According to the official calendar, the 2012 carnival will take place between 17 and 21 February. The Rio de Janeiro escolas de samba will parade at the sambadrome on Sunday 19 and Monday 20. The São Paulo parades will take place on Friday 17 and Saturday 18. Although the dates seem miles away, the farsighted [...]
Welcome to the Brazil Travel Blog and our special report on the São Paulo Indy 300 2011 race. ————————————————— 1. THE DATES The São Paulo Indy 300 race will be held on Sunday 1 May 2011 (training sessions on the previous day). There is a full schedule of events at the race’s official website. ————————————————— [...]
For those of you keen on attending a soccer/football (futebol in Portuguese) match while in Brazil, here’s the 2011 league calendar for download. 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 will play this season. [...]
I came across this video that brought back fond memories of a trip to Bonito and a dive in the Sucuri river nearly 9 years ago. Bonito is an outstanding ecotourism destination in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Destination: Bonito is our information resource for that destination. subscribe to the Brazil Travel Blog [...]
The Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix will take place at a later date than usual: between 25 and 27 November. It will be the very final race of the 2011 championship. Tickets for the race have just gone on sale at the official GP website. Go to the Portuguese version of the website and select [...]
