Brazil Travel Blog » News http://www.braziltravelblog.com An independent travel blog with information on Brazil Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:40:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 daylight savings time 2011/2012 http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/10/13/daylight-savings-time-20112012/ http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/10/13/daylight-savings-time-20112012/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:44:35 +0000 Tony http://www.braziltravelblog.com/?p=5072 Tony Gálvez. Read the original at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/10/13/daylight-savings-time-20112012/. If you find this text at a location other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.

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 daylight savings time. We’ll have to put the clocks forward (by) an hour. Summer time savings end on 26 February 2012.

At what time is it in Brazil? I explained how to find out, real time, what time is it on each and every Brazilian state. Bear in mind that Brazil has several time zones and also be aware that the change does not apply to the Northeast region – with the exception of Bahia.

subscribe to the Brazil Travel Blog by Email
follow the Brazil Travel Blog on Twitter

]]> http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/10/13/daylight-savings-time-20112012/feed/ 0 work begins on the famous Rio de Janeiro’s Christmas tree http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/09/19/work-begins-on-the-famous-rio-de-janeiros-christmas-tree/ http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/09/19/work-begins-on-the-famous-rio-de-janeiros-christmas-tree/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:25:40 +0000 Tony http://www.braziltravelblog.com/?p=4960 Tony Gálvez. Read the original at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/09/19/work-begins-on-the-famous-rio-de-janeiros-christmas-tree/. If you find this text at a location other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.

Río Árbol Navidad

A couple of months in anticipation of the Christmas season, work to build up the famous Christmas tree in Rio de Janeiro has begun (No Rio, árvore de Natal já começa a ser montada). The tree is traditionally erected on the middle of the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas. It will be inaugurated on 26 November are if you visit Rio during the Christmas season I wouldn’t miss it!

The shot ilustrating this post -reproduced here under a Creative Commons licence, belongs to photographer Luciano Joaquim. The information we have on Rio at the blog begins at the blog post destination: Rio de Janeiro.

While planning your trip to Rio don’t forget to get hold of cheap holiday insurance.

]]> http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/09/19/work-begins-on-the-famous-rio-de-janeiros-christmas-tree/feed/ 0 foreign tourists in Brazil – figures for 2010 http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/04/20/foreign-tourists-in-brazil-figures-for-2010/ http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/04/20/foreign-tourists-in-brazil-figures-for-2010/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:37:13 +0000 Tony http://www.braziltravelblog.com/?p=4675 Tony Gálvez. Read the original at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/04/20/foreign-tourists-in-brazil-figures-for-2010/. If you find this text at a location other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.

Corcovado

The figures for foreign tourism in Brazil in 2010 are just out (Veja dados detalhados dos turistas estrangeiros no País).

The top ten national groups are as follows:

  1. Argentina – 1,400,000 (27.12% of the total of foreign tourists that visited Brazil in 2010)
  2. United States – 641,000 (12.43%)
  3. Italy – 245,500 (4.76%)
  4. Uruguay – 228,500 (4.43%)
  5. Germany – 226,600 (4.39%)
  6. Chile – 200,700 (3.89%)
  7. France – 199,700 (3.87%)
  8. Paraguay – 194,300 (3.77%)
  9. Portugal – 189,000 (3.66%)
  10. Spain – 179,300 (3.47%)

subscribe to the Brazil Travel Blog by Email
follow the Brazil Travel Blog on Twitter
follow the Brazil Travel Blog on Facebook

]]> http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/04/20/foreign-tourists-in-brazil-figures-for-2010/feed/ 0 daylight savings time 2011 comes to an end http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/02/14/daylight-savings-time-2011-comes-to-an-end/ http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/02/14/daylight-savings-time-2011-comes-to-an-end/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:43:34 +0000 Tony http://www.braziltravelblog.com/?p=4543 Tony Gálvez. Read the original at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/02/14/daylight-savings-time-2011-comes-to-an-end/. If you find this text at a location other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.

Brazilian summer time comes to an end at midnight on Saturday 19. This change applies to the South, Southeast and Centre-West regions of the country (the states affected by the change are: Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, as well as the Distrito Federal). Clocks will have to be put back one hour.

