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The Soul of Rio de Janeiro: its ´Little Africa´ neighbourhoods

Sarah BrownThough most famous for Carnival, golden beaches, and world-famous landmarks, the real heart of Rio de Janeiro, for those in the know, lies in its downtown, most notably in Saúde, Gamboa, and the surrounding neighbourhoods hard by the port. For it’s this area that’s steeped in a complex history that dates back half a millennium to the Portuguese colonisers’ founding of Rio and the centuries of brutal slavery which followed.A good place to start is Praça Mauá, a once rundown square…

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Cruising Brazil's Amazon: not your typical tourist destination

  Amazon Nature Tours   I am a hiker. But at home no one uses a machete to blaze the trail prior to walking on it as did our guide Souza, creating a path in the overgrown rainforest step by step. Slicing, swatting, swooping, chopping, no branch, bush, vine or twig was safe. The hike was one of four daily activities during our eight-day adventure exploring Brazil's Amazonia. Calling the Tucano, an 18-passenger river yacht operated by Amazon Nature Tours home, we traveled over 200 miles along the…

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Santa Teresa, Rio's hip old neighborhood

What’s my favorite part of Rio de Janeiro? Not at all easy to say, because there are so many cool parts of this city, appealing in their different ways. But (literally) high on the list, way above the famous beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema, on Santa Teresa hill close to the downtown, Centro, is an utterly charming neighborhood rather unlike any other in town, with winding cobblestone streets, a vintage tram, centuries-old architecture, and a small-town feel – think Rio’s answer to Montmartre.…

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  • Joseba Basabe December 22, 2024 at 2:17pm
    Glamorous Rio de Janeiro and bigger São Paulo have a bit of a traditional rivalry going on, and while Rio gets most of the attention from tourists, here SP gets some love from Travel+Leisure for its stylishness: https://www.travelandleisure.com/sao-paulo-where-to-stay-what-to-do...
  • Helen Brown November 12, 2023 at 8:10pm
    A black-travel blog I follow called Travel Noire recently flagged Brazil as one of a half dozen of South America´s safest countries to visit: https://travelnoire.com/safest-countries-in-south-america
    The 6 Safest Countries in South America To Visit - Travel Noire
    Traveling to South America has plenty of appeal to attract many types of tourists. The continent has at times had a questionable reputation, but...
  • David Paul Appell August 14, 2023 at 3:45pm
    Welp, looks like after Bolsonaro scrapped them in 2019, under Lula visas are back for U.S. visitors to Brazil (along with Canada and Australia) as of October 1, due to the principle of ¨reciprocity,¨ because these countries required Brazilians to get visas. And the price again is a bit steep - $160 for U.S. citizens - but at least this time it can be done online. I remember it was a bit of a pain to have to go to the Brazilian consulate in Coral Gables in 2015. https://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/brazil-is-bringing-ba....
    Brazil Is Bringing Back Visa Requirements for US Travelers
    Beginning October 1, U.S. travelers headed to Brazil will need to apply for a digital visa and receive a valid visa document from the Brazilian gover…
  • John Kipper July 17, 2023 at 5:38pm
    Earlier this year BBC Travel took a look at Salvador, and it made me nostalgic for my visit there a few years ago https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230116-salvador-brazils-unsung...
    Brazil's unsung 'capital of happiness'
    Considered the birthplace of modern Brazil, Salvador's tumultuous history has produced a unique "axé" (or energy) and approach to life.
  • Jordan Simon June 5, 2023 at 2:06pm
    Find out why CNN Travel recently included Manaus on its list of top spots to visit in 2023: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/where-to-travel-best-destina...
    https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/where-to-travel-best-destinations-2023/index.html
  • Max Pesling February 21, 2023 at 10:25am
    Rio de Janeiro's storied Carnaval is back in full swing for the first time since the COVID pandemic! https://apnews.com/article/brazil-carnival-celebrations-begin-again...
    Brazil's glitzy Carnival is back in full form after pandemic
    RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Carnival is back. Glittery and outrageous costumes were prepared again. Samba songs were ringing out 'til dawn at Rio…
  • José Balido October 2, 2022 at 11:52am
    I've spent time in both Brazil and Portugal, and as a language nerd I've always been fascinated by how Portuguese is spoken in these respective countries. I confess I have a slight preference for the continental version, but o português brasileiro definitely has its charms! In the course of looking into what distinguishes them, I found this post from LanguageTrainers.com especially interesting: https://www.languagetrainers.com/blog/brazilian-vs-portugal-portugu...
  • Helen Brown August 13, 2022 at 1:00pm
    A U.S. immigrant to Brazil describes Afro-Brazilian culture and what it's like to live as a foreigner in Rio de Janeiro: https://news.yahoo.com/black-expat-why-black-expats-153000883.html
    The Black Expat: Why Black Expats Should Come And Experience Brazil's Culture
    Marketing executive Ike Okonkwo is a Black expat in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  • Riccardo R April 2, 2022 at 12:17pm
    The London-based travel-site BigSevenTravel.com recently came out with "The best cities in the world for art and culture in 2022", and of course Rio and São Paulo make the cut: https://bigseventravel.com/best-cities-for-arts-culture/
  • María José February 23, 2022 at 10:00am
    Located in the north of Rio de Janeiro state, just over four hours from Rio the city, Atafona was once a thriving beach resort, but sea-level rise has turned it into a ghost town - and, sadly, this is an early example of how climate change will increasingly affect tourism in the world's coastal areas: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/this-is-how-brazils-biggest-to...
    This is how Brazil's biggest tourist hotspot got swallowed by the sea
    Where once holidaymakers came in their droves, now only vultures roam the beaches of Atafona - a former Brazilian resort that is soon to be washed in…
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