Blogs from Pernambuco, Brazil, South America


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Alex and Jenn
May 14th 2012

Alex had a work visit to Recife, on the northeast coast of Brazil, and Jenn tagged along. We stayed at a hotel right along the area’s nicest beach, Boa Viagem (Good Trip), but there isn’t any swimming allowed due to shark attacks. We went to a popular square, which turned out to be a bit shady, but we got to see some old churches and the farmer’s market. From there, we tried to take a taxi to an Italian restaurant, but had to take three taxis before a driver knew where it was. For the weekend, we headed north to an island “resort.” The first bad sign was when the taxi driver pointed out the nearby prison. Nevertheless, we continued on to the hotel with a room straight out of the 70s, including the linens. We’ve ... read more




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PatriceB
March 2nd 2012

Le séjour a débuté à Olinda, superbe cité du XVIIIe très bien préservée, logée sur une colline surplombant Recife et ses immeubles industriels et commerciaux. Les rues pavées , les maisons multicolores, les églises baroques lui confèrent un charme qui rappelle celui de Trinidad, à Cuba. Je me fait le plaisir d’un hôtel dans une vieille bâtisse en bois qui transpire l’histoire, la Casa do Amparo. Recife, la capitale de l’Etat de Pernambouc, a longtemps été le bras industriel et portuaire d’Olinda, avant de devenir la capitale. Elle est d’abord plus rude, urbaine et commerciale de nature, très animée et donc moins accueillante aux touristes qu’Olinda la carte postale. Je rejoins Carolina (rencontrée sur Couchsurfer.com) et ses amis sur la plage de Boa Viagem et découvre les charmes de la ville ; la plage est superbe, ... read more




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Sonia Sofia
February 29th 2012

Olinda e Porto de Galinhas no "Carnaval" 2012... read more




Olinda

Published: September 24th 2011South America » Brazil » Pernambuco » Olinda
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Mirijoh
September 24th 2011

Olinda is a cute city with colourful houses and several churches. Recife is the bigger neighbour city, which has several things to offer. But take care of the sharks at the beach ; )... read more




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CC On Tour
May 23rd 2011

Our next destination from Joao Passoa was Olinda, a colonial city two hours away. We got let off the bus in Abreu e Lima, not really knowing how to get to Olinda, but some helpful man showed us where to get the next bus from and from there it was about 45 minutes. As soon as we got off the bus in Olinda's main square a tourist guide sprang at us, offering pousadas and a tour of the city. We declined his offers, but after a while of looking around for budget accommdation and not being successful we let another tour guide take us to a cheaper place. Unwittingly we somehow arranged a city tour with him even though we didn't really want to take one; explaining to him that we were just going to look ... read more






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The Schilds
April 8th 2011

Liebe Freunde, Verwandte und Bekannte (English version on the bottom) Es sind erst ein paar Tage seit unserer Abreise und doch scheint es viel länger. Wir sind in einer anderen Welt angelangt. Doch schön alles der Reihe nach: Am Samstag Vormittag treffen wir uns in Kloten mit Hansueli, Christine und André und treten gemeinsam die lange Reise an. Bereits nach ein paar Flugminuten können wir bei schönstem Wetter nochmals einen Blick auf die Berneralpen, den Thunersee und Heimberg werfen. Nach einem kurzen Zwischenhalt in Lissabon hebt der grosse Vogel ab und steuert Brasilien an. Etwa acht Stunden dauert der ruhige Flug über den Atlantik und um 20.30 Uhr Ortszeit setzt die A320 sanft auf dem Rollfeld von Recife auf. Nach kurzen Formalitäten können wir unser umfangreiches Gepäck in Empfang nehmen und werden von Christian Baumann herzlich ... read more




Last day in Feira Nova

Published: July 31st 2010South America » Brazil » Pernambuco » Recife
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2010 Team Brazil
July 30th 2010

Hello followers of our adventure! Today was the final day of work for us at the build site. After a long week of arduous work, we said good-bye to the locals and good-bye to shovels and wheelbarrows! I promised to give you more information about the families moving into the houses, so here it is: In the poor city of Feira Nova, the women of the community got together to form a women's council to address the issues they were facing. On the top of their list, the most important need and desire of these families was to have a house of their own. Renting is expensive and conditions are poor and sometimes they get ripped off. Habitat for Humanity got in contact with these women and together they formed a plan, 100 houses for 100 ... read more




Photos

Published: July 29th 2010South America » Brazil » Pernambuco » Recife
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2010 Team Brazil
July 28th 2010

Here a few photos from our build so far. This is all we were able to upload at the internet cafe because the computers are slow. However, we will add more as soon as possible.... read more




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2010 Team Brazil
July 26th 2010

Olá Pessoal! (Hey Everybody!) Our trip is underway! Team Thrivent has been in Brazil for two full days. Our team consists of 11 people, 10 citizens of the U.S. and one native Brazilian from Fortaleza, Henrique, who is our translator. Our team leaders are Mark and Bobby who work at Thrivent Financial, and they organized and planned the entire trip. Mark's son, Derek, who has been to Brazil once before on vacation joins his father, and Bobby's mother, Mary, and sister, Sharie, who are first timers in Brazil. Joining us are Karen and Ed (aka Senhor Eduardo) from Indiana, Glen from North Carolina, Marladean, and Rosemary. We all met up in Recife Saturday night at Hotel Jangadeiro on the coast for a welcome dinner and introductions. Dinner was buffet style, including fish, fruit, salads, soups, and ... read more




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Svenja no Brasil
July 21st 2010

Dank einer tollen Chefin hatte ich im Mai 2 Tage frei und konnte somit ein langes Wochenende in Salvador, Bahia verbrigen. Mittwoch abends ging der Flug (Ich wohne 5 min mit dem Bus vom Flughafen enfernt!) und nur 2 Stunden später landete ich schon in der wohl afrikanischsten Stadt Brasiliens. Dort holte mich eine Freundin ab und mit dem Bus gings dann in die 5er WG (3 Spanier, eine Guadeloupanerin (???) und eben eine Deutsche). Bis Sonntag Abend hatte ich Zeit diese tolle Stadt kennenzulernen, die eine ganz andere Atmosphäre hat als Fortaleza oder Recife. Die afrikanischen Sklaven kamen dort zuerst an und somit hat sich die afrikanische Kultur in Salvador viel stärker gehalten. Candomblé beispielsweise ist eine Religion, die es in Brasilien quasi nur in Salvador gibt und auch die Mehrheit der Menschen ist immernoch ... read more









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