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The Brazilian coast in the south of Brazil offers some amazing views, great beaches and overall incredible nature. The sand is almost always perfect and the weather rarely disappoints. I left Rio for Paraty, four hours down the coast. This little colonial town is a very popular tourist destination and it's easy to understand why I soon as you take a few steps in town. The whole village w... read more »

Visited: January 2014 Posted: 21/02/2014 Brazil

Not much to say about Sao Paulo. The saying is that it is not a city you like but a great place to live in where a lot is happening. As a tourist, you don't get to really experience that which means you're left with a city "you don't like". Anyway, unless you're going to spend a long time there to really appreciate the lifestyle, Sao Paulo is enough as a one-day stopover between different ... read more »

Visited: January 2014 Posted: 18/02/2014 Brazil

There is a dark side to Rio de Janeiro which is hard to miss: at the heart of the city, on the slope of the its mountains, lies some of the poorest neighborhoods of South America, the favelas. It is one of the biggest gap between poor and rich people on the planet and yet crossing a street is enough to go from one side to another. I was very curious to visit one of them and my brother an... read more »

Visited: January 2014 Posted: 20/01/2014 Brazil

The best way to see Rio de Janeiro is from above as the city's setting is amazing with 300m high peaks, beaches all along the coast and surrounded by rainforest. There is two ways to get a breathtaking view of the city without leaving the ground from the top of the Sugar Loaf (*Pao de Açucar*) and from the top of the Corcovado (where the Christ Redeemer is) and few options involving flying... read more »

Visited: January 2014 Posted: 17/01/2014 Brazil

When I left a year ago, Rio was supposed to be the end of my trip. According to my plan, I should be writing this from Europe, getting ready to go back to a less nomadic life. [Things have changed](/2013/09/why-iam-in-montreal-right-now) a lot since then and Rio ended up to be the end of an amazing year but also the start of a great new one. My brother joined me for ten days in the most ... read more »

Visited: January 2014 Posted: 13/01/2014 Brazil