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Reviews: Pousada do Paturi, Caburé

NAME: pousada do Paturi
WHERE: Caburé, Maranhão
WEBSITE: www.pousadadopaturi.com.br
IN ENGLISH: no
PRICES ON THE WEBSITE: yes
LOCATION: between the river Preguiças and the Atlantic ocean.
THE BUILDING: two rows of chalets around a central patio and the dining room. The pousada is surrounded by sand in all directions, and during the windy season the staff of the pousada spends the [...]

Maranhão in June: index

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 [...]

Brazil in pictures: Caburé

Caburé is an extraordinary place. A few huts on a sandbar trapped between the Atlantic Ocean and the Preguiças river, as seen on the picture above.

Cabure is desolation at its best. If instead of sand we had snow, we would be in the Antarctica. Sun, sand and wind are the only companions of the few [...]

Top 10: wildlife

I have been to scores of places in Brazil where I’ve been able to see and photograph wildlife. These are the top 10 places (in no particular order).

scarlet ibis in Alcântara, Maranhão [chances of spotting them: high - at the Praia da Baronesa and a nearby wetland. The scarlet ibis go to the shore to [...]

Destination: Lençóis Maranhenses

The Lençóis Maranhenses are, in my opinion, one of the most wonderful places in Brazil. The beauty of the region, and the fact that mass tourism hasn’t reached it yet, explain why the Lençóis cause such a profound impact on its visitors. Have a look at the Google Maps link at the bottom of [...]