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More flights to Lima
2008-04-28 11:59:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Visit the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/04/2 8/more-flights-to-lima/. If you are reading this on a page other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.Two airlines announce new flights to the capital of Peru , Lima . TACA announces a direct flight to Lima from Rio de Janeiro from ... More About: News , Flights , Transportation
Brazil in pictures: at the grocer?s
2008-04-25 12:36:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Visit the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/04/2 5/brazil-in-pictures-at-the-grocers/. If you are reading this on a page other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material. Oh, how I love going to the sacolão (the grocer’s)! There are always plenty of photo opportunities and, if that wasn’t sufficient ... More About: Pictures
Joaquina dunes
2008-04-23 12:24:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Visit the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/04/2 3/joaquina-dunes/. If you are reading this on a page other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.The dunas da Joaquina (Joaquina dunes) are an excellent place to spend the afternoon having fun in the sand and contemplating the ... More About: Destination
Varig cancels flights from Mexico DF, Madrid and Paris
2008-04-22 12:34:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Visit the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/04/2 2/varig-cancels-flight-from-mexico-df-mad rid-and-paris/. If you are reading this on a page other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.Passengers beware! Brazil airline Varig has just announced it is cancelling all its flights from Mexico City, Madrid and Paris to Brazil. ... More About: News , Flights
Soccer championship 2008 - calendar
2008-04-21 14:36:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Visit the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/04/2 1/soccer-championship-2008/. If you are reading this on a page other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material. For those of you keen on attending a soccer/football (futebol in Portuguese) match while in Brazil, here’s the 2008 League calendar (click ... More About: Championship , Soccer , Calendar
Brazil in pictures: Caraíva
2008-04-18 12:36:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Visit the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/04/1 8/brazil-in-pictures-caraiva/. If you are reading this on a page other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material. Even in the tiniest of places, and Caraíva is a small village indeed (population: 1,500), you will find a chapel or a ... More About: Pictures
bar do Arante, Florianópolis
2008-04-17 12:33:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Visit the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/04/1 7/bar-do-arante-florianopolis/. If you are reading this on a page other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.On Pântano do Sul, on the southern tip of Florianópolis [location on Google Maps] you will find one of the most unique ... More About: Reviews , Destination
Taking-off and landing: Congonhas airport
2008-04-16 12:40:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Visit the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/04/1 6/taking-off-and-landing-congonhas-airpor t/. If you are reading this on a page other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.On our last trip from Congonhas airport, in São Paulo , we were lucky enough to take off on the direction of the ... More About: Airport , Transportation , Destination , Taking
Dengue fever in Natal
2008-04-15 13:01:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Visit the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/04/1 5/dengue-fever-in-natal/. If you are reading this on a page other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.The considerable increase in the number of cases of dengue fever in Natal has forced its local authorities to declare state of ... More About: Fever
Ilha do Campeche
2008-04-14 13:15:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Visit the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/04/1 4/ilha-do-campeche/. If you are reading this on a page other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material. Veteran readers of the blog might recall the fight for the title of most beautiful beach in Brazil between two oceanic giants: ... More About: Destination
Brazil in pictures
2008-04-11 18:14:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony. Visit the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/04/1 1/candlelit-dinner/. Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Visit the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/04/1 1/candlelit-dinner/. If you are reading this on a page other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material. A romantinc candlelit dinner in the main square of a tiny village where ... More About: Pictures
Maps of the Arraial d?Ajuda & Porto Seguro region
2008-04-09 13:09:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/04/0 9/maps-of-arraial-and-porto-seguro/. Here’s two maps of the Arraial d’Ajuda and Porto Seguro region, with the most important beaches highlighted as well as other places of interest. ARRAIAL D’AJUDA See larger map PORTO SEGURO See larger map More About: Maps , Destination , Bahia
New Brazilian low-cost airline announced
2008-04-07 13:31:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/04/0 7/new-low-cost-airline/. David Neeleman, founder of the U.S. airline JetBlue, has publicly announced the creation of a new Brazilian low-cost airline. The name of the company hasn’t been defined yet. In actual fact, the first marketing drive by the new company was to launch of a ... More About: News , Transportation , Cost , Airline , Low cost
Brazil in pictures: surfers
2008-04-04 12:43:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/04/0 4/brazil-in-pictures-surfers/. All along the Brazil ian coast, from the wild north and the never ending waves of the pororoca in the Amazon, to the southernmost point of the Brazilian coast, near the border with Uruguay, surfing is an essential part of many young people’s lives. Doesn’t matter ... More About: Pictures , Activities
April: recent posts summary
