To complete the information given at destination: Curitiba 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 Curitiba. The satellite images for Curitiba are in high resolution, you will be able to appreciate the details of most buildings and locations.

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The World touristiness map is a map project that analyzed the number of Panoramio photos for every spot on the world and turned the density of photos into colour shades. Yellow shows where the highest concentration of photos is, red highlights a medium concentration and blue a low concentration. Areas in grey have no photos available.

On the global map the standing fact is the central role of Europe. On the South American continent, a high concentration of photos can be guessed in the south east region of Brazil.

When you look closer at the map of Brazil you confirm the high concentration of photos for the south east region (mainly Rio and São Paulo) and also along most of the country’s coast. No surprises when you realize most of the Amazon region is unphotographed.

If you are after an undiscovered destination, you might as well search for it using this map!

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To complete the information given at destination: Brasilia 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.

View Brasilia on a bigger map

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To complete the information given at destination: Ouro Preto 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 Ouro Preto (most pinpoints on the map are illustrated with a photograph). The points with the camera icon show viewpoints.

View Ouro Preto on a bigger map

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To complete the information given at Praia do Forte we have prepared a map of the village where we have identified the main points of interest. Wherever you see the camera symbol there is a photo taken at that location.

View Praia do Forte on a new page

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To complete the information given at destination: Salvador we have prepared a map of the city where we have identified the main points of interest. Wherever you see the camera symbol there is a photo taking at that location.

Salvador is one of the few cities in Brazil where Google makes available ultra-high resolution satellite images.

View Salvador de Bahia on a new page

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To complete the information given at destination: Boipeba we have prepared a map of the island where we have identified the main points of interest. Wherever you see the camera symbol there is a photo taking at that location.

Unfortunately, the map used by Google doesn’t match its satellite image. For the map we are providing here to make sense you need to view the satellite image in the background.

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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 area with maximum resolution is quite smallish and basically encompasses the urban centre of the island. The Mercado Público and the Puente Hercílio Luz are two structures than can be seen in detail.

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2. Salvador

All the tourist sights of Salvador are in maximum resolution, a guarantee of endless hours of fun.

The Forte de São Marcelo

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The Farol da Barra

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The façade of the Convento de São Francisco in the Pelourinho

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The orixás at the Dique do Tororó

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The igreja do Bonfim

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3. São Paulo

Only part of the city has been upgraded, but most tourist sights are within the area of the upgrade.

The MASP

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The Catedral da Sé

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The Copan building

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Because the Christmas Tree at the Parque do Ibirapuera can be spotted we estimate the images are quite recent.

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Google has just incorporated a transit layer to its maps. It contains information for a number of world cities, including an important selection from Brazil: Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Recife, Río de Janeiro and São Paulo.

When you turn on the transit layer (accesible through a drop-down menu on the top right-hand side of the map) you will be able to see lines showing the layout of rail transportation in the above-mentioned Brazilian cities. Both underground and above-the-ground train services are shown. It is a very useful tool as you can easily see whether there is fast and convenient public transportation to any point in the city.

Let’s take Porto Alegre. You are arriving in the airport and want to know whether there is any transportation into town. You just have to locate the airport on the map, activate the transit layer, and you will quickly find an visual answer to your question.

If you click on the symbol of any station you will find out more information about it.

How about the location of São Paulo’s underground stations?

The only care you need to take is not to confuse the subway/underground lines with the suburban trains – both exist in the case of São Paulo. A single click on any station will allow you to see which means of transportation is available there.

A warm welcome to this additional layer of information. You probably know we are big fans of Google Maps. Our work landed us recently a double-page spread on Info magazine (GoogleMaps on the Brazil Travel Blog). Might be nice to see more people using Google Maps in Brazil. At times it seems the institutions and powers-that-be responsible for putting out tourist information are completely unaware of its existence and usefulness.

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The Brazil Travel Blog and its author (yours faithfully) feature on the cover feature of this month’s issue of Info magazine, the most important Brazilian computing magazine.

I thought our 15 minutes of fame (or rather, two-page spread) provide an excellent excuse to recap on the ever-growing collection of mash-ups we’ve produced both for this blog and its Spanish-language siblings (De viaje a Brasil and the Blog de São Paulo).

So here’s a list of GoogleMaps mash-ups you can check for free.

BLOGS:
Consult the blog’s posts by its geographical location.
Brazil Travel Blog geolocated.
Blog de São Paulo geolocated.
De viaje a Brasil geolocated.

DESTINATIONS:
Detailed maps of a few Brazilian destinations.
map of the beaches of Arraial do Cabo
map of Arraial d’Ajuda
map of the beaches of Búzios
map of the beaches of Cabo Frío
map of the Costa dos Alcatrazes
map of Fernando de Noronha
map of Florianópolis
map of Ilha Grande
map of Santos
map of Ubatuba

THEMES:
Brazilian Airports (prepared for D Airfare)
Brazilian Soccer League stadiums 2008
Top 10 Brazil