In recognition of the growing importance of Facebook and Twitter, we will be adding to our accommodation listings in Accommodation in Brazil (as well as in Alojamiento en Brasil and Hospedagem no Brasil) the web addresses of Facebook pages and Twitter profiles of hotels and pousadas. If you own a hotel or pousada and have [...]
Mariana is a small and quaint Cidade Histórica a few miles off Ouro Preto. It makes for a perfect half-day trip from the latter. ———————————————————————– 1. HOW TO GET THERE: By bus. from Belo Horizonte: bus company Pássaro Verde runs two daily direct buses to Mariana (at unearthly hours). Schedules and fares available at its [...]
For those of you keen on attending a soccer/football (futebol in Portuguese) match while in Brazil, here’s the 2010 league calendar. The teams taking part on this year’s first division are, grouped by states (in brackets, after the name of the team, the city and the stadium where they usually play): BAHIA: Vitória (Salvador, Barradão). [...]
What would be the ideal place for a honeymoon in Brazil? When people ask me this question I always have one place in mind: the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha. However, I go to great lengths to emphasize that my choice depends upon one crucial fact: whether you are a nature lover or not. If [...]
April’s here. This has been an unusually short month at the blog, due to the fact that we were away travelling for three weeks. All things should be back to normal shortly. To begin the month, and following our entry on Brasilia, we published a map of the city. Our 2010 of our list of [...]
