Though I was born in Rio de Janeiro and I've lived here all my life, São Paulo (aka Sampa) was always a constant city in my life, since I was a small kid. It's the place I've flew more. I'd guess I went there around 50 times. Also, I've spent two of the past three years flying there every week. At the beginning it was fine, but after a while it turned out to be extremely boring. I started to dislike the city so much that what I liked the most about it all was to see Rio by the airplane [View Full Entry]

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“What do you think about the internationalization of the Amazon forest?” I've been asked this question* so many times in my life that I stopped counting. It's a conversation that usually ends up in a heated discussion so I often change the subject as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary conflicts. Living and learning. Some years ago I received an article by e-mail about it. At first I thought it was a hoax, and didn't care about reading it. After a while I found out it was real and also a great text, that sums up perfectly my opinion about the [View Full Entry]

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Due to professional commitments, I'm only able to travel for a short period at the moment. It's a tough phase, but who said life is easy? In order to keep sane, I'm spending my spare time photographing the city I live in. It's been interesting: after a while I started to see it with different eyes, notice things I never did before, see it through other angles. Also, I can get more familiarized with my beloved Canon Powershot SD950 IS (aka Digital IXUS 960 IS; IXY Digital 2000 IS), bought 3 months ago. This camera is the best, I'm really happy [View Full Entry]

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After seeing the Brazilian side of the falls, it was time to cross the border and do a quick visit to "los hermanos" to see the falls from the Argentinean side, where they spell it Iguazú. And finally with a new camera! I'm now a proud owner of a Canon Powershot SD 950 IS, and I was in a great place to take my first shots. I was lucky enough to count with the help of one of the best photographers ever to choose the best camera model for me Off topic: I must confess, it was tough to be travelling [View Full Entry]

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I don't like to travel in a hurry. I like to enjoy the place I'm visiting, feel the atmosphere, do some sightseeing, eat the local food, have a chat with the locals... But this time I coudn't do it. It was a short trip to a place with lots to see, so I knew I'd not sleep much and would have to watch the clock in order to see as much as possible. When I told my friends I was heading to Ciudad del Este to take a quick look, they all tried to convince me not to go. "It's dodgy, [View Full Entry]

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My passion for travelling comes from a long time. I've been travelling since I was a little kid. My family used to go away from the city on weekends and once a year we made a long trip. But the funniest thing is that, though living in Brazil, we used to travel mostly abroad. And I was always crazy to see all of Brazil! It's a huge country and has loads to be visited. It's not all about the beaches and Amazon rainforest, but also mountains, canyons, waterfalls, archipelagos, and so on. So for the past few years I've been taking [View Full Entry]

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"It's a beautiful day, don't let it go away...". Some pictures of a sunny Saturday in Rio. Taken with my old camera, that was not so good with colours. Have to take some new ones with my Canon :) Prainha and Grumari beaches: about 40 min by car from Ipanema. Good for surfing and desert during week days. Perfect for lazy days. You don't feel you're in a big city. It's just you, the sand and the sea. Behind there are some mountains, which makes the landscape even more spetacular. I'll take more shots soonish. Leblon and Ipanema: the heart of [View Full Entry]

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Perfect place for history lovers like me :) Chichen Itza has been widely studied. However, its history is still clouded in mystery. There are many theories and legends about it. It takes 2 hours and a half by bus from Cancun to Chichen Itza - long and tiring one-day trip. But it is really really really worthy. It gets incredibly hot there, as it is located far away from the coast. Be aware of taking a high factor sunblocker, an umbrella to protect from the sun and a bottle of water - believe me. [View Full Entry]

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Fantastic chilled out little place! [View Full Entry]

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Cozumel was my first stop on my trip to Mexico. I flew Rio de Janeiro - Sao Paulo - Miami - Cancun and then took a bus to Playa del Carmen (what a place!). Then at Playa I took a ferry to Cozumel - the biggest island in Mexico - and spent 5 days there. Most of the time I was diving - it is one of the best places in the world for scuba diving. The water is warm, very clear and the marine life is amazing! I did not take underwater photos though, because there was a long time [View Full Entry]

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