Brazil – The Travelogue.

The Iguazu Falls, Brazil & Argentina

Gavin Greene — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 12:00:24 +0000

Our flight from Rio to Foz do Iguaçu arrived pretty late, so we’d arranged a cheap hostel for a night. At Tetris Container Hostel, the reception, restaurant and rooms are made out of 15 separate shipping containers. Even the swimming pool is an old container. After a delayed flight and some airport faffing, we finally got into bed at about 2am, only to be serenaded by a Frenchman singing in the…

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Ilha Grande, Brazil

Gavin Greene — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 12:30:14 +0000

Ilha Grande is a lush, green little island, about 100 miles south of Rio de Janeiro. Largely rainforest and deserted beaches, Ilha Grande has avoided becoming overdeveloped, thanks in part to its previous uses as a leper colony and a high-security prison. We took a minibus transfer from Rio to the tiny port town of Conceição de Jacareí, where we caught a ferry across to the island.

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Gavin Greene — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:30:49 +0000

For the first couple of days in Rio we were staying in Santa Teresa, an area in the north of Rio, before we headed down to the beaches for the full Rio de Janeiro experience. Santa Teresa is a beautiful ramshackle neighbourhood flanked by favelas to the south and west. A labyrinth of cobbled streets and jungle-encrusted buildings, quirky bars, artist studios and pop-up restaurants…

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