Brazil Travel Blog

Bumba-meu-boi, a kind of street carnival that takes places in the state of Maranhão, is one of the Brazilian popular celebrations that has managed to keep intact the popular character of the party. The prettiest girls of the place parade in the groups that dance following the rhythm of the sotaque de orquestra. More pictures [...]

Brazil is the largest Catholic country in the world, and Easter is celebrated all throughout the country – specially far away from the capitals. The celebration that attracts a bigger following is the reconstruction of the Passion of Christ in the city of Nova Jerusalém, state of Pernambuco. Nova Jerusalém is a city where a [...]