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Niterói Rio de Janeiro
52 Reviews Niterói Contemporary Art Museum is one of the more interesting buildings in Rio de janeiro state. It´s located in Niteroi which is Rio´s quiet neighbour where not many tourists venture over to, but...
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Ocean beaches São Paulo
5 Reviews If you are in town, you can take a car and in less than two hours you are in the sea, and Praia Grande is one of the most popular holiday destinations for the Paulistanos. It is not the most beautiful...
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Morro de Sao Paulo Salvador da Bahia
6 Reviews It takes two hours to get to Morro on the Catamaran from Mercado Modelo... and it really is idyllic heaven. I stayed on the fourth beach which is quiet and ideal fro a relaxing getaway... There is...
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Amazon Islands Manaus
3 Reviews If you are interested in doing some real amazon hiking and stick close to Manaus, you can go to some of the Islands in the Amazon side of the city (if it isnt flooded - when the river is hige these...
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Street Markets Rio de Janeiro
5 Reviews The smell and colour of the fruit and vegetables, the relaxed atmosphere, make the market a good place for anyone wishing to get to know the profusion and variety of the ingredients at close... even...
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Tiete river banks and other parks São Paulo
11 Reviews The Tiete River bank Park is great - wonderful trails, good picnic and barbecue areas, there is even row boats for rental. However, the Tiete River is very polluted and during hot, dry periods the...
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Chapada Diamantina Salvador da Bahia
2 Reviews The Chapada Diamantina National Park is unique with its wonderful landascapes, waterfalls, canyons, natural swimming pools... Culture and Ecotourism in the Vale do Capao : Many tourists are going to...
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Presidente Figueiredo Manaus
3 Reviews This is a pretty cool place if you are looking for a relaxing trek/picnic. Plan on spending the whole day here, not just a few hours. Its best to drive to PF in the morning. Its a beautiful scenic...
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Favelas Rio de Janeiro
6 Reviews Many people are often hesitant to do a "tour" in the favelas thinking that they will leave the people who live there feeling like zoo animals or a tourist attraction, but I can promise you that we do...
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Petar caves São Paulo
5 Reviews Petar trip group,some of these friends are in the geology school in my university,what made them a real guides (oops,it was their first time there as well!!) This picture was taken inthe exit of " DO...
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Mangue Seco Salvador da Bahia
2 Reviews You can get to Mangue Seco from getting a boat at Pontal. To get to Pontal you need to get on the Linha Verde (Green Line, the road that leads up to Pontal, the first ecological highway of the...
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The Tikuna are one of the last... Manaus
1 Review The Tikuna are one of the last large Native population groups left in Brazil. Most of their 70 villages are located within the Brazilian Amazon. They have preserved much of their native language,...
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Petrópolis Rio de Janeiro
6 Reviews Petropolis is located just one-hour-and-a-half ride from Rio de Janeiro. If interested in history, Petrópolis was the location where the Imperial family and the most prominent members of the...
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Campos do Jordao São Paulo
2 Reviews CAMPOS DO JORDÃO. It is a small leisure city in the Mantiqueira mountains, 2,000 meters above sea level. This city has a cold, dry, very pleasant European-style climate. DISTANCES: 167 km from the...
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Mercado Modelo Salvador da Bahia
3 Reviews Just about everyone who goes to Salvador has been to Mercado Modelo, but whenever I go down to the basement, I rarely see a living soul. At the end of the building, where the Capoeira dancers perform,...
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Belem do Para Manaus
1 Review we took the Amazon Cruise from Manaus to Belem.. and it has been a wonderful Adventure, a whole week on the biggest River...but getting terra firma under the feet again was great too..I actually felt...
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Búzios Rio de Janeiro
3 Reviews If Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon and Sao Conrado beaches are not enough for you, then you should make a weekend-long visit to Buzios. This little town, located four hours away by bus from Rio de...
