Ilhabela

The sun was just rising when we left Sao Paulo on the Opel Corsa Luis bought in Brazil. Good news, the sky is clear. Quite an important thing actually, since the success or failure of this trip is strongly determined by the weather. This area of Brazil is known by the very frequent rainfalls, they [...]

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Morro de Sao Paulo had been a great experiencie but, on the other hand, left me with the feeling that I hadnt really made the most of my trip through the state of Bahia, that I hadnt seen too much. And this was probably what pushed me out of my comfort in Rio for a [...]

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According to my former plan, my trip was supposed to include quite a busy tour all over the North of Brazil which would take me all the way from Salvador to Fortaleza from where I would fly to Rio. Well, nothing like that in the end. I am realizing that plans change every day in [...]

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The bitter-sweet taste of Salvador de Bahia
Salvador de Bahía, known as the african capital Brazil, is defintiely a difficult place to calibrate. You either love it or hate it. I think I am sort of halfway between these two feelings but probably closer to the second. Lively is a word that gets short to describe [...]

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