Destination: Brazil

A Year in Review

Sat, 7 Feb 2009 | By jacques360 | Views [765]

Well, it´s official, I have been in South America for one year now.  Sure doesn´t feel like it.  Maybe a month, but a year!?? Alot has happened.  My neice celebrated her second birthday...and, is getting ready to celebrate her third.  An entertaining ... Read more >

Don´t cry for me Argentina

Sat, 7 Feb 2009 | By nick_earl | Views [694] | Comments [3]

We are in Puerto Natales, southern Chile. Way down south, nearly as far as you can go without getting wet feet or getting a boat to a cold place called Antartica or something like that. So what have we been up to? The answer is heaps. Due to a ... Read more >

De Río a Saô Paulo, pasando por Ouro Preto

Mon, 2 Feb 2009 | By k-lero | Views [1904] | Comments [6]

En Río dejé la historia y en Río la retomo. Nueve días pasé en Río, todo el tiempo en un albergue en el que había un excelente ambiente y donde conocí multitud de gente. La verdad es que el clima no acompanhó en todo ese tiempo, pero ni la ausencia ... Read more >

Gallery: Brasil (Río-Ouro Preto-Pantanal)

Mon, 2 Feb 2009 | By k-lero | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Brazil

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 | By r_r | Photo Gallery

A NIGHT IN A FAVELA,

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 | By simonefrancis | Views [3097] | 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: belem, brazil, bus, favela

El madrilenio salio rana

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 | By r_r | Views [989] | Comments [2]

Hola a tod@s ! se me pone una sonrisilla cuando me siento a contaros.. En la ultima actualizacion nos kedamos en Jericoacuara (habeis hecho los deberes? habéis googleleado un poco?) Pues bien.. de ahí decidimos cojer rumbo a Fortaleza, para terminar ... Read more >

Christmas Present for Lucas

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 | By fabia | Views [676]

This is Lucas, a four years old boy who lives in a rather poor suburb of Sao Paulo (called Perus). His mother /family has serious financial difficulties and struggles to get enough food to nourish him. However, he is lucky enough to live in a Suburb ... Read more >

Casa Da Danca

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 | By fabia | Views [690]

Despite the gym on the top of my hotel I was also checking out a possibility to take dance classes somewhere close to where I live. I finally found a nice place called 'Casa da Danca Tati Sanchi'. As I just found out later, the owner of the gym - ... Read more >

Casamento em Passos

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 | By fabia | Views [1246] | Comments [1]

Last summer I received an Email from a former work colleague in Baden inviting me to his wedding in Brazil. I just knew Guillherme from some joint lunches and as such I was not sure of how serious this invitation was. I wrote back to him that I would ... Read more >

Gallery: Various

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 | By fabia | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Rio de Janeiro

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 | By fabia | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Casamento em Passos

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 | By fabia | Photo Gallery

Por la costa brasileira

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 | By k-lero | Views [2143] | Comments [9]

Actualizo! Ahora mismo estoy en Río de Janeiro, la 'cidade maravilhosa', algún anho después de que viniera por primera vez, y bueno, ya vuelvo a estar sólo de nuevo tras haber estado 3 semanas con Ziortza recorriendo la costa brasileira; la dejé ayer ... Read more >

Tags: brasil, ilha grande, ilhabela, paraty, santa catarina

Gallery: Brasil (costa sur)

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 | By k-lero | Photo Gallery