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BRAZIL | Thu, 17 Sep 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [136] | Video
Location: Praça Justo Chermont, Belém, Brazil Dates: Second weekend in October Level of Participation: 3 – join the human surge to the basilica Description: The largest festival on the River ... Read more >
Tags: brazil, cirio de nazare, world festivals
BRAZIL | Fri, 17 Jul 2009 | By esther_schultink | Views [105]
Will add more detail as soon as I have the time. I apologise to all family and friends who have been keen to hear my stories..which havnt come! Guess for a while there I was really feeling the need to only BE in my journey. Now ready to update you ... Read more >
Tags: brazil, rio and a little more
BRAZIL | Thu, 16 Jul 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [88] | Video
Location: São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil Dates: Late June to the second week of August Level of Participation: 3 – heckle the farmer Description: The second week in August is your last chance to ... Read more >
Tags: brazil, bumba meu boi, world festivals
ARGENTINA | Sat, 9 May 2009 | By thebigtrip | Views [218] | Comments [1]
We arrived to Foz du Iguacu Sunday afternoon after a twenty three hour bus journey from Rio. After a bite to eat near our Pousada we headed to a bar in the city. We were quietly having a drink outside when fireworks went off from a nearby apartment ... Read more >
Tags: iguazu falls, brazil, argentina, foz du iguacu, puerto iguacu
BRAZIL | Thu, 7 May 2009 | By thebigtrip | Views [216]
We spent a week on the coast south of Rio in what is known as the Coste Verde. Our first stop was four hours south of Rio in a small colonial town called Paraty. The journey down was amazing. The road hugs the coast and around every corner was another ... Read more >
Tags: costa verde, brazil, paraty, ilha grande
BRAZIL | Sat, 14 Feb 2009 | By simonefrancis | Views [338] | Comments [1]
It took me under $5 Reais and about an hour to reach Xerem from Rio De Janeiro. I called Casa Do Caminho from the small town, and as I waited for Lola (one of Casa's volunteers) to come and meet me, I watched as donkeys pulled carts through the traffic ... Read more >
Tags: brazil, xerem, orphanage, non profit
BRAZIL | Sat, 14 Feb 2009 | By simonefrancis | Views [199]
Ahhhh Brasil (and yes, it is spelt correctly), a country where there is no lack of different dance styles, everyone says ´hello´ to strangers, and soap operas with vampires and people with supernatural powers are extremely popular. It is a place which ... Read more >
Tags: brazil, sao paulo, passport
BRAZIL | Sat, 31 Jan 2009 | By simonefrancis | Views [509] | Comments [1]
I finally got off the boat from Manaus to Belem! A couchsurfing host
named Fabien picked me up and took me to his apartment, which is
located in the middle of the city in a nice, high rise building
apartment. He spoilt me insanely over the next few ... Read more >
Tags: brazil, favela, belem, bus
BRAZIL | Fri, 16 Jan 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [749] | Video
Dates: Mardi Gras is French for ‘Fat Tuesday’, and while the day is known for its unbridled anarchy, it takes sobriety to calculate the date of this party. Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent) is 40 days before Easter (excluding Sundays) and Fat Tuesday ... Read more >
Tags: world festivals, brazil, mardi gras, carnivale, street parade, costumes, drumming, samba
BRAZIL | Wed, 14 Jan 2009 | By simonefrancis | Views [409]
Crossing the border into Brazil from Venezuela was simple enough, until
I went to exchange some money on the Brazillian side, and realised I
had completely forgotten that everyone here speaks Portuguese! Luckily,
Manfred (from Peace Villages Foundation) ... Read more >
Tags: brazil, boat, belem, manaus, tefe, monkey, music, band, amazon
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 22 Dec 2008 | By travel-tips | Views [362] | Comments [1]
Our mates over at Nileguide.com have posted a story on the Top 5 Destinations to visit during a recession. They've listed the following as the Top 5 - full blog post here 1. Argentina Get a taste of Europe for a fraction of the ... Read more >
Tags: nile guide, nileguide.com, top destinations, travel in recession, worldnomads.com, world nomads, cambodia, argentina, brazil, south africa
ARGENTINA | Mon, 17 Nov 2008 | By eoghancito | Views [559] | Comments [1] | Video
It was only a five hour bus ride from San Ignacio to Iguazu but it was jammers when it came along so we were wedged between the toilet and the stairs for a good part of it. My solution (as I already mentioned in the Paraguay entry) was to write the blog ... Read more >
Tags: waterfalls, hyderoelectric, power station, dam, brazil
BRAZIL | Sat, 15 Nov 2008 | By worldfestivals | Views [91] | Video
Location: Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Dates: 31 December Level of Participation: 5 – party with the beautiful people Description: The second best way to see in the New Year is to ... Read more >
Tags: brazil, new years eve, reveillon, world festivals
BRAZIL | Mon, 7 Apr 2008 | By katrinamckeever | Views [231]
Paraguay was hard to leave, literally. On the way out we got stuck in a road block protest for a few hours, missed the immigration opening hours, accidentally crossed into Brazil, crossed back and spent hours running around looking around for immigration.... Read more >
Tags: the pantanal, brazil, brasil, football, mosquito, swamp, cayman, crocodile, hammock, piranhas
ARGENTINA | Thu, 27 Mar 2008 | By katrinamckeever | Views [353]
Super touristy Iguazu falls were every bit as lovely as I hoped they would be. You can hear the water crashing down for miles around as the spray hits the air and huge big birds of prey circle overhead. Ace. We hit the Argentinian side first, even getting ... Read more >
Tags: argentina, brazil, brasil, iguazu, iguacu, falls, las cascadas, butterflies, caymans, devils thoat
BRAZIL | Thu, 21 Jun 2007 | By safetyhub | Views [2465]
On 14 June, more than 400 military and federal police officers from Brazil’s elite security forces raided the German Complex, a sprawling slum located just twenty minutes from downtown Rio de Janeiro. The officers, clad in combat gear and carrying assault ... Read more >
Tags: travel safety, red24, brazil, rio de janeiro, gang violence
BRAZIL | Sun, 24 Nov 2002 | By packlightwalkslow | Views [161]
Brazil: A country of spontaneity and unplanned events! Welcome reception including great food and an exciting Capoeira demonstration, a Brazilian martial arts dance. Night bus ride to Lencois, a safe, quaint little town with good hiking ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, brazil
