Brazil Off The Beaten Path

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Niterói   Rio de Janeiro

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Ibirapuera Park, not exactly off the beaten path

by dearn

My first day out in Sao Paulo I was taken to Ibirapuera Park which is one of Sao Paulo’s largest parks at over 1.6 million square meters and attracts over 200,000 visitors on an average weekend so not exactly off the beaten path or an unknown place.The park was designed by Brazilian architect, Oscar Niemeyer, and landscape artist, Burle Marx.Its truly beautiful here, it’s like an oasis in a concrete jungle. Green grass, towering trees, lakes full of fish with swans skimming gracefully across the surface. There are cycle lanes in the park and these seem to be very popular. You can easily lose a whole day in this park; it’s so relaxing.

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Boat trip to Ilha Grande

by selfishman

Along the strip there are people who sell tours to Corcovado mountain,Sugarloaf, Ilha Grande etc...I decided to get out of Rio for the day and go to Ilha Grande, about two hours south of Rio. The cost was I think 80 Brazillian Reals about $20 US dollars for the whole day...including transport, guided tour,boat ride, and lunch.First of all waking up at 7:00 AM to catch the bus was not easy but anyway...I get on the bus with no A/C and the windows won't open but then we transfer to another bus with nice reclining seats, and most important A/C.The ride down south was amazing in itself. We went through some of the most beautiful cuntryside I've ever seen and we also saw a lot of the country's poverty. Of course I ran out of film right before this trip so unfortunately I can't provide any pictures...sorry.Anyway, I met a guy from London a group of girls from Washington D.C and a couple guys...

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Rio Grande do Sul.

by pepples46

Rio Grande do Sul...and Santa Catarina...the forgotten south of Brazil by Tourists and Travellers alike. take the Plunge and go 'off the beaten track, with the chance to cross Borders into Uruguay and from there to Argentina.

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ILHA DO MEL : ISLAND PARADISE

by swesn

Ilha do Mel (Honey Island) is an island roughly shaped like the number '8'. The side facing Brazil has little waves. The side facing Atlantic has crashing, pounding waves the entire day. The thinnest section of the '8' is called Nova Brazilia. It is sand-to-sand and one day, erosion from the waves may cut the island into two.There are no roads or cars on this island. Everyone walks around in flip-flops or bare-footed across the sand. On weekends, the island is very crowded with Brazilians from nearby Sao Paulo but on other days, it is very tranquil. There are lovely walks around the island alternating between headlands and sandy beaches. Some sections (from Encantadas to Nova Brazilia) cannot be walked and one might have to rent boats to get across or head back the long way.I love this island very much.From Curitiba, take the 4-hour scenic train (only available from Thursday to Sunday)...

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BONITO IS MUITO BONITO

by swesn

Bonito is a small town about halfway between Campo Grande and the Pantanal. It is surrounded by superb natural beauties like subterranean caves with lakes, lush forests, gorgeous waterfalls and impossibly crystal-clear rivers (where you swim side by side with huge fishes). As these natural attractions are on private land, everyone has to go with guides and the daily number is limited to minimize impact on these pristine places. The tours are not cheap and no transportation is provided. So, if you stay at the HI hostel, they can help reserve your name for the next day’s tour and organize transportation to be shared with the rest of the people at the hostel.Unmissable tours include snorkelling down RIO DA PRATA and ABISMO DE ANHUMAS which is an abseil into a 72m abyss and then a snorkel in the subterranean lake (what you see is INCREDIBLE!!).Both experiences are TWO OF THE BEST I had ever...

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Eco Tourism Tours around Brazil

by mangueirense

I know that some of you VT'lers like to go hiking, doing watersports, riding a horse or something else...so why not look for an Eco-Tourism package tour in Brazil?Here I will -in the future- list some of the agencies who do offer this kind of tourism:http://www.freeway-adventures.com.br/FreeWay Adventures is an agency specialized in ecological hikings. It offers tours to the most famous Eco-Tourism places inside Brazil.http://www.ciaecoturismo.com.br/roteiros/nacionais.aspThe brazilian portal offers eco-tours to various brazilian Eco-tourism destinations, as well as for all around the (under "Roteiros Internacionais") like to Easter Islands, Costa Rica or Galapagos.http://www.ecoviagem.com.br/ecoturismo/ecoroteiro_brasil.aspWho does understand portuguese (or a little spanish) will find great informations and photos about eco-tourism in Brazil here.http://www.climbexpedicoes.com.brThis...

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LENCOIS : PARQUE NACIONAL DA CHAPADA DIAMANTINA

by swesn

The park offers many trails for hiking and wonderful views all around. It also has a very interesting geology that will excite geology students and rock aficionados. The round white, yellowish and grey rocks are embedded into pink rock-bed. Due to erosion from the river, the round embedded rocks are smothened out so every rock-bed looks like slabs of floor tiles. The river water is also yellowish-red in colour. There are waterfalls everywhere and the layers of rock strata, forming overhanging rocks make good shelters from the night-rain. Many of these flat sloping strata of rocks look like 'beaches' (without sand). So, you can basically find a flat strata in the next section of the river and make it your own private beach for the evening as you cool down from the hike and enjoy the sound of the rushing river and waterfalls. Perfect!There are several trails. A 3-day walk takes you from...

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Santo Antonio do Rio Grande

by hmoitta

Santo Antonio do Rio Grande, small village about 5 hours from Rio where you can walk across the farms to waterfalls and mountains. If you go by car you can go to Visconde de Mauá and there to Mirantão and Santo Antonio; by bus you have to go to Bocaina de Minas and there take another bus to Santo Antonio. There you can rent a room and eat in Beti's guesthouse.

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Catch a glipmse of the simple life

by scarm

It is really interesting for a tourist to see the locals happily going about their daily toil. They seem to be happy, but really they do not have any choice but to make the best of their situation. I really do not consiider this to be an idillic lifestyle, as it can be very frustrating for those at a subsistence level to cope with difficulties. It is well accepted that the public medical system is abysmal, as is the public primary education system. I have been told that scheduling an appoiintment is a trauma in itself, as one waits in a long line to schedule a doctor visit two weeks away, and when the appointment time comes, one must wait in a long line in a run down, noisy, shabby, open-air building to see a doctor with out of date equipiment. People with money can afford to go to an upscale private physician.

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Araucária Trees - A Brazilian Treasure

by scarm

The Araucária is most often associated with the south of Brasil, especially the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, but it can also be found in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, and Minas Gerais. This pre-historic looking species is a type of pine, and its appearance is distinctive and familiar to the residents of this country. In the past, the species was clear-cut in many areas as a fuel and building material, but today it is a protected species, and is undergoing a re-surgance. It is estimated that fewer than 1% of the original Araucária forests remain. Near the city of Guarapuava in the state of Paraná, there is a small Araucária reserve, where one can learn more about the species, and its near extinction. The ecological reserve has about 3800 oild growth natural Araucária trees and rich and varied fauna. The park occupies an area of 100 hectares. It is...

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