Fortaleza Articles
Portable Earthquakes, or A Fifty-Something Looks At Fortal – Fortaleza, Ceara, BrazilRichard Westlake does more partying in one weekend than he usually does all year.
Fortaleza, Brazil – March 2001Food Glorious Food
A very very belated happy new year to all my readers. The last three or so months have been the most hectic for some time and have largely kept me on the road on a whistle stop tour of South America and Europe.
I certainly saw some interesting things whilst [...]
Fortaleza, Brazil – General Info (Part I)Geography
Located just under the equator, in a clearly tropical position, is the Cearense coast. The greenish-blue water is warm all year around. The average temperature ranges from 25 to 28°Celsius.
Fortaleza is the capital of the North Eastern Brazilian state of Ceará. It is a large, modern city where bold, [...]
Tips for Travellers in Fortaleza1) Debit cards – There are plenty of cash machines around, but it can be an adventure to find one that will work with your card! It is best to have a card with a VISA logo on it. If you don’t have a VISA logo, a Mastercard logo is second best. [...]
Fortaleza Travel Guide – FAQ’sRecently I have found myself answering more emails about Fortaleza and Brazil in general than the Brazilian tourist board (secretly I think they are referring people to me). I am always happy to answer reader’s queries and hope this FAQ won’t replace the emails, but I think it would be nice to have [...]
Fortaleza, Brazil – November 2000This being my 12th update for BootsnAll tells me that I have now been in Fortaleza for one year. I really am not sure when the time has gone – probably spent at the beach or Almea Guema no doubt, but its quite incredible to think that a whole year has passed since I [...]
Fortaleza, Brazil – October 2000Natal
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Fortaleza, Brazil – September 2000Fortaleza, Brazil – September 2000
By Philip Blazdell
September – Philip’s birthday month(hint hint – I like vintage champagne)
Once again, welcome to this month’s fact-filled Fortaleza update. This last month has been incredibly tiring for the posse here as I had a near-miss with death in the form of a job interview – for a real [...]
Before I kick of this month’s guide, I would like to thank everyone who sent me emails of condolences after last month’s fiasco with my apartment and especially to BootsnAll posse member (some might say groupie) Zelda who arrived in the middle of my nervous breakdown, took me out partying and endured all when [...]
Fortaleza, Brazil – July 2000I wanted to call this issue ‘My landlord is a ****’, but I thought that was a trifle too impolite, so I have decided to call it “My landlord is the dregs of humanity and as soon as I have finished writing this I am going to go and let his tires down”. [...]