The easiest way to find out what time it is on any Brazilian state at a given time is to use the tool I explained at What time is it in Brazil?

subscribe to the Brazil Travel Blog by Email
follow the Brazil Travel Blog on Twitter

]]> http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/02/14/daylight-savings-time-2011-comes-to-an-end/feed/ 0 daylight savings time 2010/2011 http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/10/13/daylight-savings-time-20102011/ http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/10/13/daylight-savings-time-20102011/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:40:16 +0000 Tony http://www.braziltravelblog.com/?p=4273 Tony Gálvez. Read the original at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/10/13/daylight-savings-time-20102011/. If you find this text at a location other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.

Daylight savings time begins at midnight on Saturday 16 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 (by) an hour. Summer time savings end on 20 February 2011.

At what time is it in Brazil? I explained how to find out, real time, what time is it on each and every Brazilian state. Bear in mind that Brazil has several time zones and also be aware that the change does not apply to the Northeast region.

subscribe to the Brazil Travel Blog by Email
follow the Brazil Travel Blog on Twitter

]]> http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/10/13/daylight-savings-time-20102011/feed/ 0 the sordid reality of Brazil as a child sex tourism destination http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/10/07/the-sordid-reality-of-brazil-as-a-child-sex-tourism-destination/ http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/10/07/the-sordid-reality-of-brazil-as-a-child-sex-tourism-destination/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:01:39 +0000 Tony http://www.braziltravelblog.com/?p=4135 Tony Gálvez. Read the original at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/10/07/the-sordid-reality-of-brazil-as-a-child-sex-tourism-destination/. If you find this text at a location other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.

turismo s

The headline reads: “Minister [of Tourism] denies Brazil is a sex tourism destination”. Denial is the authorities’ major contribution to solving a sordid reality: according to UNICEF, there are 250,000 children forced into prostitution across Brazil. In the words of Sarah de Carvalho of Happy Child International:

“the crisis for these children turning to prostitution has increased significantly in the north-east of Brazil over the last few years, fuelled by increasing numbers of foreign tourists who travel to Brazil for sex holidays.”

These and other informations can be seen on a recent BBC documentary with the title Brazil’s Child Prostitutes. According to Chris Rogers, the BBC jornalist responsible for the program, Brazil is overtaking Thailand as the preferred sex tourism destination worldwide.

The World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games in 2016 loom ahead. Drastic and definitive action, of the kind I haven’t seen in Brazil in the ten years I’ve been living here, is needed.

subscribe to the Brazil Travel Blog by Email
follow the Brazil Travel Blog on Twitter
follow the Brazil Travel Blog on Facebook

]]> http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/10/07/the-sordid-reality-of-brazil-as-a-child-sex-tourism-destination/feed/ 0 discount websites have landed in Brazil, for real! http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/08/26/discount-websites-have-landed-in-brazil-for-real/ http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/08/26/discount-websites-have-landed-in-brazil-for-real/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:25:32 +0000 Tony http://www.braziltravelblog.com/?p=4201 Tony Gálvez. Read the original at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/08/26/discount-websites-have-landed-in-brazil-for-real/. If you find this text at a location other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.




Discount websites have arrived in Brazil. An ever-increasing number of sites offer substantial discounts on food and services being advertised through their web pages. Every day I receive on my inbox a daily offer being sent by some of those websites. I’ve been using ValeJunto brings discounts from several websites together in one page.

Most sites cover all the big Brazilian cities. You need to select which city you are interested in. By giving your email address, you will get a daily offer on your mailbox.

subscribe to the Brazil Travel Blog by Email
follow the Brazil Travel Blog on Twitter
follow the Brazil Travel Blog on Facebook

]]> http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/08/26/discount-websites-have-landed-in-brazil-for-real/feed/ 0 new world heritage site: Praça São Francisco, São Cristovão, Sergipe http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/08/02/new-world-heritage-site-praca-sao-francisco-sao-cristovao-sergipe/ http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/08/02/new-world-heritage-site-praca-sao-francisco-sao-cristovao-sergipe/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:22:12 +0000 Tony http://www.braziltravelblog.com/?p=4062 Tony Gálvez. Read the original at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/08/02/new-world-heritage-site-praca-sao-francisco-sao-cristovao-sergipe/. If you find this text at a location other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.

