Archive for September, 2007

Reviews: Pousada do Paturi, Caburé

Posted on September 27th, 2007 in Destination: Maranhão, Reviews: accommodation

NAME: pousada do Paturi WHERE: Caburé, Maranhão WEBSITE: www.pousadadopaturi.com.br IN ENGLISH: no PRICES ON THE WEBSITE: yes LOCATION: between the river Preguiças and the Atlantic ocean. THE BUILDING: two rows of chalets around a central patio and the dining room. The pousada is surrounded by sand in all directions, and during the windy season the [...]

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Tim Festival 2007

Posted on September 26th, 2007 in News

The TIM Festival is one of the most important dates on the calendar for music fans. The festival will take place at the end of October simulatenously in Rio de Janeiro (October 26 and 27), São Paulo (October 25 to 29), Curitiba (October 31) and Vitória (October 27 to 29). Among the line-up, people like [...]

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Brazilian snacks

Posted on September 25th, 2007 in Food & drinks

While on the supermarket last week, we came across a new type of snack. Packed in the same bag as traditional crisps [chips], you now have the choice of mandioca (cassava, manioc) and inhame (yam). We bought a bag of each to find out what they tasted like. Mandioca (also known as aipim and macaxeira) [...]

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Embu das Artes

Posted on September 24th, 2007 in Destination: São Paulo

Less than 30 kilometers from the center of São Paulo there is a small town, Embu das Artes, where evey weekend its streets are host to an open-air arts and crafts fair. Thousands of visitors are drawn to the town every Saturday and Sunday. Embu is reached via the Régis Bittencourt (BR 116) motorway. A [...]

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Spring is in the air!

Posted on September 22nd, 2007 in Brazil in pictures, News

Spring has just arrived in the southern hemisphere! Although the unusually high temperatures of winter here in São Paulo could led you to believe season changes are a thing of the past. subscribe to the Brazil Travel Blog by Email follow the Brazil Travel Blog on Twitter Did you like this? Share it:

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