Brazil Travel Blogs - Page 11

23 Feb: Met up with Errol (Pom form Hostel in BA) and we headed out to a street party in Lapa. All sorts of dancing in the streets and we had our first experience of caprinhas from the street vendors. Franz Ferdinand were playing at a venue there and we could hear it pretty clearly from outside. 2…

Nestled on the coast between Sao Paulo and Rio this quaint colonial town has a lot to offer all types of travellers. Beautiful old buildings and cobblestone streets, a fabulous selection of great restaurants.

I've been to Porto Alegre several times, but this last one was very special to me because I could feel the hospitality of the people. There was a CouchSurfing Meeting taking place in the city and then I could talk to local people and we exchanged stories about our travels abroad and so on. I thank…

Wow!  What else is there to say about this place?  We arrived on Saturday in Floripa after dusk and were unable to witness all that the countryside has to offer until the next morning.  Sunday we awoke to a beautiful morning where we all went on a tour to see the different parts of t…

Group Members: Mary Beth Strawn, Shannon Joiner, Lynn Deaton You have been asked by the state department to prepare a constitutional overhaul for Brazil. The current electoral system has numerous problems and many complaints. You are to analyze the current electoral system and provide an a…

Rachel’s Study Abroad Argentina/Brazil recommendations:   Part 1: Buenos Aires Keep the amount of time spent in Buenos Aires comparable to the month we spent there this year.   Reasoning: I felt like Buenos Aires was a wonderful city to spend a la…

It feels kind of funny start writing about this trip 11 months after it started. Well, what else can be said about leaving home? An exciting (for all that's to come) and sad (for those left behind) moment. I can still remember the last time I saw each one of my family members and friends, and …

Since I last wrote on here we have been busy with our sightseeing... The football was amazing words cannot describe how passionate people are about football. We were sat in amongst all of the fans who were singing, letting off flares and generally going mental. We have some videos and photos on o…

The Pantanal wasnt on my agenda when I first set out to Iguacu falls a week ago but somehow I found myself here with the promise of seeing an abundance of wildlife. I wasnt disappointed. I took an overnight bus from Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil straight to Campo Grande. Here I only had to cross the road…

Japan has developed an impressive local automobile industry (Toyota, Subaru, etc.), South Korea as well (Hyundai), India is trying to do so (Tata). Most of the industrialized countries created their national car firms (France, Italy, USA, Britain, Sweden, Germany, Russia).  Brazil and Argentin…

I met some really nice Danish girls in Itacare, who visited me afterwards in Cordoba. One night in Itacare we went out for seafood. After a delicious meal, Marie went to use the bathroom and moments later emerged stating that there was water all over the floor in the bathroom and there must be a …

2006 trip for a month to do some research and of course, to travel.

This is some places that I already visited...

Argentina has Tango.  Spain has Flamenco.  What does Brazil have?  Brazil has Samba, Carnival & Funk.  These musical genres are what I have been exposed to during my travels in South America.  Out of all the listed genres, the only one I was familiar was National Rock a…

So what is it like to speak Portuguese?  After two months in Brazil, I am able to converse and even convey my thoughts on politics, relationships, religion, ask a cute Brazilian gal for a dance, tell someone, “…your fly is open…just joking”, “…you just kissed a transvestite you ign…