Blogs from São Luis, Maranhão, Brazil, South America - page 5

South America » Brazil » Maranhão » São Luis August 25th 2006

I only really spent a quick stopover in São Luíz, up on my way to get to the Amazon, but it was definitely well worth the extra time and money. The city of São Luíz has a long history (like many important Brazilian cities in the northeast) that goes back to the beginning of the 17th century. The slave trade was extremely important because of the agriculture in the surrounding area, and as a result, the city developed a very unique character all its own. The city fell into decay late in the 19th century, but was brought back, and is quite well preserved. The buildings are spectacular examples of the 17th and 18th century architecture. The region also has a very unique festival called Bumba Meu Boi which lasts over several months. In it, through ... read more

Fio Dental - Chapter 20: São Luís

South America » Brazil » Maranhão » São Luis August 21st 2006

Endless Potential

sapere18

Chapter Twenty: São Luís I have been looking forward to São Luís for weeks. Following the coast north of Recife, past colonial Olinda, the situation has shifted from historic to an exclusively tropical beach culture along the coastline. São Luís is the Northeast’s last significant remnant of what the Portuguese left behind when they departed Brazil for good in 1822. Given my appetite for Portuguese colonialism and its urban vestiges, with heightened anticipation and expectations, this is precisely where my time in Brazil should come to a fitting end. Tragically, no city in Brazil boasts of more potential, yet fails to live up to it like São Luís. The “once-upon-a-time” timeless historical center could be Brazil’s greatest colonial treasure, outshining even the great historical towns of Olinda and Paraty. Sadly little of that potential is realized ... read more

The capital of reggae

South America » Brazil » Maranhão » São Luis February 17th 2006

Annica

Arrived in Sao Luis Monday (I think at least). Sao Luis really reminds me of France and Montpellier - no wonder since it was founded by the Frenchies. I have had time to explore the hostorical center and I have met a very nice girl, Patricia from Brazil, that I went to les Lencois Maranheses with. That is a national park with huge sanddunes. When it rains the water gets filtered and makes blue lagoons everywhere. This is of course not the good period to come, but we got to take a swim in one of the lagoons and do some sand-surfing on the dunes. Very nice. I also got my first sun-burn - less nice. Since Sao Luis is the capital of reggae in Brazil, we decided (we being Patricia, me and two French guys ... read more

Jesus Juice quenches the thirst!

South America » Brazil » Maranhão » São Luis January 21st 2006

The Streets of São Luís

wherearewenow

"On the road again, goin' places that I've never been, seein' things that I may never see again, and I can't wait to get on the road again..." Fortunately today we are only heading 300km northwest to the town of São Luís. We enjoyed our time in Barreirinhas, but we were glad to be heading to a different location. So without further ado… January 21, 2006 Day 7 - Jesus Juice São Luís is the capital of Maranhão and is located two degrees south of the equator. The city is full of history, it is the Brazilian capital of Reggae and has many old buildings that have been well maintained, so well that São Luís was named a World Heritage Site by Unesco. Our first stop in town was to eat some lunch and Samuel ordered ... read more

Hmmm...Full bodied...Yes, this is a very good year

São Luis

South America » Brazil » Maranhão » São Luis July 26th 2005

São Luis

Dan and Gina

From the tranquility and beauty of the small towns on the coast we made our way 4 hours north to our next stop, São Luis. We were looking forward to the city because of the historic centre where a number of buildings have been restored. Well its true that some have indeed been restored but its also true that most havent. The Lonely Planet describes São Luis as "one of Brazil´s architectural gems" - i have got to be honest - i have seen better architecture elsewhere in Brazil - more colonial and better preserved. I know that this is one of the few places in Brazil where they tile the outside of the buildings but not enough have been done - and some have been restored very poorly. But we made the best of it ... read more

Brazil & Argentina 1997

South America » Brazil » Maranhão » São Luis February 3rd 1997

Historic Center São Luis

Kathy Bernie

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Brief history of Brazil

Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t...more history

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