Between 12 and 14 November 2011 the city of Paulínia, in the state of São Paulo, will be host to the second edition of the SWU festival, the Brazilian Woodstock. Among the bands lined-up for this year, The Black Eyed Peas, Snoop Dog, Peter Gabriel, Duran Duran, Faith no More, Alice in Chains and Sonic [...]
Reflections on Living in Brazil (split on Part One and Part Two) are yet another superb serving from our friend and much-admired travel writer Michael Sommers. The merit for the text is entirely his so go and check it out at his Thrill of Brazil blog! subscribe to the Brazil Travel Blog by Email follow [...]
Our weekly shot captures a moment of the quiet and calm life of the little village of São Francisco (aka Cova da Onça), on the island of Boipeba, state of Bahia. Blue skies, palm trees, evening sun, absolut bliss. If you want to see more photos of Boipeba check out our Flickr album. If you [...]
Daylight savings time begins at midnight on Saturday 15 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). Bahia, in the Northeast, will also implement [...]
The Rio de Janeiro local authorities have just launched a new telephone service offering assistance to tourists visiting the city. Attention is provided in Portuguese, English and Spanish. The number is 1746. The official website makes no mention of the service – in fact, a series of services provided by number 1746 are listed and [...]