2008-04-02 13:08:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/04/0 2/april-2008-posts-summary/. Here’s a quick look at the main topics we wrote about on the blog during the month of March. The Brazil Travel Blog is finally geolocated, which means you can now check on the map the entries published for a given destination. After our trip to ... More About: April , Recent , Posts , Summary
April desktop calendar
2008-03-31 13:41:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/03/3 1/april-desktop-calendar-2008/. The Brazil Travel Blog brings you every month a calendar for you to use on your computer desktop. Here is the April 2008 calendar, with a view of the beach at the Campeche Island, in Florianópolis. DOWNLOAD: - Large size - Small size Remember, a new calendar every month! More About: Desktop , Calendar
Brazil in pictures: Florianópolis
2008-03-28 11:06:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/03/2 8/photos-of-florianopolis/. I have put together five photo albums from our recent trip to Florianópolis. They can be seen at my Flickr page. The first album is dedicated to the north of the island, with photos of Santo Antônio de Lisboa, the Projeto Tamar in Barra da ... More About: Pictures , Brazil , Destination
Map of Florianópolis
2008-03-26 14:38:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/03/2 6/map-of-florianopolis/. On the following map of Florianópolis I have identified the most important beaches on the island, as well as the main towns and other points of interest. Ampliar el mapa More About: Destination
Dengue fever epidemic in Rio
2008-03-24 11:15:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/03/2 4/dengue-epidemic-in-rio/. Dengue fever is endemic in Brazil and each year it reaches epidemic proportions. In 2008, dengue fever is being felt in earnest in Rio de Janeiro, where the epidemic is particularly virulent this year. From the beginning of 2008, and only in the capital, ... More About: Health , Fever , Epidemic
Destination: Florianópolis
2008-03-19 11:46:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/03/1 9/destination-florianopolis/. The island of Florianópolis, object of desire of Argentinians, Uruguayans, Paraguayans as well as thousands of Brazilians (mainly from Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo), is a well-rounded holiday destination that touches on the heavenly in some places. The combination of an excellent ... More About: Destination
Reviews: Pousada Tanto Mar, Arraial do Cabo
2008-03-17 11:11:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/03/1 7/pousada-tanto-mar/. NAME: pousada Tanto Mar WHERE: Arraial do Cabo , Río de Janeiro WEBSITE: www.tantomar.com.br IN ENGLISH: no PRICES ON THE WEBSITE: yes LOCATION: at the top of the Pontal do Atalaia, with a spectacular view of the city and the praia dos Anjos. [Google Maps]. THE BUILDING: two houses built on ... More About: Reviews , Destination
One year of Brazil Travel Blog
2008-03-14 11:13:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/03/1 4/one-year/. Yes, the Brazil Travel Blog is one year old today. During that time, we’ve seen 326 posts about Brazil, and the pages of the blog have been loaded 75,749 times by 31,609 unique visitors. The photograph I’ve chosen for today has everything to do with ... More About: Year
cangas
2008-03-12 11:10:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/03/1 2/cangas/. Few would question the supremacy of Brazilians when it comes to having a great time at the beach. A small detail that tells foreigners and locals apart at that scenery is that the former always take their towels to the beach while the latter ...
map of Belém
2008-03-10 11:25:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/03/1 0/map-of-belem/. As well as the destination card on Belém, (Destination : Belém), our contributor Daniel has prepared an anotated map with the main points of interest on the capital of Pará. View larger map As usual, you can check the map out here or open it on full ... More About: Amazon
Brazil in pictures: cloud
2008-03-07 11:52:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/03/0 7/brazil-in-pictures-cloud/. Taken from home, at the end of the day. In São Paulo you only need to look up in the sky to forget about car congestion and the concrete jungle. More About: Pictures , Brazil , Cloud
taxis from Guarulhos int?l airport in São Paulo
2008-03-05 11:19:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/03/0 5/taxis-from-guarulhos/. The only taxi company authorized to operate at the international airport of Guarulhos is Guarucoop. Their taxis are white with two blue stripes. They go to different parts of the city and they always charge a fixed fare that changes according to the distance ... More About: Airport , Destination , Paulo
the Brazil Travel Blog, geolocated
2008-03-04 11:05:00 Copyright © 2008 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/03/0 4/geolocation/. It has been no mean task, but the Brazil Travel Blog is finally geolocated. I have prepared a GoogleMaps mash-up with locations throughout Brazil and links to blog entries related to those locations. View Larger Map You can check the map from within the blog or ...
March: recent posts summary
2008-03-03 11:14:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/03/0 3/march-recent-posts-summary/. We made the most of a longer than usual month of February and managed a five-day trip to a very popular tourist destination that will generate a handful of entries on the coming weeks. For the record, that’s me at work on the picture. Let’s ... More About: Recent , March , Posts , Summary
March desktop calendar
2008-02-29 19:17:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/02/2 9/march-desktop-calendar/. The Brazil Travel Blog brings you every month a calendar for you to use on your computer desktop. Here is the March 2008 calendar, a spectacular sunrise as seen from my office window here at home in São Paulo. DOWNLOAD: - Large size - Small size Remember, a new ... More About: Desktop , Calendar
Brazil in pictures: snake
More articles from this author:2008-02-29 11:12:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/02/2 9/brazil-in-pictures-snake/. The Instituto Butantan in São Paulo is a biomedical research center with a worldwide reputation for its work on the development of snake antivenom. A small colection of live snakes can be seen at its Biological Museum. More About: Pictures , Snake , Brazil 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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