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TravBuddy.com: joesu's brasil 06 - 07 travel blog</title>
<copyright>Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC</copyright>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/7084</link>
<description>i was packpacking with a suitcase for 6 months all over brasil</description>
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<lastBuildDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:34:04 PST</lastBuildDate>
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<title>carnaval</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/7084/carnaval-Olinda-31</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:34:04 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Olinda-travel-guide-1308477">Olinda, Brazil</a>, Feb 19, 2007</p>
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    yes finally!i checked in that beautiful hostel in olinda, where i made my reservation about one month before, so that&apos;s why i had to pay more&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>recife</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/7084/recife-Recife-30</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:15:25 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Recife-travel-guide-1311942">Recife, Brazil</a>, Feb 15, 2007</p>
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my stay in recife was minted to prepare myself for carnaval. so i had a list with what to do things, like washing clothes and buy a one way camera.&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>japaratinga</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:10:23 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Japaratinga-travel-guide-190846">Japaratinga, Brazil</a>, Feb 13, 2007</p>
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japaratinga was on my way to recife, and i had some days left until carnaval started in olinda where i made my reservation.to japaratinga i came &amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>praia do forte</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/7084/praia-do-forte-Praia-do-Forte-28</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:58:16 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Praia-do-Forte-travel-guide-1310977">Praia do Forte, Brazil</a>, Feb 06, 2007</p>
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well, to praia do forte i planned just to go for 2 nights, but i stayed a whole week!the bus from salvador takes just about 2 hours, so very close &amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>salvador</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:53:03 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Salvador-travel-guide-197533">Salvador, Brazil</a>, Jan 29, 2007</p>
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in salvador i stayed about a week, it is my favourite city by far from brazil!1. night: we arrived at a sunday, about 2 weeks before carnaval start&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>transport troubles to salvador!</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/7084/transport-troubles-to-salvador-Morro-de-Sao-Paulo-26</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2007 10:15:57 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Morro-de-Sao-Paulo-travel-guide-1310486">Morro de Sao Paulo, Brazil</a>, Jan 27, 2007</p>
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so we made it to 6. a.m.&amp;nbsp; and there was the boat waiting, so we climbed in and of we were! the one that makes the tickets forgot to charge me &amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>valenca</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/7084/valenca-Valenca-24</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:49:47 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Valenca-travel-guide-200603">Valenca, Brazil</a>, Jan 26, 2007</p>
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that city was a weird experience! we just went there to get to the island &quot;morro de sao paulo&quot; the next day. my friends arrived there with an earli&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>morro</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:51:19 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Morro-de-Sao-Paulo-travel-guide-1310486">Morro de Sao Paulo, Brazil</a>, Jan 26, 2007</p>
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to morro we went by boat from valenca, we went to morro just with little amount of luggage, the big part we left at the rodoviaria in valenca, so w&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>bus trip</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/7084/bus-trip-Itubera-23</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:47:20 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Itubera-travel-guide-190604">Itubera, Brazil</a>, Jan 25, 2007</p>
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my bus left itacare at about 9 o&apos;clock, i just managed to buy a local chocolate specialty in small shop in the center. almost everything was stil&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>itacare</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/7084/itacare-Itacare-22</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:03:15 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Itacare-travel-guide-190330">Itacare, Brazil</a>, Jan 22, 2007</p>
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from porto seguro it took me 8 hours to itacare, i arrived at about 8p.m. so it was already dark. at the rodoviaria there where plenty of kids tr&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>porto seguro</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/7084/porto-seguro-Porto-Seguro-21</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:18:19 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Porto-Seguro-travel-guide-196141">Porto Seguro, Brazil</a>, Jan 20, 2007</p>
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well porto seguro was my first time in bahia, i got there by bus from belo horizonte, it supposed to be an 18hours ride but it turned out to be a&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>belo horizonte</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:39:19 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Belo-Horizonte-travel-guide-184432">Belo Horizonte, Brazil</a>, Jan 18, 2007</p>
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i got there from ouro preto, that wasn&apos;t too far, just 2 hours ride! the countryside really is diffrent than driving along the cost, lot&apos;s of red e&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>ouro preto</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:09:02 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Ouro-Preto-travel-guide-194129">Ouro Preto, Brazil</a>, Jan 15, 2007</p>
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i arrived in ouro preto after an overnight bus from vitoria at 5 a.m.! and it rained like mad, so i wasn&apos;t sure what do to, if i should stay in the&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>vitoria</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/7084/vitoria-Vitoria-18</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:30:22 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Vitoria-travel-guide-201086">Vitoria, Brazil</a>, Jan 11, 2007</p>
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    i went to vitoria to get to ouro preto, i thought it might be a nice town, but my stay was eventually very short there.the &quot;hostel&quot; was more &amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>the way to lopes mendes</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/7084/the-way-to-lopes-mendes-Ilha-Grande-17</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:09:28 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Ilha-Grande-travel-guide-1309164">Ilha Grande, Brazil</a>, Jan 09, 2007</p>
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    that was one of my most memorable trips of my whole brasil experince!  well, i was on ilha grande with a nice group of people, i all met  dur&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>ilha grande</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 06:20:49 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Ilha-Grande-travel-guide-1309164">Ilha Grande, Brazil</a>, Jan 08, 2007</p>
