Brazil Things to see and do Travel Articles

Brass Conflict at the Beach – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A brass band whipping up a hip-grinding samba? Wel

Accommodation – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

If you're looking for a place to lay your head, he

Summer in the Marvelous City – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

You made it to Rio for New Year's and the Carnaval

Florianopolis General Info – Florianopolis, Brazil

Florianopolis – General Info How much does it cost? From personal experience, an arm and two legs. It’s definitely not the cheapest place I have ever been to. A decent pousada will set you back a staggering 80 R$ a night – I stayed in one for 40 R$ and got lice – whilst a [...]

Fortaleza, Brazil (English)

Hi travel lovers! The following is an account of two excursions that I did with Dutch travel agent Q-International plus my trip to Beach Park when I visited my sister – who lives in a huge apartment in Fortaleza – on 19-27 February 2001. I had only booked my return flight with Q-International, without making [...]

Fortaleza, Brazil (Dutch)

Ha reislustige! Het volgende is een verslag van twee excursies die ik met Q-international maakte en het bezoek dat ik aan het Beach Park bracht toen ik van 19 t/m 27 februari jl. mijn zus opzocht die in Fortaleza een ruim appartement bewoont. Ik had dus alleen mijn retourvlucht bij Q-international geboekt, zonder gebruik te [...]

Natal, Brazil – General Info

Geography Natal is the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte. It is, geographically speaking, the closest point of Brazil to Europe, Africa and America. The state is situated in the north eastern oriental region and has a long coast. To the north and east is the Atlantic Ocean, to the west is [...]

Natal, Brazil

Last time I wrote about Natal (Prohibition Town Blues) I was snowed under with abusive emails about the negative press I gave the place – the local tourist office even threatened to ‘send the boys round’. And so, being eternally fair to my readers, and not wanting to end up in a Brazilian hospital, I [...]

Seven Days in Floripa

Day One Jocca Check out the beaches of Joaquim, Mole and Galheta. Of course, you will be driving so forget any ideas about cold beer or cheap rocket-fuel cocktails. Joaquim, or Jocca as its known to us old South America hands is reputedly the best beach for surfing. It’s normally packed and the best bet [...]

Fortaleza, Brazil – March 2001

Food 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 on the [...]