Planning a Trip to Brazil

Florianópolis is a Beautiful island, linked to the cost by a bridge. This is my home town and it is impossible not like it. I just love this city.  Summer time is the best and busiest time to visit it. That because the main atraction are the 100 beaches around. And the 3 laguns in the meddle. Mainly time between Christmans and New Year. It means if u want to stay in the crowd, party and meet a lot of people from all brasil and world... My favorite beaches are Praia Mole, Jurerê Internacional and Praia Brava. It's plenty of beautiful, fit and tan people. There's some beaches like Lagoinha do Leste and Nalfragados that u need to take a boat or do a path to get there, this places u can camping and enjoy the nature. Of course, nowadays u have to be careful everywhere, then is bether to stay by the camping. There's places like Lagoa da Conceição and Ribeirao da Ilha where u can apreciate the native portuguese architecture and very good sea food (u can't miss: pirão de peixe, ostras - the best osters in the country - rodizio de camarão, camarão na abobora). The best places to stay are by the beach, where u can find international hotels or local hostels and void the traffic to get by the sea. Or even rent a house for few weeks. A good choise would be Lagoa da Conceição, where u can go by feet to 3 beaches, and sandboard in the dunes and enjoy the lagun. Some thing that u can't miss is jumping with parashots from the Praia Mole Hill and do some ecological tracking. I think is that. Good travel. 

thare's a ctm at the entrance of the national park off the iguacu fall's on the brazillian site you can go with a train/tram-tourist wagon to the site make sure you keep you're kids close to you at all times 'the mountains are high and the water is deep' for special deals best contact your travel agent or look in the TO-packages I don't recoment to eat at the site itself but go to a nearby restaurant

diamantina is a beautiful small city, best spend some time on the weekend when the horse market takes place. you'll experience some real roots forró - and good cachaca is flowing!

A good alternative for the hostels near the railway station, is hotel Aruba
Av Visc Guarapuava 1960
Curitiba, 80000000, Brazil
+55 41 3363-5872
the room rates are very low, about EUR 5 for a double and it includes continental breakfast. The rooms are clean and functional andhave their own toilet and bathroom!

From Belem, take a boat to Ponto de Pedras but if you wanna go further from here, you need to speak Portuguese or be very patient. As the whole isle is a swamp with no roads, you'll have to take fisherboats, sometimes even jumping from one to another at river junctions. Take plenty of food, water, toilet paper and mosquito repellent and avoid the foreign priests and nuns as they think they own the place and don't welcome visitors.

I saw the biggest spider in a public toilet in the world in this city so watch out when you are in the loo lol

santos is a nice city ,as mach as cites in brasil are nice , it is a safe city ,just stay in lighten areas and the main locetions with pepoule at night . if you come to santos ,stay in the area of canal 1-2 ,this are one of 5 canalls going throw santos ,see the zoo and the neture and water animals musiom . at night , walk along the bord walk and go to the clabs around canal 3-4 ,ask the locels about night activities or check the internet if you want to travelin the area there are alot of beutifull beaches 50-60 k away from santos get an ambrela or water raiden hood becouse it rains alot enjoy !!!

Jucati - Aptos. Temporada // http://www.edificiojucati.com.br/ Is a nice place to stay. Here you get apartaments for 100 Reais with kitchen, lot of space, clean and warm shower/bathroom, people at reception are kind and helpful. They speak english if needed. The have good tips and infos. You can have free internet with a reasonable speed on 4 PCs. http://www.edificiojucati.com.br/

Pelourinho:
Once the central place where the slaves were being sold it has now become a touristic place.
On the main plaza there is a BELGIAN internet café.

Edifício Altino Arantes
On the top of this tower, that is freely accessable, you will have a view over the whole city of Saõ Paulo. Very impressive! Bring a photo ID with you to have acces to the tower! You will find the building in the very center of São Paulo, in the Rua João Bricola 24

Search for the cities tallest building and make a point to go onto the sky deck around dawn and take some amazing photos of a extremly populated city!!

Bring a protection for your photo camera video rec. against spraying water from the falls and carry always spare batteries with you because of the very high humidity they don t last as long as they do at home!!!

if you are north americam. for gods sake: bring a visa! 

Hostel Bambu is the way to go! The guys there are amazing. SOOO helpful!!! You need to allow a half day for the Brazilian side of the falls and a full day for the Argentine side. If visiting the Brazilian side on a short day trip you don't need to do customs or pay for a visa, but if visiting the Argentine side on a day trip you DO need to do customs. From Foz do Iguacu to Rio de Janeiro by bus is R$177 one way(about half that for dollar value.) That was as of mid-2007. They can book it at the hostel for you, they can even book your accomodation in another city for you from that hostel. As I said, the most helpful guys.

If you wanna stay here to visit Iguzu Falls, you'd rather prefer staying in Puerto Iguazu, which is in Argentina, a few km away Foz. It is cheaper, more funny, there are more activities, and it is much nicer !!!

Just a long dirt street with hops on both sides and Arab vendors speaking Portuguese while drinking tea. The Customs officer will just wave as you cross the border to buy whatever you want. Good feijoada and Chicken al Espiedo

Já lá fui 4 vezes e nunca tive problemas..Jóias, relógios e afins? Ficam no cofre do Hotel...VISA no bolso, algum dinheiro na roupa...e Rio, lá vou eu!!!!

You need to eat Brigadiero...it's the best desert in the world.

Go to Rubayat Baby Beef for your best ever meat experience !

Try eating "Tapioca" and "Alto da Sé"

Rio is a city filled with just about everything desirable and undesirable in a city of its size. The people are beautiful, the beaches are beautiful and the food is excellent and CHEAP. The downside is that you really need to either stay in safe areas, or have some Brazilian friends if you really want to venture out. Luckily, I had met an exchange student in the U.S. before I travelled to Rio. Once I got there, he took me to all of the cool clubs, the best beaches that tourists don't know about, and restaurants off the beaten path. I never would have seen Rio this way if it was not for him!

Cidade Maravilhosa ! Nice beaches, great people and a lot of nature!