The good thing about Belem is that you can get to other destinations from it, other than that it was not a city that floated my boat. We flew from Fortaleza to get to Belem as between the two cities there is not a whole lot to see. Information we had read on Belem had … More Belem the capital of the North of Brazil
Moving on from the slightly weird, we hit the very brilliant Pipa followed by Jericoacoara (try saying that after a few Caipirinhas…). Both places took some getting to but it was worth every minute. Pipa To get to Pipa we took a bus from Joao Pessoa to Goianinha where we were chucked out unceremoniously on the … More Pipa and Jericoacoara – sand, sand and more sand
Moving on from Salvador we decided to stop for a few nights at a small place called Prai do Frances, a pleasant enough beach but not really a must go destination. On walking down the beach to find ourselves a quiet spot a lady who had been watching her children stopped us and warned us not … More Recife & Olinda – colour, craft and caipirinhas
I do love a city and Salvador was no exception. Arriving by boat from Morro de São Paolo (Morro de Sao Paolo – beauty, beaches and Brazilian football) we had great view of the city from the water. It doesn’t come with the best safety reputation and there are certainly some salubrious areas to avoid … More Salvador – The old and the new
Morro de São Paolo is one of three inhabited islands in an archipelago of 26 off the coast of Salvador and although no longer a hidden gem, it is still a gem. From Itacaré the bus took us to Valenca where we took a 30 minute speed boat to Morro. Friends that had trodden this … More Morro de Sao Paolo – beauty, beaches and Brazilian football
Winging it overseas 