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What time is it in Brazil?
2008-01-31 10:58:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/01/3 1/what-time-is-it-in-brazil/. Finding out what’s the time difference on a given moment between, say, New York and Rio de Janeiro is not that difficult. But to be able to tell the time difference for each region of Brazil throughout the year is no easy job. Brazil ... More About: Time , Links
February desktop calendar
2008-01-30 12:35:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/01/3 0/february-desktop-calendar/. A view of spectacular Praia do Forno in Arraial do Cabo is our calendar for the month of February . The calendar is available for download at the calendars section of this blog. More About: Desktop , Calendar
Rua dos biquinis, Cabo Frío
2008-01-28 09:59:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/01/2 8/rua-dos-biquinis-cabo-frio/. No stay in Cabo Frio would be complete without a visit to the rua Gamboa, better known as Rua dos Biquínis (bikini street). It’s a street turned into an open-air shopping center (the Gamboa Shopping). Along the pedestrian street, more than 70 shops selling ... More About: General
The most beautiful beach in Brazil?
2008-01-24 10:08:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/01/2 4/the-most-beautiful-beach-in-brazil/. On the entry I published recently with photographs of Arraial do Cabo (Brazil in pictures: Arraial do Cabo) I mentioned I was keeping the photographs of the Forno beach for a future opportunity. Well, here it is. We visited the beach on a cloudy ... More About: Beach , Beautiful , Destination
Ten facts about yellow fever in Brazil
2008-01-21 10:29:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/01/2 1/ten-facts-about-yellow-fever-in-brazil/ . In the face of continuing misinformation on the current yellow fever situation in Brazil , I’ve dedicated some time to gather together a few facts about the crisis. The following text has been written by me and it is based on reliable Brazilian sources (listed ... More About: Health , Facts , Yellow , Fever
TAM Airpass 2008
2008-01-18 10:14:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008 /01/1 8/tam-airpass-2008/. Brazilian airline TAM has revealed the prices and conditions for its Airpass 2008. The information can be read here: TAM Brazil Airpass 2008. The main change - leaving aside a price increase, is that the maximum period of time allowed between the first and final ... More About: Transportation
100 years of Japanese presence in Brazil
2008-01-16 10:10:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/01/1 6/100-years-of-japanese-presence-in-brazi l/. On June 18th, 1908, after 52 sailing the oceans (literally), the ship Kasato Maru arrived at the Port of Santos with a load of 781 Japanese inmigrants. Many ships followed the first one and hundreds of thousands of Japanese moved from the land of ... More About: News , Brazil , Presence , Destination
Abbreviations of the names of the Brazilian states
2008-01-15 10:36:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/01/1 5/abbreviations-of-the-names-of-the-brazi lian-states/. Brazilian s often use the initials of the states in place of the full form (this happens quite often on online forms). It can be confusing if you are not familiar with the abbreviations. Here they are (in brackets, the capital of the state): AC - ... More About: General , States , Names
Yellow fever alert
2008-01-10 18:39:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/01/1 0/yellow-fever-alert/. Yello w fever has hit the headlines once again. The Brazilian authorities have re-issued a health alert for visitors coming to Brazil and intending to visit certain regions of the country where yellow fever is endemic. The recent deaths of a handful of people in ... More About: Health , Alert , Fever
Petrol [gas] prices in Brazil - how to find out about them
2008-01-10 11:06:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/01/1 0/gas-prices-in-brazil/. The Brazil ian government’s agency responsible for fuel, the Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis better known as ANP, has a useful tool on its website where you can look up the average prices for fuel all throughout the Brazilian territory: Levantamento de ... More About: Money , Links , Find , Gas Prices
Transportation between Arraial do Cabo, Cabo Frio and Búzios
2008-01-08 10:14:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/01/0 8/transportation-between-arraial-do-cabo- cabo-frio-and-buzios/. The three towns mentioned on the title of this entry are quite close to each other, and everyone should make sure that on their trip to the Região dos Lagos they get to visit them all. Ampliar mapa On a private car, and outside the high ... More About: Transportation , Destination , Cabo , Raia
Tide charts
2008-01-04 10:08:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/01/0 4/tide-charts/. Two pages with tide charts for a sizeable number of places along the Brazilian coast: Tablas de mareas (aondefica.com) and Portal Oceánico. Here, search for the Tábua de Marés section on the bottom-left-hand side of the page. Very useful for those intending to dive, surf or ... More About: Links , Charts , Tide
map of Fernando de Noronha
2008-01-02 09:56:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2008/01/0 2/map-of-fernando-de-noronha/. Now that the coverage for Fernando de Noronha at Google Maps is high-res (and there are other regions of Brazil coming soon), I’ve taken the opportunity to compile a map with the main points of interest on the island. Enlarge map For those of you lucky ... More About: Destination , Nand
Rio bus station: Terminal Novo Rio
2007-12-31 11:02:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2007/12/3 1/rio-bus-station-terminal-novo-rio/. The Terminal Novo Rio is Rio’s main bus station. It is near the centre of the city, in an unsavoury area of the city. We do not recommend walking around the station, it is not safe - the station is safe, though. It consists ... More About: Station , Destination
January desktop calendar
2007-12-30 20:11:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2007/12/3 0/january-desktop-calendar/. New year, new calendar. We begin the year with surfers on the Praia Grande in Arraial do Cabo. The calendar is available for download at the calendars section of this blog. More About: Desktop , January , Calendar
Most popular entries in 2007
2007-12-28 10:00:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2007/12/2 8/most-popular-entries-in-2007/. A list of the most popular entries of the blog when the year comes to an end. Carnival 2008 dates. Carnival is one of the first words that come to mind when you think of Brazil, and the number one entry on this list goes ... More About: General , Popular , Pula
Toyo Matsuri in São Paulo
2007-12-26 10:07:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2007/12/2 6/toyo-matsuri-in-sao-paulo/. The Toyo Matsuri, held at the beginning of December in the oriental quarter of Liberdade, in São Paulo , is, along with the Tanabata Matsuri celebrated in July, the most important festival of the Japanese community in São Paulo. The festival has been held for ... More About: Activities , Destination
Merry Christmas!
