Monthly Archives: March 2012

The General Mines of Brazil

Posted on March 28, 2012 by itinerantfling

After we left Rio we crossed several montain chains until we got in Belo Horizonte, the capital of one of Brazil largest, more historical and richest states, Minas Gerais. But we mainly went there to pick up my parents who … Continue reading →

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Blame it on RIO

Posted on March 24, 2012 by itinerantfling

I am going to start this blog backwards because of the importance I want to give to one of the next cities we visited. Rio is not Brazil’s capital, it is not the largest city in the country and no … Continue reading →

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Soun Paul O

Posted on March 21, 2012 by itinerantfling

It took us 2 days, close to a 1000 miles, and more than 20 hours to drive from the state of Bahia to São Paulo. Our road trip revealed stunning landscapes full of mountains and valleys with dry vegetation and … Continue reading →

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There Be Diamonds in them Hills

Posted on March 12, 2012 by itinerantfling

Vinicius de Morais, one of Bossa Nova’s creators, made a song called Felicidade (Happiness), where he says ” Sadness has no end, happiness does” and he procceed to say that “everything ends on Wednesday”. In Brazil, Wednesday ashes is the … Continue reading →

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And then, there was Carnaval in Salvador…

Posted on March 2, 2012 by itinerantfling

After Maceió, we drove to Salvador in the state of Bahia, click here for a map. Salvador was the first capital of Brazil for more than two centuries. With over 3 million inhabitants, now it’s just the capital of Bahia … Continue reading →

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