Finding out what’s the time difference on a given moment between, say, New York and Rio de Janeiro is not that difficult. But to be able to tell the time difference for each region of Brazil throughout the year is no easy job. Brazil has several time zones and, to make matters worse, some regions [...]
No stay in Cabo Frio would be complete without a visit to the rua Gamboa, better known as Rua dos Biquínis (bikini street). It’s a street turned into an open-air shopping center (the Gamboa Shopping). Along the pedestrian street, more than 70 shops selling mainly bikinis, as well as other beach accesories. The street is [...]
[see our top 10 Brazilian beaches – 2009 edition] On the entry I published recently with photographs of Arraial do Cabo (Brazil in pictures: Arraial do Cabo) I mentioned I was keeping the photographs of the Forno beach for a future opportunity. Well, here it is. We visited the beach on a cloudy Sunday morning [...]
In the face of continuing misinformation on the current yellow fever situation in Brazil, I’ve dedicated some time to gather together a few facts about the crisis. The following text has been written by me and it is based on reliable Brazilian sources (listed at the end of the entry). Hope it clarifies all the [...]
Brazilian airline TAM has revealed the prices and conditions for its Airpass 2008. The information can be read here: TAM Brazil Airpass 2008. The main change – leaving aside a price increase, is that the maximum period of time allowed between the first and final flight has gone from 20 days to 30 days. A [...]
