Blogs from Brazil, South America - page 560

sodeli, zerscht no ganz churz zu manaus. mir sind jo denn a dem tag wo mir tour buechet hend no chli i dere stadt umegwatschlet. im grund gnoh nur im zentrum. dstadt selber isch jeeenes vil groesser. eigentli isch dstadt aehnlich draeckig wie belem , aber het eifach zum teil no schoeni flecke und vorallem isch sie noed so gottsverlasse wie belem, i de naecht. was do in manaus het, wos sicher zerwaehne gilt, isch sopera house 'teatro amazonas'. zur ziite wo de nutze vom kautschuk extrem ufcho isch, isch au manaus en extrem wichtige flecke uf dere erde worde und drum hends denn do 1896, noch 15 joehige bauziit (wells alles material vo europa importiert hend) eroeffne. es isch echt mega schoen. leider hemmers verpasst zum da ganze no vo inne zgseh. vorem opere huus ... read more

NEXT STOP...........Rio de Janeiro. After our very long bus ride and several stops at juicy meat restaurants, we made it to Rio. We were in luck, Nadja spoke to an old friend who lives in Rio and they invited us to their luxurious flat on the Copacabana, the place where music and passion are always in fashion. This family even has an elevator that comes right into the house.NNIIICCEEE! We had an absolutely fabulous time at their place. On the first day we went straight to the famous beaches of the copacabana and Ipanema. The weather on day one was great. The beaches filled with thongs, thongs and more thongs. Beautiful toned bodies everywhere. Brazilians love to flex their muscles and play football on the beach. On a good day you can see the makings of ... read more

For those of you who love the outdoors or cool things in general, have I got a city for you, Lençóis, Bahia. It´s a very small town far inside the Bahian sertão, really an oasis of sorts. The Chapada da Diamatina is an expanse of mountains and valleys that are home to a vast number of different natural habitats. Way back when (i.e. Pangea time, the supercontinent and all), the area was connected to Nambia in Africa. There was a big boom in the region when diamonds were discovered, but it died out somewhat quickly when more diamonds were found in--guess where--Africa. Today Lençóis attracts backpackers from all over the world. The small town has a very bohemian, hippie vibe. Everyone is very laid back, lots of vegetarian restaurants, Asian restaurants, etc. My first morning there ... read more

Hi again, Soz have been out of contact for a while- travelblog gets out of hand, I fall behind and then it´s just way too much effort to know where to begin to write... Anyhoo, have now left Justo again- a week and 2 days ago in Rurrenabaque, Bolivia. It was very sad to leave him because we don´t know when we´ll see each other again. I´m going home this day in 7 weeks and he´s in La Paz, going onto Peru and I´m in Brasil again. Missing him, but when we do see each other we fight so we´re probably better off separately. Miss you loads though dear. 20/08/06 Anyway got bus up to Guayaramerin in Bolivia, bus kept breaking down all the way and so anyway took fecking ages but made friends with 4 ... read more

am leaving by myself, today to see other projects outside of sao paulo and can~t wait to be connected even more and more and more...it is endless. check this out... http://www.connectivity2006.org/ AfterÇ I will go to the amazon on 1 of August to visit more projects: one of them is here. http://www.saudeealegria.org.br/ I just bought my one way plane ticket and then will head on down via bus to see all the costal cities. I have many projects up there to visit, then Baiah (the northeast), which i have only heard is amaizng thing about. the projects areÇ www.permacultura-bahia.org.br www.iracambi.com www.gaiaway.org http://www.axismundi.com.br/ and a few others. In Brasilia http://www.agrofloresta.net/links.htm I will have some fun when i get to the cities...or so i hope. I will update you after my trips to the amazon and the ... read more