Brazil Travel Blog

The cities that will host the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil have been chosen. They are Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaos, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo. It is almost certain that the World Cup final will take place at the Maracanã stadium in Rio. São Paulo [...]

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 [...]

How do I get from Porto Alegre to São Paulo by bus? There are several companies doing the trip. Itapemirim is one of them. Prices from R$125 one way. The trip takes 18 hours. subscribe to the Brazil Travel Blog by Email follow the Brazil Travel Blog on Twitter Did you like this? Share it:

How do I go from Montevideo to Porto Alegre and São Paulo by bus? There are two companies linking Montevideo to the south of Brazil. You can check timetables and fares on their websites. The companies are TTL and EGA. [Don't forget there is a list of all the questions & answers published in the [...]

How do I get from Buenos Aires to Porto Alegre? There are at least two companies going from Buenos Aires to Porto Alegre: Pluma Internacional and Flechabus. Pluma has no prices nor timetables on its page (you have to call a telephone number), but the trip with Flechabus (company that provides information on its website) [...]