Planning a Trip to Southern 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

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!

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!!!

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

Curitiba's transportation is well planned, as buses have their own lanes (only to be used by buses)

large city in southern brazil, botanical garden, museums

Si vas a Canasvieiras no dejes de ir a Praia Brava. El mar es buenisimo, caliente y con excelentes olas.

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Cuando vas al Foz do Iguazu por el lado de Brasil tienes que hacer reservas antes porque ta lleno!!!!!