2007-12-24 12:01:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2007/12/2 4/merry-christmas/. To the readers of this blog who celebrate Christmas , Merry Christmas to you! The photograph portraits the Christmas decorations of rua Normandia, in São Paulo.
Map of the beaches of Arraial do Cabo, Búzios and Cabo Frio
2007-12-20 10:49:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2007/12/2 0/map-of-the-beaches-of-arraial-do-cabo-b uzios-and-cabo-frio/. I’ve just finished three new maps on the GoogleMaps platform. They contain the location of the beaches of Arraial do Cabo , Búzios and Cabo Frio. Click on the symbols to see the names of the beaches. BEACHES ARRAIAL DO CABO: Ampliar mapa BEACHES OF BÚZIOS: Ampliar mapa BEACHES OF ... More About: Beaches , Destination , The Beaches , Raia
Brazil in pictures: Arraial do Cabo
2007-12-18 10:15:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2007/12/1 8/brazil-in-pictures-arraial-do-cabo/. PBase hosts now my Arraial do Cabo photo album, where you will find a portrait of sunny Arraial do Cabo and its incredible beaches. Prainha beach is a good example of what Arraial has to offer in terms of beaches - it’s the first beach ... More About: Pictures , Brazil , Destination , Raia
Niemeyer is 100 years-old tomorrow
2007-12-14 10:35:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2007/12/1 4/niemeyer-is-100-years-old-tomorrow/. The Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer will be 100 years-old tomorrow [Wikipedia entry]. His work can be found all throughout Brazil, with outstanding examples in Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Curitiba, Niterói, Río de Janeiro or São Paulo, among other places. The website of the Fundação Oscar ... More About: News , Years , Tomorrow , Morrow , Tomo
Destination: Arraial do Cabo
2007-12-12 10:20:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2007/12/1 2/destination-arraial-do-cabo/. Arraial do Cabo is, along with Búzios and Cabo Frio, the beach trilogy of the região dos Lagos. Three different beach settings in a smallish region of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Arraial do Cabo provokes mixed feelings. On the one hand, it ... More About: Destination , Raia
Brazil in pictures: Búzios
2007-12-10 10:28:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2007/12/1 0/brazil-in-pictures-buzios/. In my Búzios photo album I have just uploaded at my pBase page you will find a series of images that portrait what one of the most coveted destinations in the whole of Brazil is like. Beaches like Geribá, where the surfer rules. Or beaches like ... More About: Pictures , Destination
Prices in Búzios
2007-12-07 10:53:00 I’m just back from lovely Búzios, and here is up-to-date information on current prices on the region (valid for November 2007): internet (1 hour): from R$2 burguer, Coke and fries: from R$10 crepe: from R$9 bikini: from R$15 (each piece) souvenir t-shirt: from R$10 flip-flops [thongs]: from R$10 swimming trunks: from R$15 large mozzarella pizza: from R$10 Coca-Cola: from R$2,50 beer: from R$2,50 basic meal ... More About: Money , Destination , Prices
Prices in Búzios
2007-12-07 10:53:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2007/12/0 7/prices-in-buzios/. I’m just back from lovely Búzios, and here is up-to-date information on current prices on the region (valid for November 2007): internet (1 hour): from R$2 burguer, Coke and fries: from R$10 crepe: from R$9 bikini: from R$15 (each piece) souvenir t-shirt: from R$10 flip-flops [thongs]: from R$10 swimming trunks: from ... More About: Money , Destination , Prices
Destination: Búzios
2007-12-05 10:41:00 Búzios - official name, Armação dos Búzios - is one of the most charming beach destinations on the entire Brazil. It combines a rich selection of beaches with an endless variety of shops, hotels, pousadas, restaurants and nightlifte. Búzios is where is at, and one of its merits is being able to offer simultaneously ... More About: Destination
Destination: Búzios
2007-12-05 10:41:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2007/12/0 5/destination-buzios/. Búzios - official name, Armação dos Búzios - is one of the most charming beach destinations on the entire Brazil. It combines a rich selection of beaches with an endless variety of shops, hotels, pousadas, restaurants and nightlifte. Búzios is where is at, and ... More About: Destination
December desktop calendar
2007-11-30 10:37:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2007/11/3 0/december-desktop-calendar/. The first year of calendars in the Brazil Travel blog comes to an end with a little birdie that found its way onto the calendar page. It was pictured in the Atlantic Rainforest, in Barra do Sahy, state of São Paulo. For the birders, ... More About: Desktop , Calendar , December
December desktop calendar
2007-11-30 10:37:00 The first year of calendars in the Brazil Travel blog comes to an end with a little birdie that found its way onto the calendar page. It was pictured in the Atlantic Rainforest, in Barra do Sahy, state of São Paulo. For the birders, it’s a Green-headed Tanager (Tangara seledon). The calendar is already ... More About: Desktop , Calendar , December
PETAR, a pot-holer?s paradise
More articles from this author:2007-11-29 10:47:00 Copyright © 2007 Tony Gálvez. Read the original article at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2007/11/2 9/petar-a-pot-holers-paradise/. Pot-holers [spelunkers] will be thrilled to hear of the existente of PETAR, in the south east of the state of São Paulo , between the villages of Iporanga and Apiaia, near the border with the state of Paraná [Google Maps]. PETAR stands for Parque Estadual ... More About: Activities , Paradise , Destination 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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