Rio Poty Hotel

Street signs

by ahoerner

All over the old town, you may find interesting street signs with the street names written in blue over white tiles.

This and the interesting names are Portuguese heritage to us Brazilians.

The picture is not so good, but you can picture the tiles and the blue border over it.

Sao Luis - Emerging Capital

by peace_prevails

"The blend of life ... even more so."

It can be said that Brasil is a whole is a blend of cultures: African, Indigenous, Portuguese (Arabic and Asiatic via the Portuguese), etc. However, I found the capital of Sao Luis especially enchanting for its blend of Nordeste (Northeast) culture with a hint of Amaz?nia and French thrown in. The city has a magical feel to it reminescent fo Ouro Preto or the older parts of Rio - a joy to visit.