Time in Brazil ticking away, there was one last island to see – Cotijuba, sitting off the coast of Belem and part of the same archipelago of islands that also contained Marajó Marajó – boats motorbikes and water buffalo. Cotijuba, however is a lot nearer to Belem and took just under an hour and cost circa … More Cotijuba – The last island
So then it got a bit weird. Staying in Joao Pessoa our pousada hostess was keen for us to go and enjoy the sunset over the mangrove trees on the Rio Paraíbain in the north of the city. Loving a good old sunset we dutifully Ubered off for a chilled out sun down. As the … More Joao Pessoa – a little bit of beach and a little bit of weird
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
Dramatic setting – tick. Beautiful beaches – tick. Good Surf – tick. Palm trees, forests, rocky peninsula – tick, tick tick. And where are all these ticks coming from? Itacaré in the state of Bahia, a chilled out surf town paradise a few hours south of Salvador that poets, artists, surfers and hippies like to … More Itacaré – the hidden gem
Having taken quite a few long haul and night buses throughout South America I hadn’t been phased about leaving Rio on the night bus. That was until a fellow passenger stood up and asked the driver permission to pray for us all as we undertook the dangerous journey ahead. His prayer was pretty detailed and … More Moving states, Espirito de Santo and Bahia – the hot, the wet and the happening
I never thought I could be overdressed in a bikini… Until I came to Brazil. The micro bikini and thong is the beach uniform, worn by women old, young, large and small. Don’t think the men are left out either, gone are the board shorts of Chile and Ecuador and very much in are the … More Ilha Grande – hiking, beaches and the Brazilian bottom
We rocked up to Paraty at sunset, just as the party was beginning. Blue and white bunting flew across cobbled colonial streets that were packed with both Brazilian and foreign tourists. On one side of the river there was a marquee with bars and restaurants and a main music stage. The whole town had a … More Party in Paraty – the night of the Caipirinha
We’re back on the road! Whoop! No time for gentle re-introductions we threw ourselves straight into São Paolo, the fifth (or third depending on who you speak to) biggest city in the world, the largest city in Brazil and indeed the Southern hemisphere with a population of over 12 million people. And bloody hell.. it’s … More São Paolo – Brazil
Winging it overseas 