Not the type of landscape that the place name “Iguaçu” conjures up, but this is as real as it gets: the Buddhist temple in Foz de Iguazu. The Buddhist temple is found on the outskirts of Foz do Iguaçu (see its location on Google Maps). You can reach it by taxi or you can ask [...]
Daylight savings time begins at midnight on Saturday 18 for the regions South, South East and Centre-West (they include the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Distrito Federal). We’ll have to put the clocks forward [...]
Welcome to the Brazil Travel Blog and our special report on the 2009 Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix at Interlagos. ————————————————— 1. THE DATES GP Brasil Formula 1 will be held at the Interlagos circuit on Sunday 18 October 2009 (training sessions on days 16 and 17). Full schedule of events at the GP’s official [...]
NAME: pousada dos Meros WHERE: Vila do Abraão, Ilha Grande, Río de Janeiro WEBSITE: www.pousadadosmeros.com.br IN ENGLISH: yes PRICES ON THE WEBSITE: yes LOCATION: in the Vila do Abraão, two blocks from the beach and a short walk from shops, restaurants and the main pier. THE PREMISES: a two-storey building with all the rooms facing [...]
Ernesto Machado, author of Gringo in Olinda and Not Quite a Gringo and friend of the Brazil Travel Blog has put together two terrific sets of tips for travellers heading to Brazil. I want to share those tips with all the readers of this blog. The first set of 10 tips is called 10 Tips [...]
