Country Overview: Travelling in Brazil

They are used to being fed - they'd never be this tame otherwise!

They are used to being fed – they'd never be this tame otherwise!25-May-2009 14:21, Panasonic DMC-FX3, 2.8, 5.8mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 100

Introduction: Brazil is the 5th largest country in both geographical and population size in the world. Its also the only one in the whole of South America that has to be that little different and speak Portuguese as opposed to Spanish. As its also the most expensive, we’d planned to use it almost purely as a landing stop and speed on up to check out the Amazon. As it turned out, neither of these things happened and we still managed to have a great time!

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Gallery: Paraty, waterfalls & the local hospital!

And then back to jungle boy, who makes it look spectacular with ease!

And then back to jungle boy, who makes it look spectacular with ease!31-May-2009 16:11, Canon Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL, 10.0, 105.0mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 800

On Sunday we ventured from the main centre of Paraty to the famous local waterfalls, particularly the cascading Cachoeira do Toboga to do a bit of water sliding! Ironically, that part went exceptionally well, it was when I decided to do a bit of stretching that everything took a turn for the worse!

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Gallery: Paraty and Festa do Divino Espirito Santo 2009 festival!

The stage! Definitely more lively at night... the first half was a talent competition.

The stage! Definitely more lively at night… the first half was a talent competition.30-May-2009 05:57, Panasonic DMC-FX3, 2.8, 5.8mm, 0.033 sec, ISO 200

After torrential rain appeared in the paradise that is Ilha Grande on Thursday night, we decided to cut this trip short and move on quickly to Paraty; an old colonial town with a centre that is completely cut off to traffic and has been declared a national historical monument. Unfortunately, the weather here was also poor, but we still managed to have a cracking time!

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