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A week later... The last 7 days have been mainly occupied by different persons we met and spent time with until today in São Luis. English speakers, don´t hesitate to give your comments! For the moment mainly french have reacted. End of Jerri(coacoara), Ceara: The first night was crazy (cf. previous article) as you remember. The followings were very interesting as well. It all started in a restaurant where there were 2 Brazilian musicians performing: Zerca and Suevinho. After the show, they started talking to us. As the restaurant was closing, it ended up on its terrace at the back [View Full Entry]

Los Mineros - Los Mineros | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 6th 2008 | 122 Views | [diary=330837]

Zzzzzerca & Tim
Lençois Maranhenses (2/14)
Lençois Maranhenses (9/14)

This place is like a bloody oven! The temperature floats around 37 degrees, but it's the humidity that is unrelenting! From sunrise to sunrise the intensity is unreal. We have found the retreat of the shopping centre a huge relief and I have made 3 visits to the place and I'm due for a follow up dose tomorrow. It reminds me of the Fishergate Centre in Preston. I know it's so tragic to nest near to one of the great wonders of the natural world and spend my time in the epitome of western consumerism, but the air conditioning feels soooooo [View Full Entry]

Louise and Daves tour du monde - Clan Graham | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 2nd 2008 | 38 Views | [diary=318759]


By Benbrook78
August 11th 2008

World in My Eyes

 South America » Brazil » Pará
Kahtan and Luis - New Year
Kahtan and Luis - New Year
I didn't take this photo. Credit goes to Kahtan's wife, Mounira. But it was so good I had to include it
Alright. I've bought the one-way plane ticket. The backpack is out, and clothes are strewn all over the room. Camera and accessories are being cleaned and checked. Checklists full of crucial action items are being made. ... Action items are being subjected to severe procrastination. But the lists look nice and professional! Theme music from The A-Team is being played on an around-the-clock basis. On 22 August, I depart for Argentina. In the meantime, I thought I would write a bit about this part of Brazil. I should be off getting a Yellow Fever vaccine or photocopying my passpor [View Full Entry]

Benbrook78 - Freefall | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 11th 2008 | 59 Views | [diary=310922]

Terra Nova Ranch
Fishing for lunch on Terra Nova Ranch
Terra Nova - The Master Bedroom!

By Benbrook78
August 2nd 2008

Signs of Life

 South America » Brazil » Pará
Background Hi. For reference on everything that comes after, here is a brief summary of everything that came before: Big Bang, etc. 1978: I was born into an average middle class family in the Midwestern United States. First 23 years: Social and spiritual psychosis of suburban boredom ensues. Computer programming skills are somehow acquired along the way. 2001 - 2007: A successful and rewarding career in IT is sculpted, culminating in 2.5 years living and working in Madrid, Spain. The Spanish language is learned and reasonably mastered. 2008 [View Full Entry]

Benbrook78 - Freefall | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 2nd 2008 | 40 Views | [diary=307343]


graf
graf
niceness
hola amigos e familia. Now we are gonna travel to belem in two hours its off to the amazones.. the bus ride is gonna take 35 hours, but its cool, cos i can read, draw and listen to music.. im gonna put some more pictures on the blog now so you can see my new tattoo, and other stuff.. I start feeling more and more relaxed over here.. and im looking forward too see some nature, and im also looking forward to lin e coming over here.. hope all is good in denmark, and all the other nice places people are [View Full Entry]

Beckman - Beck Heiberg | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 18th 2008 | 20 Views | [diary=301467]

me in the room...
butterfly puppie
homework

By Quatschtante
July 18th 2008

Belem!

 South America » Brazil » Pará » Belém
Hey everyone!! Survived the 6 day boat trip up the Amazon and finally have internet again so will get up to date on my blogs!! first of all.... Belem!! Finally got to Belem after a 36hour coach trip, was quite boring but OK! Michi suggested eating the whole way there so the journey would be more comfortable on my extra padded bottom which i gladly did! Although my first pit stop to get sweets didnt really go to plan as all the "sweets" i bought turned out to be bubblegum!! :o( I thought the woman looked at me a bit strangely [View Full Entry]

Quatschtante - Lisa Gardner | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 19th 2008 | 71 Views | [diary=301580]

Belem
Belem
Belem

Manaus era stata in un certo senso una delusione. Succede sempre così: uno va in un luogo sul quale ha fantasticato tanto (grazie all'aiuto di un eroe d'infanzia) e finisce inevitabilmente per trarne una delusione. Le atmosfere da far west sudamericano sembrano aver abbandonato Manaus secoli fà, più o meno quando quelle nordamericane abbandonarono il Texas o l'Oregon, immagino. Ma a ogni rovescio segue un successo. In questo caso si chiamava "Santarem", un battello fluviale, acciaio galleggiante che da Manaus mi ha portato fino a Belem, sul delta del Rio de las Amazonas. Un viaggio fantastico [View Full Entry]

Luca in Viaggio - Luca Rossi Scotti | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: March 6th 2008 | 30 Views | [diary=253495]

Igresia Catolica
Belenenses FC
Ilha Marajo

Our last morning in Paraty was an early start, after which we were divided into 3 separate groups to head into Rio (our trusty truck Jack was in need of some TLC so was sadly unable to transport us), split between another Tucan truck and 2 Budget Trucks. Enjoying a pub quiz along the way, several hours later we hit the outskirts of Brazil´s biggest city, signalling the end of the road for many of our crew. Upon arrival in the city, Jo and I hit the streets to get a feel for the place, stopping off at a comida por [View Full Entry]

shuriken22 - Julian Hall | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: March 18th 2008 | 53 Views | [diary=251105]

The Backpackers return their keys - a sad day for all
Pao d
Rio from the Sugarloaf

Our one and only night we stayed in the city of Belem we got mugged at knifepoint. Belem is the big, ugly city at the end of the Amazon River on the far north east coast of Brazil. I would like to gloss it up and say Belem isnt actually that bad, but I cant.. I really hate the place. I wouldnt recommend it to anyone as a ´must see´ but it is a place you often go through to get from the Amazon River to the rest of the North East. We were there one night and this is what [View Full Entry]

ErinandJames - Erin and James | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: March 9th 2008 | 92 Views | [diary=254363]


Armed and Dangerous!
Armed and Dangerous!
But coconuts probably don´t make good cannon balls!
Sorry about the amount of photos. Please continue onto Page 2 to see the rest of them! We expected great things of Belem. It didn’t disappoint but neither did it really live up to expectations. Arriving on a Sunday morning it is like a ghost town. The taxi drivers (as always) asked far too high a price and we ended up walking 20 minutes to our hostel. There was a wonderful market in town but that was as lively as it got on a Sunday. We had a bit of a wander around and saw the new docks area which has [View Full Entry]

rrruss - Russ Pearce | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: February 14th 2008 | 105 Views | [diary=246305]

Restored Docks Area
City Clock
Trish by the docks!


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