Rio de Janeiro on a Shoestring
Imagine sun tanned beach-goers sipping on cool coconuts, striking rock formations, and dazzling spectacles of music and dance… All of these things exist in one incredible city – Rio de …
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How to Explore Carnaval in Brazil
One beautiful, sunny afternoon in Rio, I was listening to my professor drone on and on about something I didn’t understand and looking out the window when a brilliant idea …
Journeying Through Brazil By Bus
When I began planning my solo adventure around Northeast Brazil, everyone I knew expressed their concerns of me, a non-Brazilian, petite female, traveling alone in one of the most dangerous …
Language Learning On A Time Crunch
It’s easy to see that the best way to explore a place is if you know the language and communicate with people there. However, language learning can be a tricky …
Mythbusting Brazil
What do you think of when you hear Brazil? Sparkling, sandy beaches and giant rock formations might come to mind, or an image of the giant Christ statue towering over …
Off the Beaten Path: Exploring Outside The City of Rio de Janeiro
Often when people think of Brazil, their first thoughts are of Rio de Janeiro and its beaches. But to those tired of what Rio, or just wishing to skip the …
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