Archive for July, 2009

NAME: pousada Fazenda Caeira WHERE: Third Beach, Morro de São Paulo, Bahia WEBSITE: www.fazendacaeira.com.br IN ENGLISH: no PRICES ON THE WEBSITE: yes LOCATION: at the Third Beach (Terceira Praia) in Morro de São Paulo, in the half of the beach not built yet, nearer the Fourth Beach. Twenty minutes walking from the main Morro de [...]

In the remote village of São Francisco, aka Cova da Onça, in the south of the equally remote island of Boipeba, there is a restaurant as humble as it is delicious: the Toca da Onça (in English, the Jaguar’s Liar). The friendly and talkative Orlando manages the restaurant while his wife is the chef. Everything’s [...]

This coming weekend, on the days 17, 18 and 19 of June, it takes place the 12 Festival do Japão 2009, the Japan festival, one of the most important events for the large Japanese community that lives in São Paulo. The festival takes place at the Centro de Exposições Inmigrantes and organizers promise free shuttle [...]

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Viracopos airport in Campinas is increasingly becoming a workable alternative to the congested airports of Guarulhos and Congonhas in the city of São Paulo. When low-cost airline Azul decided to establish its hub in Viracopos it gave the airport the final push it needed. —————- Azul passengers Azul passengers can use for free two bus [...]

I have finished uploading the Praia do Forte photo album, with images of the village, its beaches, its natural pools and its turtles. A charming square with a chapel right by the beach. The wonderful natural pools. Where you don’t have to get your feet wet to have fun following the little fish comings and [...]