If you go to Alcântara, state of Maranhão, you have to eat one of the most scrumptious sweets prepared in Brazil: the doce de espécie. It is a coconut cake so good, so delicious, that it itself it becomes a reason to visit Alcântara. You will also find the delicacy in São Luís, but it [...]
Alcântara is located less than 20 kilometres from São Luís, capital of the state of Maranhão. During the colonial period it was an important commercial centre. Walking along the town you will be able to see a substantial collection of historical heritage, from the times of the French occupation, first, and the Portuguese occupation after [...]
I am presenting my very own personal list of 10 moments lived in Brazil filled with emotion. They do not follow any particular order. a huge turtle (up until then you had never stopped to think how large turtles can be) swimming placidly next to you, in complete silence; suddenly a shoal of fish swims [...]
Time does fly! It’s now a year since we went to Maranhão. I’d like to take the opportunity to leave here an index to the information published since then on São Luís do Maranhão and the Lençóis Maranhenses. It is June, after all, a very special month for the region, as it is now when [...]
The scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) is one of the most beautiful birds that can be found along the Brazilian coastline. A small crab, present on the ibis’ staple diet, is responsible for the strong pigmentation of its plumage. It is not hard to spot scarlet ibis in Alcántara, state of Maranhão. They are always in [...]
