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 …
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Rio 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 …
Continue readingFlorianópolis- Beach, Mate and Families
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We arrived by bus at the main rodavaria in Florianópolis, coming over the causeway on the main road into town. Along side are the remnants of the old bridge to the island of Catarina which …
Continue readingCuritiba – Niemeyer and Botanical Gardens
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Curitiba is one of the wealthiest cities in Brazil, and approaching it there are huge numbers of shiny blocks and gated communities. There are motorways all round the city and what looks like are whole …
Continue readingIntercity Bus to Curitiba – Green Valleys and Booming Agriculture
The staff in our hotel were impressed that our next destination was to be Curitiba rather than the standard tour that goes from Rio de Janeiro to Iguaçu and then down to Buenos Aires, with …
Continue readingFoz do Iguaçu – The Thunder of Water and Legends
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The Iguaçu/Iguazu Falls are the widest of the three monster waterfalls of the world and this time on our second visit they were full of water. Back in the summer of 2006, when we were …
Continue readingSão Paulo – Traffic Free Day
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Thursday was the birthday of São Paulo , a fantastic excuse to close the whole of Paulista Avenue to traffic and give it over to pedestrians, cyclists and Paulistas having a chill out day. There …
Continue readingSão Paulo – Cemeteries and Graffiti
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Sao Paulo, like many South American Cities, has a number of large cemeteries with some massive family vaults and mausoleums, which are well used today. Many of the vaults are clearly a statement of wealth …
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