The year’s coming to an end and it is time to wish you all a Merry Christmas and our very best wishes for the year 2011. Hope it comes filled with travel, to Brazil or anywhere else on the world. A special thanks to all the regular readers of the Brazil Travel Blog for your [...]
This is the third on a series of videos produced by the Brazilian tourism authorities. They all have a common theme: those states that will host 2014 World Cup games. During the coming weeks we will present all those videos here in the blog. They are shortish videos, with conventional but beautiful images of the [...]
The website PanMAP, specialized in pano images and virtual walkthroughs, contains a series of photos covering very well known Brazilian destinations. Delight yourself from your very own desktop! virtual walkthrough: Jericoacoara (Ceará) virtual walkthrough: Morro de São Paulo (Bahía) virtual walkthrough: Paraty (Rio de Janeiro) virtual walkthrough: Porto de Galinhas (Pernambuco) virtual walkthrough: Río de [...]
Adrenaline-seekers are in for a treat in Rio de Janeiro. Few experiences surpass that of a hang-gliding flight from the top of the Pedra da Gávea to the sands of the Praia do Pepino in the São Conrado neighbourhood. The next video shows the entire flight sequence, filmed from a camera installed on the tip [...]
New R$50 and R$100 bank notes are being issued today in Brazil. The new notes introduce new anti-counterfeit measures. The Brazilian Central Bank is launching first the notes with the highest values. During 2011 and 2012 the remaining notes will be replaced as well. Below, the way the new notes look according to the site [...]