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the boat trip to this island was absolutely beautiful like this whole area is! but of course we went there without having any sort of reservation! &amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>angra dos reis</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2007 02:36:12 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Angra-dos-Reis-travel-guide-182951">Angra dos Reis, Brazil</a>, Jan 07, 2007</p>
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we got there to get to ilha grande, like everyone else! the bus trip from rio to angra was the most beautiful one if ever done, the scenery is amaz&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>Rio Hostel</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/7084/rio-Rio-de-Janeiro-14</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 02:12:00 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Rio-de-Janeiro-travel-guide-197109">Rio de Janeiro, Brazil</a>, Jan 05, 2007</p>
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that hostel is something very special, it is a beautiful decorated house, close to the copacabana beach. it has big mixed rooms free Internet and v&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>rio</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 09:02:46 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Rio-de-Janeiro-travel-guide-197109">Rio de Janeiro, Brazil</a>, Jan 05, 2007</p>
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i got to rio right after new years, because i couldn&apos;t (didn&apos;t wanted) to pay the prices they asked for hostels over that period! in the bus there,&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>guaruja</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2006 02:20:38 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/guaruja-travel-guide-1311924">guaruja, Brazil</a>, Dec 27, 2006</p>
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to guaruja we just went because we
were bored hanging around in the hostel and doing nothing at all! with
we i ment me and 3 others who were all &amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>sao paulo</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/7084/sao-paulo-Sao-Paulo-12</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2006 09:07:45 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Sao-Paulo-travel-guide-198653">Sao Paulo, Brazil</a>, Dec 25, 2006</p>
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i was invited to celebrate chrismas
with the families of my friends, so i headed back to sao paulo, but
this time i stayed at a hostel, because m&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>the train</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:01:13 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Morretes-travel-guide-193350">Morretes, Brazil</a>, Dec 15, 2006</p>
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from morretes startes the famous
panorama train to curitiba, if someone in brasil talkes about a train
it would be that one! i came to morretes v&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>ilha do mel</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2006 03:25:34 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Ilha-do-Mel-travel-guide-1308310">Ilha do Mel, Brazil</a>, Dec 10, 2006</p>
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i got to this island via curitiba, from there i took a bus to pontal do
sul, you can also get to the island via paranagua, but that takes
longe&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>floripa</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:02:18 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Florianopolis-travel-guide-188965">Florianopolis, Brazil</a>, Dec 06, 2006</p>
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i arrived in floripa after a whole day in the bus, from canela to
caxias do sul from there via lages to florianopolis. on that trip i saw
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<title>parque do caracol</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2006 02:51:08 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Canela-travel-guide-185975">Canela, Brazil</a>, Dec 03, 2006</p>
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after a short trip from cambara, i arrived at canela, right next from  the rodoviaria there was the HI hostel, where i checked in immediatly,  i &amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>the canyons</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:17:26 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Cambara-travel-guide-185665">Cambara, Brazil</a>, Nov 30, 2006</p>
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i had a very bad start to my cambara stay, i read in a brochure that  there are two banks and an internet cafe around, so i felt safe getting  th&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>trip to cambara do sul</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:38:49 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Sao-Francisco-de-Paula-travel-guide-198253">Sao Francisco de Paula, Brazil</a>, Nov 29, 2006</p>
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the bus left at 5 a.m. in porto alegre (thats early) it was all dark  when i left the hotel, luckely the rodoviaria was just about 500m away.  th&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>porto alegre</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:46:47 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Porto-Alegre-travel-guide-1309903">Porto Alegre, Brazil</a>, Nov 27, 2006</p>
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my stay in porto alegre was very short, i arrived there after a 15  hours bus-journey from foz do iguaçu, the man who sold me the busticket  tol&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>crossing country</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2006 04:15:30 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Puerto-Iguazu-travel-guide-148992">Puerto Iguazu, Argentina</a>, Nov 26, 2006</p>
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to the argentinian side of the falls i got in a tiny group organised by  the hostel (we bought all the tickets in the hostel and saved a bit of  &amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>the brazilian side</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:44:12 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Puerto-Iguazu-travel-guide-148992">Puerto Iguazu, Argentina</a>, Nov 25, 2006</p>
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after a night bus of 10 hours from curitiba i arrived very early in the  rodoviario in foz, because it was about 5 in the morning i stayed at  th&amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>curitiba</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:01:28 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Curitiba-travel-guide-187839">Curitiba, Brazil</a>, Nov 20, 2006</p>
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after my first ever overland bus-journey of 6 hours from sao paulo i  arrived in curitba. it was already dark and i didn&apos;t have any  reservation &amp;hellip;</p>
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<title>arriving</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:02:05 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Sao-Paulo-travel-guide-198653">Sao Paulo, Brazil</a>, Oct 05, 2006</p>
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this is already my 4 th. time in sao paulo and i was very excited to see my friends after 5 years again!  because i arrived so early, they didn&apos;t&amp;hellip;</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 05:17:23 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Sao-Paulo-travel-guide-198653">Sao Paulo, Brazil</a>, Oct 05, 2006</p>
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taking the taxi costs about 80 r$ thats 40us$, if your not willing to spend that much you can take a comfortable bus to TIETE rodoviaria that costs&amp;hellip;</p>
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