Travelogues Brazil

Today we took a day trip to the neighboring island of Morro de Sao Paulo. We started early in the morning with a shuttle service to the port of Salvador. From there, we boarded...

We used the weekend for a slightly longer excursion: Pelourinho. Pelourinho is a district of Salvador. Tourists associate the place with two things: 1. The many...

Visited a turtle rescue station, unfortunately these cannot be released back into the wild. After that, we went to the Coffee Museum in Sao Paulo and then to the beach. We...

The weather improved, but now the tourists arrived! Wait time for the ascent to the Christ Statue is 3 hours, so we preferred to go back to the beach. Caipirinha is a must, of...

Hiking on the tabletop mountains is fantastic! The waterfalls and underwater caves are unique. Here, hiking is only allowed with a guide, costing 30 € for the whole day.

We then headed from Salvador to a more rural area, the Chapada Diamantina National Park. Unfortunately, it was not possible to go on hikes alone there. On our last day, we tried...

A big city with many skyscrapers. However, what makes it beautiful are the unique paintings on all the buildings. Unfortunately, there are many homeless people living downtown,...

After arriving in Belém on Saturday morning at 03:10, I had a small problem because my room was not ready until 12:00 in the hotel. So we spontaneously changed our plans and...

After so much glorious nature, we are now ready for the metropolis Rio de Janeiro and on the first day we take the cable car to the famous 'Pao de Acucar'. The views from up...

Wir werden vom Hotel mit dem Auto zu einem Bootsanleger an einem der unzähligen Amazonasarme gebracht. Weiter geht es mit einem kleinen Boot zunächst durch offene Landschaft,...

The flight to Rio already enchanted us: hilly landscape, roaring sea and deep jungle. For 2 days, Creuza guided us through the diverse cityscape of Rio and took us to a real...

The first thing that surprised us in Salvador was the cool weather compared to the tropical heat of the Northeast. Our Pousada was cozy and all the furniture came from Bali as...

From friends and countries

We checked into a nice hostel in Paraty. We enjoyed the pool and the nature. During breakfast, many cute little monkeys were playing around. We also packed our fishing gear and...

Today we went to Praia do Forte with our friend. But first, we had to go to the bus station in Salvador, the Rodoviario. There, we bought a ticket and took the Linha Verde up...

Today we took a trip to the neighborhood of Ribeira. We had been wanting to go there for a long time to see the beaches and explore the important places. We drove through the...

As I have already reported once, German products are very expensive here. But also beef, dairy products and the like are very expensive in the supermarket. This is because the...

Today we took a flight to Rio for the Olympic Games! The event we've been looking forward to all this time. Once we arrived, we took a bus to the city center, where a...

Today a surf contest took place in Salvador. Of course, we didn't want to miss that! So we set off in bright sunshine. On our way there, we passed by the juice shop where we...

I believe it's my favorite place I explored in Brazil. So colorful and diverse and so much culture! I made travel friendships there that have stayed with me a little longer in...

At the end of the short vacation in Salinas, we had to do the house inspection. The caretaker came by around 09:15 and we checked the electricity meter together to see how much...

The day started off funny. Déby had forgotten her tapioca in the oven, which was meant for breakfast... ;-) You can see that the oven worked perfectly again after being fixed!...

On this day, I started by wishing my friend Hansi a happy birthday. He was in South Tyrol with his family, having lunch. We spent the rest of the day at Mosqueiro beach, playing...

As it was recommended to us by many people, on our last day in Manaus we took a trip to the northern part of the rainforest. We were lucky again to be with a small group - our...

Today we spent the day traveling to Manaus. The flight takes 4 hours, gaining two hours due to the time difference. This gave us the opportunity to have dinner at a local...

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 - Rio de Janeiro

After the 8-hour bus ride from Salvador, we arrived in the idyllic town of Lencois. Here, we stayed for 6 days at Casa da Amizade. The owners were very friendly and open-minded,...

My journey starts! After months of planning the route, preparing the necessary documents, and saying goodbye to family and friends, it finally started on 25.02! Still surreal...

About Flora and Fauna

Students of the courses Prática de Ensino III and Capoeira I informed us about an excursion to Imbassai, to which we were eventually invited to participate. This excursion was a...