The finger-licking good brigadeiro (in Portuguese it means brigadier) is one of the best known and most typical Brazilian sweets. Born in São Paulo in the 40s (so the Portuguese Wikipedia tells us) when a group of housewives began cooking the delicacy to be served in meetings in support of brigadier Eduardo Gomes, at the [...]
It might well be that an unearthly departure time or a longer than usual connection at São Paulo’s Guarulhos international airport forces you to search for accommodation near the airport. Up until very recently there were no hotels at the airport itself. A few weeks ago the Fast Sleep hotel opened its doors (if you [...]
The bus link from Curitiba to Foz do Iguaçu is very handy for those trying to approach Iguaçu Falls from the south region of Brazil. The bus company Catarinense runs a service between both cities. On its website you can check schedules and prices. At the time of publishing this entry, there are between 8 [...]
This is one of those news items you don’t read about every day. Yesterday Brazil lost, as a result of a government decree, one time zone. The change affects the states of Acre (it has now one hour less than Brasilia), Amazon (it now has just the one zone for the entire state) and Pará [...]
Whereas at Guarulhos international airport only one taxi company is allowed to operate (taxis from Guarulhos int’l airport in São Paulo), at Congonhas domestic airport there are two different taxi companies with an authorisation to work at the airport: Táxi Comum (which is really your run-of-the-mill taxi) and Rádio-Táxi. After you claim your luggage, follow [...]
