http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Brazil en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:52:30 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:52:30 BST After the overnight bus ride from Asuncion we arrived at our hostel in FOZ. We spent three hours looking for flights to Rio because we were fed up of busses before giving up and going to bed for a few hours. At this point we were all skint from living like Lauren and Heidi the high life for the last week and were starting to worry when Jonny got declined cashThat night we went for all you can http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Paran-/Foz-do-Igua-u/blog-304588.html No niin kamraatit Kirjoitan talla kertaa So Paulosta. Tulin tanne jo muutama viikko sitten ja nyt nayttaa tilanne sellaiselta etta en taida vahaan aikaa mihinkaan liikahtaa. Seurustelen brasilialaisen naisen kanssa asutaan yhdessa lahella Interlagosin formularataa. Itse asiassa tutustuin naiseen netin kautta jo Suomessa ollessani mutta seurusteluksi ystavyys muuttui vasta hiljattain. Taalla s http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Sao-Paulo/S-o-Paulo/blog-304549.html Ciao a tuttiSono a Itacar ho fatto un paio di notti in questo paradiso tropicale. Stasera mi sposto e vado a Salvador de Bahia.Ho trovato unaltra meta obbligatoria per il mio viaggio.Jericoacoara un nome una garanzia.BaciGia http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Bahia/Itacar-/blog-304431.html Amazon 3.0 The Bicycles of Barcelos a FourMinute Photo EssayJuly 24 2008 Barcelos Amazonas BrasilNote This blog posting is out of order. When I get to a better internet connection I will get back to the story and photos from the Rio Orinoco.Perhaps bicycles are an odd thing to notice on an Amazon trip. But anyone who has been to Brazilian cities or towns would notice the difference her http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Amazonas/blog-304139.html Torsdag den 17 IguazuVi havde i dag bestilt en taxa der kunne bringe os til den Brasilianske side af faldene Vi fik en meget venlig taxachauffr der bde viste hvor han boede og prsenterede os for kone og barn. Vandfaldene p den Brasilianske side var flotte at se p. Til forskel fra Argentinasiden var der et flot view over mange af faldene. Efter et par timer i Brasilien krte vi tilbage ti http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Paran-/Foz-do-Igua-u/Igua-u-National-Park/blog-303803.html I left Bonito Brasil by twelve hour bus to arrive at the city of Foz de Iguau. We head out to see the Iguau Falls on the Brazillian side. The falls have two side one is on the Brazillian side and the other is on the Argentina side. I decided to take the helicopter ride to get a birds eye view of the falls. The pilot took off and we soared through the air for fifthteen minutes while watching the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Paran-/Foz-do-Igua-u/Igua-u-National-Park/blog-303783.html The flight from Lima took around 5.5 hours but with a good film the time passed quickly. We were flying into Sau Paulo and had already decided that we would move on straight away as we did not fancy a stint in the city. Our time in Brazil was short only 8 days as we had cut down on our allowance because of the expense and spent more time in Argentina. With that in mind and in general need of re http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Paraty/blog-303621.html I arrivied in Bonito Brasil and decided to go snorkling in the Rio de Prata. Here are some pictures from snorkling in the Rio de Prata. The crazy thing is after a truck ride you have to hike in your wetsuit for 45 minutes through the jungle to get to the entry point of the Rio de Prata. We spent about two hours snorkling down the river which was like snorkling in an aquarium. It was unbelievable http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Mato-Grosso-do-Sul/Bonito/blog-303587.html This past weekend I took my first excursion and traveled to a sleepy little beach town called Caragutatuba. I went because we have family friends that are American missionaries there who I wanted to visit. So Friday after work I hopped on a bus and headed out to Caragu about a 3 hour bus ride from So Paulo. At the bus station waiting were our missionary friends AJ and Barb as well as another http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Sao-Paulo/S-o-Paulo/blog-303198.html We left Santa Cruz Bolivia on July 17th by train to head to the border of Brasil. We boarded the train which took fourteen hours to reach the town of Puerto Suarez Bolivia where we would cross into Brasil. I then headed to the border check point of Bolivia to get my exit stamp which should have been free but the man with the stamp told us it would cost ten bolivianos to get a stamp. We paid our http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Pantanal/blog-303163.html Paraty est une ville touristique situee a environ 6 heures de bus de Sao Paulo et 4 heures de Rio. Cest une charmante petite ville avec la mer la plage et des iles paradisiaques. Un tour en bateau est presque oblige a Paraty car meme si la ville a du charme visiter les iles est super. Apres le froid du reste de lAmerique du Sud ca a fait du bien de sechouer sur les plages pendant une semaine http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Paraty/blog-302899.html A Remembrance of Things Past In RIO In the interest of economizing blog space since when herersquos a summary of all the stuff I did in Rio that was not related to social project. Or at least these experiences were ldquosocial projectsrdquo of a different sort Lots of photos get psyched. So in Rio I stayed in this great little hostel called Botafogo Easy Hostel right near the Bo http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Botafogo/blog-302744.html Et bien nous voici arrives au Bresil notre dernier pays a visiter cette annee... Ca fait drole mais bon il nous reste 3 semaines plus ou moins et on compte en profiterOn est arrives a Sao Paulo nerveux et la peur au ventre Pendant ces 10 derniers mois on nous a raconte les histoires les plus horribles sur cette grande metropole bresilienne. Crime vols meurtres etc... Grande ville quoi Et http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Sao-Paulo/S-o-Paulo/blog-302717.html Ahhh Thank you lovely people for your comments We like it and keep them coming. Thank you Nick for the Eastenders news Oh Stacey snogs Max hmmmm Once We figure out if we can reply to comments we will. One week already We are liking Rio a little edgy in parts like on the beach when gun fire echoed in the background and no one seemed to bat an eyelid and when a guy asked us for money and we http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Leblon/blog-302531.html CIAO A TUTTIBenvenuti