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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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Quarai...small, Bordertown to Uruguay, acrossing the Bridge and yo can travel on to Carmelo and from there take a riverboat into Argentina, boy its a real fine trip.the Town of Quarai has is place in bras. History, the Farropilha...., had its start here, Rio Grande do Sul's 'revolution' against the Rulers of Portugala little portugues would enhance your trip, or spanish!!
Carandiru in one of South America's most imfamous prisons where during a riot 111 inmates were murdered by over-eager riot police. This has since been made into a movie by Hector Babenko based on the memoirs written by Drauzio Varella who was the Doctor working in this prison.Perhaps not a tourist spot but I found it very interesting walking through the now abandoned prison and seeing the "art" decorating the walls of the prisoners cells. Beware of the many syringes laying the the surrounding rubble.
through the Pantanal, near Corumba...Janaina's Pantanal pageis a real gem, have a look.she describes the region as:the swamp between 4 countriesI search for words to describe the Pantanal, she got the woods on meI can only add...if you got some time on your hand, travel there it is one of the great expiriences you will encounter, maybe only surpassed by the Everglades in the USTrains run from Sao Paulo to Campo Grande, the Capital of the Matto Grosso
In this land the hills, the ocean, the air fights alot to see who is better...BOOM I was shot by a great happiness to be in this country called Brazil.Finally I was in Copacabana and absolutely fascinated with the beauties of the beach!!!VIVA A PRAIA!
Yes, you can eat marvelously under the protection of the brazilian army!;)Go to the Sugar Loaf and right in front of the ebach (Vermelha) you will see one of the most interesting restaurants in your single life!!!Rafael took me there and I had a blast!Just look the scenery....And one thing very important, very few foreign people go there!
Caravelas is the launching pad to head out to the ocean for some great activities in Parque Nacional de Abrolhos, 70km off.Abrolhos is Brazil's first Marine Park. You can either go scuba-diving or whale-watching. There are many islands around the archipelago but you cannot camp on them. You either take one-day boat trips or you live a few days on the boats. You would be able to stop by some islands for some really close-up views of the excellent wildlife.For whale-watching, best times are November to March.For diving, best times are December to April.
Some of the best views of the Atlantic Rainforest between Rio and Sao Paulo can be had if you first hit the small town of Cunha, and then move on toward the coast on a single country road. At one point there is an obvious parking place and a side road that goes steeply uphill. Proceed up here by foot for 20 minutes or so and you get this view!
You can save a good deal of of money by taking the local long distance bus fro Sao Luiz to Barreirinhas and booking your own trip to the park after you arrive. See my travelogue for Lencois Maranhenses National Park We booked with EcoDunas the website below is in Portuguese but you can e-mail and they can probably answer (or find someone) in English. There are many companies that can make the arrangements as there are only a few companies that actually have the 4-wheel drive trucks that are necessary to navigate the sand ruts.
I would have to say that we had the best time in Praia do Estaleiro, part of the Balneario do Camboriu Interpraia system, which is definitely off the beaten path. There was one main road with a few street lights, no phones. Just the beach and the company....The local restaurant was a timber shack with plastic for windows to prevent the wind from blowing your food away, and a few nailed together pieces of metal for the roof. The food was AWESOME and plentiful. I, of course, downed lots of Guarana with my dinner, which meant I was awake all night!If you get to the restaurant early enough you can see the fisherman bringing in the night's meals. We were eating dinner one night and a tropical storm blew in. There went the plastic, and most of the metal roof, followed by the electricity! It was fun making our way back to the pousada in the pitch black, wind and rain; wait for lightning, walk a...
I'm not sure if I'm actually recommending Paraguay to everyone, but for the brave and adventurous it might be worth a visit. The country is on many dubious lists (for example, the list of the world's most corrupt governments) yet there are parts that are very beautiful to visit. I only spent a few hours in Ciudad del Este, a corrupt and dangerous border town with Foz do Iguacu in Brazil. On the bright side, there are some interesting shopping opportunities in Ciudad del Este.
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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