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ultra high-resolution satellite photos of Brazil

The latest update to the satellite images used by Google in Google Earth and Google Maps brought maximum resolution to existing coverage for at least three important tourist destinations in Brazil: Florianópolis, Salvador and São Paulo. As well as the cities of Brasilia and Goiania.
These ultra high-resolution images show an spectacular level of detail.
1. Florianópolis
The [...]

10 must-see places in Brazil

Nearly two years after the publication of my first list of favourite places in Brazil (Top 10: favourite places in Brazil) a revamped version of that list makes the blog’s frontpage – gaining a catchier title in the process. So here is the 2009 ranking of my 10 must-see places in Brazil. Click on the [...]

pizzaria Nave Mãe, Florianópolis

One night in Florianópolis we went out for a pizza. We had driven by the Nave Mãe pizza parlour a few days earlier and decided we would give it a go. Only later we discovered it is one of the Florianópolis haunts of local celeb and national heroe Gustavo Kuerten (tennis player). The pizzaria is [...]

Florianópolis South: what to do and where to go

For most visitors, Florianópolis encapsulates the perfect beach destination, and satisfaction comes in the simplest of ways: a beach recliner [sun-lounger] a sunshade and a beach. But even the most sedentary of tourists will at one stage or another want to leave the comfort of the beach where they are staying to visit other parts [...]

Accommodation in Campeche, Praia dos Ingleses, Porto Seguro, Praia do Rosa and Trancoso

Accommodation in Brazil has five new blog posts, with full listings of accommodation in Campeche and Praia dos Ingleses, both in Florianópolis, and Porto Seguro, Praia do Rosa and Trancoso.