nel mio Blog...a me fa molto ridere...Ho messo in lista parecchia gente chi non desiderasse ricevere mie notizie e foto caldamente pregato di mandarmi un email pasqualonegmx.ch cancellare molto pi facile che aggiungere.BaciHallo MittenandWillkommen in meinem BlogWer es nicht mag meine Nachrichten und Bilder zu bekommen ist wrmstens geboten mir ein email zu schi http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Santa-Teresa/blog-302506.html Rio de JaneiroThe city remains the most danerous in the world according to figures. Its repuation made it quite nervous upon arrival. However the people we met and places we went made this seem ridiculous.On fisrt impressions the city was unique in its beauty. It is built around mountains and on the coast. The beaches are astounding and the water warm it was a pleasant feeling to be able to rel http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Copacabana/blog-302355.html After Itacare I headed up the coast a little to Salvador but we only stayed a couple of days there as the weather wasnrsquot great and it just didnrsquot really have a very nice feel to it so a couple of friends and I decided to move further up the coast where the weather is better so we embarked on a mammoth 22hr bus journey to Fortelaze and from there we had to get another 8hr bus with the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Cear-/Jericoacoara/blog-301998.html HelloOK now for the Amazon boat trip o .....Got picked up from the hostel at 8am by the guy who sold me the ticket and walked to the harbour Luckily he carried my rucksack which now had an extra 5 books in it and my hammock otherwise i would have really struggled esp as I was also carrying 4 litres of water It was soooo hot and i was practically jogging to keep up with him He said the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Amazonas/Tabatinga/blog-301957.html Oh friends you have GOT to check this out My good friend Mark who I met the very first time I came to Brasil is starting a new music and dance group called Six Morsquo with five other Brasilian guys Anjo Kassius Cello Kimus Logullo and Vaan Loo Mark. Jokingly they are calling themselves the new Boy Band Brasileiro. Except that they are all men not boys professionals in their fiel http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Sao-Paulo/S-o-Paulo/blog-301865.html Hey everyoneGot to Manaus first thing Friday morning Everyone in Brazil is so nice and helpful.... i was sat at the bus stop not entirely sure which bus to get on and when a bus came along a woman came up to me told me it was going to the centre and told me to get on And she also came and found me again to tell me when to get off the bus without me even asking her So nice o Found hostel e http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Amazonas/Manaus/blog-301854.html Hey everyoneSurvived 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.... BelemFinally 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 http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Par-/Bel-m/blog-301580.html Oi Genteda leggere jenciDa ormai piu di una settimana dimoro nella ciudade maravilhosa ed devo asserire che proprio vero.Per il momento sono in couchsurfing da Renan nel barrio Santa Teresa ed ho trovato la zona migliore per vivere in questa citt. Prima sono rimasto un paio di notti a Copacabana che bello per la spiaggia ma in se solo un ammasso di edifici abbastanza brutti.Ragazzi http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Santa-Teresa/blog-301551.html The dye is castThis will be my last post for about ten days or so Im going off line and into the jungle. I leave tomorrow and return to Manaus on the 27th. Ill try to do a post then if possible but it might not be possible since I have my next flight to Cuiaba and the Pantanal leaving Manaus at 300am on the 28th it was the only flight I could take that would get me to Cuiaba in the daylig http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Amazonas/Manaus/blog-301528.html PollyHad the most awesome day yesterday. Ross I went out on a boat around the neighboring islands and went diving and snorkelling. The weather was hot and sunny the winds were calm and the visibility was great.I was really nervous just before as I hadnt dived for yonks but after about 30 seconds of very unproductive rapid breathing I chilled out and sunk to the bottom. After about 10 minu http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Arraial-do-Cabo/blog-301525.html Well we have arrived to the end of our trip and what an amzing city to celebrate our five weeks. Everything about Rio is amazing. It is vibrant colourful and it has the most unbelievable landscape that a city can be built around. Every poster and photograph you have ever seen cant do it enough justice because everywhere you look is pretty unbelievable.We arrived in the afternoon and headed http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Copacabana/blog-301218.html Hello everyoneWell we can officially say WE LOVE BRAZIL Let us just set the scene for a moment . . .The landscape is green lush and basically a rainforest the beaches are strips of white sand with warm inviting water and the whole atmosphere just kind of tells you grab a drink and kick back for a while. The drink of choice of course being 'caiprihinias'...what else....We obliged. Ou http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-301208.html Well here I am sitting in the middle of the Amazon. The funny thing is that you would never know it from the city. Its a bustling busy place with tons of traffic and markets selling plastic toys and video games and cheap knockoffs of famous label clothing. The people here look different than out in OlindaRecife theyre shorter more typically South American looking I thought I was in Peru http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Amazonas/Manaus/blog-301171.html Projeto MorrinhoToday the ldquoTour of Justicerdquo continues with a visit to Projeto Morrinho . Projeto Morrinho is located in the favela Vila Pereira da Silva close to the neighborhood Laranjeiras where coincidentally the seat of CDI is also located. Note Irsquoll be coming back to CDI this afternoon to meet with Rodrigo Baggio stay tuned My friend Carlos coowns a bed and breakfa http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-300995.html That means ldquothey said I came back lsquobrazilianizedrsquordquo. Thanks Carmen Miranda . My dad is back in the States and I think he has officially been ldquoBrazilianizedrdquo. Cachaa and caipirinhas shrimp in a pumpkin po de queijo agua de cco cake and fruit and of course brigadeiro basically chocolate frosting balls rolled in sprinkles. Not to mention his growin http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ipanema/blog-300797.html