Brazil for older, and solo, female travellers

This blog will document the three and a half weeks I am planning to spend travelling round Brazil on my own. I'll be following a fairly well-trodden tourist route with overnight stays in Rio de Janeiro City , Ouro Preto (in Minas Gerais), Salvador in Bahia, Lençois for Parque Nacional Chapada Diamantina, then back down to Rio Janeiro State, to Ilha Grande and Paraty before finishing the trip in Petropolis. I've booked all my accommodation ahead, mainly staying in private homes via Airbnb . As well as seeing some fantastic scenery and experiencing aspects of Brazilian culture I hope to meet plenty of Brazilians and get the opportunity to practise my Portuguese - and Spanish, if necessary!

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Trip Length: 3 weeks
Blog Entries: 23
Photos: 99
Words: 31496

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Blog Entries

Date	Blog Title	Location
April 2nd 2016	Arriving in Rio	South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Copacabana
April 3rd 2016	Doing the real touristy bit in Rio but also finding out more about Brazil	South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Ipanema
April 5th 2016	Day 3 in Rio. In search of those elusive views!	South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Ipanema
April 5th 2016	Panic stations in Ouro Preto!	South America » Brazil » Minas Gerais » Ouro Preto
April 6th 2016	Taking it easy in Ouro Preto	South America » Brazil » Minas Gerais » Ouro Preto
April 8th 2016	One of those frustrating days!	South America » Brazil » Minas Gerais » Ouro Preto
April 9th 2016	Off to Salvador	South America » Brazil » Minas Gerais » Ouro Preto
April 10th 2016	Daylight robbery in Salvador!	South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador
April 10th 2016	A less stressful day in Salvador	South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador
April 11th 2016	Cutting it fine!	South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador
April 13th 2016	Farewell to Salvador and off to Lençois	South America » Brazil » Bahia » Lençóis
April 14th 2016	Now I understand why they wanted to know my blood group!	South America » Brazil » Bahia » Lençóis
April 14th 2016	On the water	South America » Brazil » Bahia » Lençóis
April 15th 2016	On the move	South America » Brazil » Bahia » Lençóis
April 17th 2016	Yet another day in the road!	South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro
April 17th 2016	Mosquito nets and other mosquito related topics	South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Paraty
April 18th 2016	A boat-trip	South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Paraty
April 19th 2016	Paraty to Ilha Grande	South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro
April 20th 2016	The second most beautiful beach in Brazil	South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Ilha Grande
April 22nd 2016	Great boat trip, great day!	South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Ilha Grande
April 22nd 2016	On the move again - to my final destination in Brazil	South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Ilha Grande
April 23rd 2016	Last stop - Petrópolis	South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Petrópolis
April 24th 2016	Spectacular scenery, more kind Brazilians and possibly the best value bus trip in Brazil	South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Petrópolis