Off the beaten path in Brazil South America’s largest country is well-known for its capital city, Rio de Janeiro, and its annual carnival parade. Perhaps best viewed from Sugar Loaf Mountain, seeing the Atlantic coastal forests descend to the city’s fabulous world-class beaches and Guanabara Bay – it is truly something special. And views aren’t bad from […]
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Although South America has thousands of miles of coastline, much of it is not actually beach friendly. The majority of the southern half of the continent – on both the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean sides – is connected to rainy, windy and mountainous Patagonia. While these are undoubtedly special sea side destinations to experience, they do not
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Brazil – a country whose beauty is as diverse as its landscape. So far, my journeys have taken me along the beautiful southern coast of Santa Catarina state, the seaport city of Camboriu to the island of Florianopolis. This time, I decided to visit the home of the world-famous festival, Rio de Janeiro. Unfortunately, my visit wasn’t during Carnival, but it was still amazing! The view from Corcovado Mountain My tour
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Situated along Brazil’s “Costa Verde”, Ilha Grande, is by far the most beautiful place I’ve had the pleasure of visiting. It is located just 4 hours of Rio de Janeiro, reachable by jetboats from Angra dos Reis port. Ilha Grande is a fantastic destination for solo travellers, like I was during my travels there. It
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