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Our collection of photos taken on our recent trip to Manaus can be seen at our Flickr album Belo Horizonte. Here’s a small selection:
You will see the city from the heights and also feel the presence of Oscar Nieyemer.
Images of the beautiful church of São Francisco de Assis at the Pampulha, an early Niemeyer work that brought him into conflict with the catholic church.
A few fascinating discoveries at the Mercado Municipal.
Excellent examples of classic and modern architecture.
Capybaras inside the city.
And a place of devotion for many Belo Horizonte citizens, the Mineirão stadium.
Here’s our anual rewrite of our list of our list of favourite places in Brazil (previous editions include Top 10: favourite places in Brazil and 10 must-see places in Brazil). Here is the 2010 ranking of my 10 must-see places in Brazil. Click on the names of the places to go to their full destination cards here at the blog, and find out more about them. Some of the destinations are really well-known. Others fall within the hidden jewel description. I have only included places I have been to (places I’ve read/heard about but I haven’t visited didn’t make it into the ranking).
To complete the information given at destination: Brasiila we are publishing the following map prepared with the help of Google Maps. You will find on the map the location of the most important sights in Brasilia. The satellite images for Brasilia are in high resolution, you will be able to appreciate the details of most buildings and locations.
To make up for the absence on this blog of a specific destination card devoted to Ilha do Mel, I am publishing a blog entry with links to sites of interest.
HOW TO GET TO ILHA DO MEL
Boats for the island depart from Pontal do Sul. During the high season there are also boats from Paranaguá. To get there, you either take a bus from Curitiba or, if you have an entire day to spend, the Trem da Serra (train that links Curitiba and Paranaguá). The links I’m showing below containg full schedules for the boat and the buses and train.
Average rainfall and temperatures for Ilha do Mel (data from nearby Paranagúa) at weather.msn.com
VOLTAGE
Voltage on the island is 110.
VISITOR RESTRICTIONS
There is a limit to the number of tourists that can stay in the island at any given time: 5,000. If you’re heading to the island during the holiday season, make sure you do so with your accommodation booked in advance. That will prevent you from being stranded in the continent if the limit is reached.
A fascinating and energetic mix of the traditional and the very modern, Bangkok is a microcosm of Thailand and an endlessly diverting introduction to this fascinating country. The intoxicating sights and sounds of Bangkok are all around you when you stay at one of our hotels in Bangkok.
You’re never short of things to see or do in London. From theatre, musicals and museums to shopping, urban greenery and sheer monumentality, London does it bigger and better, and if you need a place to stay in the nation’s capital, Marriott has London hotels to suit you.
New York is on everyone’s travel wish-list, and if you’re looking for a place to stay when you visit the Big Apple, Marriott has dozens of New York hotels all across the city and beyond. If New York is your destination, book your New York hotel online with Marriott.
In the middle of the Nevada desert, neon-lit Las Vegas is a city like no other, and when you book your stay at one of Marriott's Las Vegas hotels, you can enjoy the full, glitzy spectacle of this 24-hour city.
From Monterrey to Cancun, you can be sure of a warm welcome and first-class service when you stay at one of Marriott's Mexico hotels. The historic home of the Aztecs, chocolate and tequila, Mexico is a vast and diverse country with something for everyone.
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