Destination: Brazil

Belem, Brazil

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 | By boatybex | Views [326]

Fortaleza, Brazil

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 | By boatybex | Views [345]

Venendo no Brasil

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 | By brismalls | Views [466] | Comments [2]

At this time last week I was sitting on a plane in Texas about to take off and head to an unknown country to meet unknown people for two months. Needless to say I was petrified and really questioning what I was doing. Here I am now sitting on a couch ... Read more >

Maceio, Brazil

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 | By boatybex | Views [370]

Salvador da Bahia. Brazil

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 | By boatybex | Views [497]

Salvador da Bahia, Brazil The first colonial capital of Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the country and in the New World. For a long time, it was simply known as Bahia, and appears under that name (or as Salvador da Bahia, Salvador of ... Read more >

Bem-vindo ao Brasil!

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 | By brismalls | Views [391]

Hello everyone,   I started this blog last night and luckily didn't get too far before the power shut off in the entire area. Apparently this happens a lot so now I know to save things as I go. Believe it or not (because I can not) I am in ... Read more >

Amazon, Again

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [509]

We have traveled into the Amazon basin twice before in Peru; once in Manu near Cusco and the other time upstream from Iquitos.  Each was fun and rewarding, trips we will remember fondly for the companions (few) and the birds and wildlife (copious.... Read more >

A lesson for us all.

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 | By gypsytraveler | Views [270]

My Brazilian Family An Encounter that changed my perspective A sea of expectant young, smiling faces looks out at me as I prepare to meet the class of Brazilian students that are learning English seated before me. The night before, Lucas my Brazilian ... Read more >

Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 | By boatybex | Views [362]

Photos: Bem-vindo ao Brasil

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 | By brismalls | Photo Gallery

Photos: Amazonias

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery

Manaus

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [649]

The church carillon awakened us seconds before the alarm buzzed.  We needed an early start to get to Amazon Antonio's lodge, 200 km from Manaus on the Urubu River. It took us seven hours and three planes through two time zones to travel from ... Read more >

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 | By boatybex | Views [422]

Understanding a Culture through Food - Herbs from downtown Belém

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 | By carolinarossetti | Views [363] | Scholarship Entry

They come in all recipes. Promise to cure all maladies. You may eat or drink them, bathe with them, carry some around in your purse. One cheeky street vendor strongly suggested - "without a doubt" - the best was to scrub one’s private parts with a generous ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Ilhabela , Brazil

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 | By boatybex | Views [350]