Hello everybody! Two weeks ago we arrived in Sao Paulo. It's been really nice and quite exciting to be here. We live in the financial district, next to the World Trade Center (yes, Brazilians like to imitate the US wherever possible!), where my work is. Sometimes I am in the office, and sometimes I am going between construction sites in- or around Sao Paulo, meaning that I get to see a lot of the state AND hang out in a office with kick-ass view! Going to the construction sites has been a special experience. It is amazing how much security they have around these companies. All kinds of hi-tech stuff, fences, gates, and of course a lot of armed guards who take their work very seriously. Getting through this is by far more difficult than getting ... read more

Hi all Last weekend we went to a theme park close to Joinville, called Beto Carrero World. On the way, in the bus, I don't think anyone was in doubt about where we were going, when we got closer and saw the buildings two of us started screaming hysterically "the palace! THE PALAAAAAAAAAACEE!!!!!" When we left the bus everyone was staring at us through the window. We did not know what excatly to expect, but it turned out to be great. The park is neatly designed with a lot of different themes going on. It is a combination of a theme park, ZOO and circus and one of the best parks I have gone to. Two rollercosters, water rollercoster, a train ride through the wild west where we saw gorillas, a pirate island, a free fall ... read more

Hi all! On May 18th, Johanna came with Andri and Guðni with her. We picked them up in Sao Paulo and went straight to Joinville. The boys were quite tired after a 40 hour trip from Iceland to London to Zurich to Brazil, but still happy to be here. Three days later, it was time to go to Rio again. We got a really good deal on a really nice apartment on Ipanema, just a few minutes walk to the beach. The schedule was quite relaxed, a mandatory daily trip to the beach, and one tourist activity per day. So, on three days we covered Pao de Azugar, the Jesus statue, and the girls went on a favella tour. All in all a great, great, trip! I must admit that I have totally fallen in love ... read more

Hi We decided to go to Rio de Janeiro on the days 30.April - 5.Mai because Hemmi had a long weekend. We took the bus from Joinville on Wednesday evening and arrived in Rio at noon on Thursday. We took the bus straight to Copacabana where we found a cheap hostel near the beach and after checking in, we explored the city. Celebrating the first of may, Rio held a big concert on the beach of Copacabana and there were thousands of people there listening to Brazilian music and dancing. On the beach there were people walking around selling beer, snacks and candy so there was no need to actually leave your spot, they just came to you. Very convenient for tired travelers. We had the best maiscorn we’ve ever tasted. There is a person with ... read more

Hi Our last day in Foz. We woke up and headed to a really nice bird park. They have a lot of different species of birds and stuff, everything from butterflies to eagles. They are in big bird houses, and some of them you can even enter and walk among the birds. Parrots in all colours and sizes, really curious and funny (and for some, a little scary). It took all of Rosa's courage to enter the macaw house, those very intelligent parrots are great entertainment! One even managed to sneak up behind Rosa and scare her (see photos). It is sad to know that some of the species have been driven to near-extinction by forest clearing and illegal hunting/capturing. I cannot in any way understand why someone would want to buy those animals on the ... read more