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Ribeira Salvador da Bahia
1 Review Ribeira is a neighbourhood on the bay side of the city on the peninsula of Itapagipe in the lower city (cidade baixa). It's not very far from the well-known Igreja (Church) de Bonfim. Ribeira was...
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Tamar Reserve Salvador da Bahia
4 Reviews At 50 Km. from Salvador, there is a town called Praia do forte. The place is cute and there you have Projeto Tamar, it's a turtle reservation (more pictures at my travelogue). I think is worth going...
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Linea verde Salvador da Bahia
2 Reviews The Green Line is one of the few bands left of Atlantic rainforest in Brazil: the development of agriculture, grazing and indiscriminate exploitation of coast have greatly reduced this natural...
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Ilha dos Frades Salvador da Bahia
2 Reviews A very small island across Ilha Itaparica. Without electricity it's not full open to tourist so if you schedule to stay you must arrange by your own (taking the trip boat to Itaparica, it stop for...
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Ilha de Boipeba Salvador da Bahia
1 Review A paradise...on earth! To get there first you have to go in Morro do Sao Paulo in Bahia and then travel by track about an hour and get across the canal by boat! Ilha Boipeba is a lovely island located...
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Litoral Norte - North Coast Salvador da Bahia
2 Reviews Pesque-pague If you go to Litoral Norte and are already a bit tired of wonderful beaches, a good and relaxing and sure fun option is to stop by one of the pesque-pague (fish-and-pay) places. Here's...
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The long coast of Brazil has everything, from very touristy places to wild coast. Putting the purity of nature together with some comfort built by men is a balance hard to reach. Cabo de Santo Agostinho is one of those places, with several beautiful beaches mainly used by locals but already with some facilities, and always with Nature present and dominating.
Close to Recife, Itamaracá is a quiet beach, with the "extra" programs of the mangles, the islet Coroa do Avião, the fort, and the project "Peixe-Boi". It's a good detour for a calm different day.
I belive in each city we go to we should recommend an internet cafe we like.Maybe the bosses here will add this later..Well here is one I like and go regularly.It is in Sao Paulo/Brazil on Avenida Paulista the most famous Avenue similar to Champ Elyse in Paris.................................................
The Pantanal is a huge alluvial plain. This area used to be an inland sea. As it started to dry out 65 million years ago, it became a vast lake and now, a periodically flooded plain. As it is surrounded by hill lands, rain flow into the Pantanal and flood the low-lying Pantanal, creating cordilheiras (where animals can gather for water sustenance) during the rainy season. Thus, it is an area teeming with an immense variety of wildlife. Pantanal is the place to watch mammals like capybaras, tamanduas, coatis, howler monkeys; birds like spoonbills, macaws, toucans, screamers, and caymans. There is piranha fishing too.One of the most amazing thing here is to wake up and hear the chorus of the howler monkeys howling and growling at 5am in the morning!Pantanl guided tours can be arranged from Cuiaba in Mato Grosso and Corumba ror Campo Grande in Mato Grosso do Sul.During the dry season, it...
I have not visited, however my ineterst in Environmental challenges of Earth Planet demands that I add this news from the the New Scientist..."Brazil has announced the establishment of the Tumucumaque National Park in the north of the country - the largest tropical forest park in the world.In the 39,000 sq.kms.remote and mountainous area of the Amazon, contains ICU Red List endangered species, such as the harpy eagle, jaguar and spider monkey, Covering 1% of the Amazon forest in Brazil. This is the first to protect a unique 'eco-region' called "GUAYANA MOIST FOREST. WWF has identified 220 different eco-regions globally as conservation targets.Charity of WWF South America says :"These are the most special places on the planet that we really, really must conserve,""The truth is they don't know what new species might be out there,"..."
Brasil is a colorful place, and the color seems to unfold with every turn, as on this pastel hued lane in Porto Seguro, Bahia. Like many cities, Porto Seguro takes particular pride in the upkeep of the smaller, older structures. In addition to the beach scene and the Passarela do Alcool, Porto Seguro holds hidden treasures in visual treats. The structures shown here are well over 100 years old, as the coast of Bahia is home to some of the oldest of European colonial settlements. Porto Seguro is easily accessible from São Paulo, with several direct flights every day. Porto Seguro is well worth a visit.
