Blogs from Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America - page 3

South America » Brazil » Pernambuco » Fernando de Noronha May 1st 2008

Fernando de Noronha é mesmo um lugar fantástico. O que pude descobrir nessa viagem é que 4 dias é muito pouco pra conhecer este paraiso. Para lá eu quero voltar, mas da próxima vez me programo pra ficar 1 semana! As fotos comprovam que não é a toa que esta ilha é conhecida como o melhor local para mergulhos no Brasil, e entre as melhores e mais lindas praias do mundo para mergulho. Até eu, que nunca havia mergulhado, experimentei nadar com os peixes a mais de 15 metros de profundidade. Nada mal para uma principiante!... read more

Fernando Do Noronha - Brazilian Paradise

South America » Brazil » Pernambuco » Fernando de Noronha January 25th 2008

Morro dos Dois Irmãos

Yvanka

We were supposed to take a night bus from Salvador to Recife, our next destination, but thanks to the help of the tourist agency in our hotel in Salvador (Hotel Pelourinho, really friendly staff!) we ended up buying a cheap flight ticket with Webjet. You can imagine our relief at being able to exchange a 16 hour bus ride for an hour's flight! Why Fernando do Noronha? Lonely Planet totally recommends the place, and it also made the UNESCO World Heritage list, but coincidentally, before travelling to Brazil I had read a very convincing article in a travel magazine. So as soon as we walked out of Recife's arrivals, we walked right back into a travel agency to check out availability, keeping in mind that our trip to Noronha was not included in our plans, meaning ... read more

Fernando de Noronha

South America » Brazil » Pernambuco » Fernando de Noronha October 26th 2007

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SandGs World Travels

Flew to Fernando do Noronha, a group of islands off the coast of Brazil by a 2 hour flight. Spend 3 days there. Stayed at Pousada Marvilha, which overlooked the Bay of Sueste, where the main turtle feeding ground is. Our room had an outdoor bed and a beautiful view of the bay. The pousada also had a swim-in steam room, which Garth and I used to its fullest. We spent our 3 days on the islands by visiting as many beaches as possible and snorkeling. The highlight was our snorkel in Bay of Sueste to swim with the turtles - we saw at least 30 turtles, some at least 4 feet long. Other highlights include sundowners at the beach bar at Praia da Ponceicao, snorkeling at Sancho beach (after climbing down a cave ladder to ... read more

"Senta que la vem historia!" - Fernando de Noronha

South America » Brazil » Pernambuco » Fernando de Noronha October 24th 2007

Praia do Cachorro

Senta que la vem historia

O arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha està a quatro graus abaixo da linha do Equador. Formado pelo topo das montanhas de uma cordilheira de origem vulcânica, com base a cerca de 4.000 metros de profundidade: a Dorsa Mediana do Atlântico. Sao 21 ilhas, rochedos e ilhotas com um total aproximado de 26 km², tendo a ilha principal a extensão de 17 km². Antes de chegar a Fernando de Noronha jà tinha visto tantas fotos e ouvido tantos relatos que pensava nao haveria surpresas… Imagina!?!?! Noronha me deixou de boca aberta a cada momento, da chegada à partida (bem, neste caso foi pra chorar mesmo)!!! Digo mais: Noronha mudou meu jeito de ver o mundo!!! Em Noronha tudo muda de uma hora para outra, a paisagem, as cores, o brilho… é a maré que faz o serviço. ... read more

Summer Paradise

South America » Brazil » Pernambuco » Fernando de Noronha September 2nd 2007

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Summer Paradise! So, how was that summer? Hope you had the chance to get out of the Low Lands/England, ´cause from what I hear there wasn’t much summer around there. If however you didn’t yet, and is now time to plan a warm break, I know just about the right place: Fernando de Noronha island in Brazil! Yes, I was on that piece of Paradise this summer! It’s an ecological archipelago of 21 islands with tourist entrances being limited and charged with an eco-tax depending on the duration of the stay. It is located less than 4 degrees south of the Ecuador, so a sort of the Galapagos in miniature, were you can watch dolphins or turtles in their natural environment. Noronha island is wild, amazingly beautiful and peaceful (there are no chain hotels, you have ... read more

Four Days in Paradise

South America » Brazil » Pernambuco » Fernando de Noronha April 19th 2007

Woo Hoo! Blue skies as we fly around the main Island

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Fernando de Noronha - 19th to 23rd April Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago 400km of the coast of mainland Brazil. In the past the main island has been used as by the Portuguese as a prison colony, the French used it for aviation research & the American´s as base during WWII. Now most of it is a protected Eco reserve where sea life flourishes & to sum it up it´s stunningly beautiful & it´s where we went for my birthday treat. Lucky lucky me!!! Our four days there were some of the best of our whole trip. The main island is beautiful, green & lush with cliffs, hills & gorgeous beaches, some calm & perfect for snorkeling, others with good surfing waves. All the beaches were gorgeous backed with lush green hills & Palm ... read more

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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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