São Cristovão

On its annual meeting (taking place in Brasilia) Unesco has just approved a new Brazilian addition to the list of world heritage sites: it is the Praça de São Francisco (São Francisco square), in the city of São Cristovão, state of Sergipe. The square was built between the end of the XVI century and the beginning of the XVII century. Brazil’s has now 18 sites inscribed in the Unesco list (see the list of Brazilian sites at our blog post World Heritage Sites).

São Cristovão

According to Unesco’s site:

São Francisco Square, in the town of São Cristovão, is a quadrilateral open space surrounded by substantial early buildings such as São Francisco Church and convent, the Church and Santa Casa da Misericórdia, the Provincial Palace and the associated houses of different historical periods surrounding the Square. This monumental ensemble, together with the surrounding 18th- and 19th- century houses, creates an urban landscape which reflects the history of the town since its origin. The Franciscan complex is an example of the typical architecture of the religious order developed in north-eastern Brazil.

Sergipe is a state in the northeast region of Brazil, trapped between Bahia and Alagoas. Tourism in Sergipe is at its infancy.


See enlarged map

The photos used in this entry belong to the Brazilian Ministry of Culture’s Flickr account and are being reproduced under a Creative Commons licence.

São Cristovão

——————————
RELATED POSTS:
World Heritage Sites
Website on the Cultural World Heritage Sites in Brazil
UNESCO and the new wonders of the world

subscribe to the Brazil Travel Blog by Email
follow the Brazil Travel Blog on Twitter
follow the Brazil Travel Blog on Facebook

]]> http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/08/02/new-world-heritage-site-praca-sao-francisco-sao-cristovao-sergipe/feed/ 0 access to part of the Iguazu falls is temporarily closed http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/04/27/access-to-part-of-the-iguazu-falls-is-temporarily-closed/ http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/04/27/access-to-part-of-the-iguazu-falls-is-temporarily-closed/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:24:58 +0000 Tony http://www.braziltravelblog.com/?p=3417 Tony Gálvez. Read the original at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/04/27/access-to-part-of-the-iguazu-falls-is-temporarily-closed/. If you find this text at a location other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.

Iguazu falls / cataratas de Iguazú

Torrential rain over the state of Paraná has meant a sharp increase in the volume of water carried by the Iguazu river. This has forced the Argentinian authorities to close the walkway leading to the Devil’s Throat.

If you have a look at the link we explained at Enough water at the Iguazu falls? you will see that the volume of water reached unbelievable 11,400 m3 per second when the average is 1,200 m3 per second. More than ten times the average volume of water! A Brazilian website published yesterday a photograph showing the awesome volume of water going down the falls on the Brazilian side.

Forecasters are expecting rain will ease over the coming few days.

Source: Chuva interdita passarela da Garganta do Diabo, em Foz do Iguaçu.

——————————
RELATED POSTS:
Destination: Iguazu Falls
Enough water at the Iguazu falls?
Accommodation in Foz do Iguaçu

subscribe to the Brazil Travel Blog by Email
follow the Brazil Travel Blog on Twitter

]]> http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/04/27/access-to-part-of-the-iguazu-falls-is-temporarily-closed/feed/ 0 daylight savings time 2010 comes to an end http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/02/15/daylight-savings-time-2010-comes-to-an-end/ http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/02/15/daylight-savings-time-2010-comes-to-an-end/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:53:46 +0000 Tony http://www.braziltravelblog.com/?p=3064 Tony Gálvez. Read the original at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/02/15/daylight-savings-time-2010-comes-to-an-end/. If you find this text at a location other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.

Brazilian summer time comes to an end at midnight on Saturday 20. This change applies to the South, Southeast and Centre-West regions of the country (the states affected by the change are: Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, as well as the Distrito Federal). Clocks will have to be put back one hour.

The easiest way to find out what time it is on any Brazilian state at a given time is to use the tool I explained at What time is it in Brazil?

subscribe to the Brazil Travel Blog by Email
follow the Brazil Travel Blog on Twitter

]]> http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2010/02/15/daylight-savings-time-2010-comes-to-an-end/feed/ 0