BRAZIL | Saturday, 14 Feb 2009 | Views [3440] | Comments [1]
It took me under $5 Reais and about an hour to reach Xerem from Rio De Janeiro. I called Casa Do Caminho from the small town, and as I waited for Lola (one of Casa's volunteers) to come and meet me, I watched as donkeys pulled carts through the traffic ... Read more >
Tags: brazil, non profit, orphanage, xerem
BRAZIL | Saturday, 14 Feb 2009 | Views [1156]
Ahhhh Brasil (and yes, it is spelt correctly), a country where there is no lack of different dance styles, everyone says ´hello´ to strangers, and soap operas with vampires and people with supernatural powers are extremely popular. It is a place which ... Read more >
Tags: brazil, passport, sao paulo
BRAZIL | Saturday, 31 Jan 2009 | Views [2865] | Comments [1]
I finally got off the boat from Manaus to Belem! A couchsurfing host
named Fabien picked me up and took me to his apartment, which is
located in the middle of the city in a nice, high rise building
apartment. He spoilt me insanely over the next few ... Read more >
Tags: belem, brazil, bus, favela
BRAZIL | Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009 | Views [2807]
Crossing the border into Brazil from Venezuela was simple enough, until
I went to exchange some money on the Brazillian side, and realised I
had completely forgotten that everyone here speaks Portuguese! Luckily,
Manfred (from Peace Villages Foundation) ... Read more >
Tags: amazon, band, belem, boat, brazil, manaus, monkey, music, tefe
