After hearing so many great things about Florianopolis we finally got here to see it for ourselves. Floripa, as people call it, is located on the very large island of Santa Catarina in the very small state of Santa Catarina. Our experience here was very kick back, unlike what most people get to see when Read More »
Forte dos Reis Magos, the biggest cashew tree in the world, reefs, beautiful dunes and beaches are just some of the main attractions found in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. We ended up staying here longer than expected because Andre got Dengue Fever, or that´s what he has been telling everyone. Luckily we were staying Read More »
Yes, Belém is much hotter and much more humid than Manaus! Even though it´s closer to the coast, which provides great breezes, it´s much closer to the equator making the heat and humidity unbearable (and we were there during the “not summer” season). In many places in Brazil the weather is either hot or very Read More »
The paulistas, is the term given to the the people of the state of Sao Paulo. We arrived at the Guarulhus airport on the 4th at 9:00 am. After a bus ride we arrived at downtown Campinas where Diego (Andre´s cousin) picked us up and took us to Barao Geraldo, where they live. Upon arrival we were greeted Read More »
So… Niteroi was much like a pause in time. We recently had our camera break while we were in Petropolís and getting a new one proved to be a very long process. You see, like most countries in the world, you have to pay taxes for imported electronics. However, Brazil has taken this to an extreme… Read More »
The 12 days I spent in the Emas National park working on the Carnivore conservation project were really great. It was hard work, we got up usually at 6:30 am and sometimes worked during the night till 3 am….(sounds like banking in the city (-: but is little bit different). I really enjoyed the people Read More »
Recife had been in our minds ever since we had decided to take on this journey through South America. Back in Washington we once watched a documentary that spoke of the dangers of shark attacks in Recife and it showed some awesome footage of this large city with sky scrapers everywhere you looked! Well, there is Read More »