Located about 93 miles (150 kilometers) southwest of Rio de Janeiro, the small town of Angra dos Reis, which means "Creek of the Kings" in Portuguese, is a popular destination for weekend and holiday tourists attracted by the nearby beaches and islands. Many visitors to Rio de Janeiro also take a package day trip to Angra dos Reis which includes a cruise on an old boat that sails among the islands in the bay. Lunch and swimming on one of the tropical islands is included. This trip offers the opportunity to spend a day relaxing and enjoying the languor of the tropics.Angras dos Reis is situated on Ilha Grande Bay on Brazil's Costa Verde. The bay contains 365 islands, the largest of which is Ilha Grande. Many wealthy Cariocas have second homes on the islands, and some islands have resorts where visitors can spend their entire vacation.
North of Rio de Janeiro, the PNSO (Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos) lies in between the cities of Petrópolis and Teresópolis. Most popular activity is the Travessia Trail hike which normally requires two overnight stays at cabins (abrigos) and a permit. Bad weather suggested to skip the project and we took a day hike from the Teresópolis park entrance up to the Barragem (dike) point. Setting the limit to the Barragem was anyway a chance for a good day worth of hikes. Despite the rainy day, we followed the road to Barragem and descended via a canopy walk, then took the trilhas (trails) to the spot of Cartão Postal (postcard) and Mozart, a spot with a view over Teresópolis and named after a Brazilian mountaineer.The Cartão Postal spot is the most interesting trail in this area and offers a magnificent view over the Dedo de Deus (God's Finger).Map and my downloadable GPS track available...
Located between the mountain town of Nova Friburgo and the sea, Pico da Caledônia is the tallest peak for many miles around. Rising to an elevation of 7,280 feet (2,219 meters), Pico da Caledônia dominates this section of the Serra do Mar. Most visitors to the Nova Friburgo area (itself well off the beaten path) will never climb to the top of Pico da Caledônia unless they are a birdwatcher or a serious hiker. Every birdwatching tour makes the assent to the summit of the mountain to see a special bird, the Itatiaia thistletail, a bird with a severely restricted range, and which is almost impossible to see elsewhere in Brazil. Another bird that birdwatchers will count themselves lucky to see is the extremely rare gray-winged cotinga, one of the rarest birds in the world. It is estimated that there are only about six pairs in Rio de Janeiro state, and they are found only on the mid-level...
Situated in the Serra Fluminense about 86 miles (138 kilometers) northeast of Rio de Janeiro at an elevation of 2,776 feet (846) meters), Nova Friburgo is a pleasant resort town popular with residents of Rio de Janeiro for its cool temperatures. There is a strong Swiss and German influence in the town, and attractions include Alpine-style Swiss chalets, a Swiss dairy, and Swiss chocolate shops.Although most tourists from abroad will not find a reason to visit Nova Friburgo, outdoor enthusiasts come here for mountain climbing, hiking, trekking, and mountain cycling. Several waterfalls in the area are additional attractions. Nova Friburgo was founded in 1820 after Dom João VI of Portugal allowed the entry of Swiss immigrants from the canton of Fribourg to settle in Brazil. About 2,000 Swiss settlers established a town they called São João Batista de Nova Friburgo. In 1824, the first German...
Copacabana Palace Rio de Janeiro
21 Reviews and 355 Opinions A veritable Rio landmark, Copacabana Palace continues to enjoy a reputation as one of the most...
Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi São Paulo
4 Reviews and 200 Opinions ALL PICTURES ON PAGE 1 ( PICS 1 - 5 ) AND ON THIS PAGE # 6 AND 7 TAKEN IN SEPTEMBER 2003 , PICTURES...
Aram Yami Hotel Salvador da Bahia
1 Review and 100 Opinions I did not stay at the hotel, but my good friends did and I visited them there, hung out in the...
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