the 722 kms to the UNESCO World Heritage town of São Luís which was originally founded by the French in 1612 and after a brief spell under Dutch control …
Continue readingThe Amazon Delta – Macapá and Belém
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From French Guiana after an overnight stop in Oiapoque we reached the mouth of the Amazon at Macapá, a town of half a million sitting on the North shore of the Amazon. It’s only connection …
Continue readingManaus – Heart of the Amazon
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Manaus is one of those iconic places in all school geography books and lies over a 1,000 kilometres from Leticia / Tabatinga and a further 1,000 kilometres from Belém which sits at the mouth of …
Continue readingPorto Alegre – Beef
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Our journey round Southern Brazil was completed in Porto Alegre, another of the World Cup Host Cities and one of the most prosperous in Brazil. Porto Alegre is considered the home of the Brazilian churrascaria …
Continue readingRio de Janeiro – Carnival Hangover
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The Rio de Janeiro Carnival is a pretty full on affair and the City appears to suffer one almighty hangover after the main parades have finished and it partially goes back to work. The banks …
Continue readingRio de Janeiro – Carnival
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The Rio de Janeiro Carnival has always been one of those must see events. We were not quite sure what to expect, having seen bit on TV and heard a few stories from friends who …
Continue readingRio de Janeiro – City Tour 9th February
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After researching about the Corvocado and the logistics of getting there now that it is designated one of the new seven modern wonders of the world by popular vote, there are now some quite complicated …
Continue readingRio de Janiero – Plans for Carnival
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We had a Brazilian budget airline experience from Florianópolis to Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday and the flight while cramped was early into Rio and everything worked efficiently. At Rio de Janeiro Airport we picked …
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