Brazil

Accommodation for carnival Paraty for sale

Hey all,

Have had an emergency come up and looks like I won't be able to go to carnival after all, I have a bed in a 4 bed female dorm with a/c and en suite booked at a hostel in Paraty from 12th Feb for 5 nights till 17th Feb going spare. I paid $48 a night for it so if you're interested and haven't yet booked your accommodation then email me/post a mesage here.

Thanks

Ani

5 days in Rio - what to do, where to stay?

Hi
I will be staying 4 days in Rio in late March.
Can anybody please recommend a good hotel or pousada in Rio which will also pick up from the airport?

I have been checking out several websites trying to determine how much it is to do organised tours. But there are so many sites & I can't seem to determine what is a reasonable price.
Is it easy to organise tours while there? What is the average price for a city tour , boat tour, favela tour?
Aside from the usual sights such as Sugarloaf, the beaches, is there anything I shouldn't miss?

Hope to get some useful tips.
Thanks in advance

How to get Fortaleza from Beach Park by local bus?

Hi. I am staying at Beach Park Suite Resorts.
It is far from city. Hotel does not offer free bus.
They charge R$25 each including returning. However, departure time and returning time is stupid such as 14:00 and 18:40.
The Taxi cost is more than R$50....

I would like to take local bus. I just know I need to transfer somewhere.

If someone knows how to get to Fortaleza city from Beach Park, please let me know.
Thank you.

brazil visa

Hi

I know that you only have 3 months on the Brazil tourist visa and we will be in Sth America for 3 months before entering Brazil. Is it easy to get a visa for Brazil in Chile or Peru??

Thank you ::))

2 weeks in Brazil

Hi all,
My boyfriend and I are visiting Brazil for 2 weeks in April and I'm feeling overwhelmed by the amount of places to visit. Any recommendations of "must sees"? Would it be worth the long bus ride to Iguacu Falls? Any good National parks or beaches you recommend? We are flying in and out of Rio. We also prefer budget travel, staying in guesthouses or hostels and taking local transit. We don't want to fly anywhere within Brazil and we enjoy hiking, swimming, surfing, meeting locals.

Thanks for your help travellers,

CH

Accommodation for Rio Carnival

Hi,

We have booked and half paid for a double room at the Ipanema Beach House (a great sounding hostel) from the 12th to the 18th of Feb and unfortunately we can no longer make it. If anybody would like to take this off our hands the total cost was R$2200 and we have paid a deposit of R$1100, I have checked with them and they are happy to transfer the booking to another couple if they can e-mail copys of their passports.

any interest please e-mail me on waldronlucy@hotmail.co.uk

dance (samba, afro) bahia brasil

Hi,
I'm heading to bahia state, most likely in the Salvador region with the hopes to learn about brasilian--and especially afro-brasilian--culture, food, music, history, and DANCE. i have some background in west african dance, and a little bit of samba. I'd like to study more african based dance forms and learn more specifically about samba (from what i've learned samba de roda is what i'm most interested in...but i'm not too sure what else is out there).
Anyway, i'm looking for some recommendations about where to go to learn dance in the bahia region, particularly Salvador. Are there any good (and SAFE--i'm a woman traveling alone...) places to go outside the city that have particularly interesting cultures related to dance and music?

I appreciate any tips or comments in advance. Thanks!

Ilha Grande private transfer

Ola!

My first ever trip to Brazil in less than a week and I'm really looking forward to it! I have everything else organised except for my trip to Ilha Grande (hostel is booked though):

1. I'm hoping someone could help me out with the names of private ferry transfer companies from Angra to Ilha Grande, or Rio to Ilha Grande. Due to time constraints, the ideal time to leave Ilha Grande would be some time in the afternoon, instead of 10am with the regular ferry. Please let me know if you know of any, and its associated cost.

2. I've also had a look at the Ilha Grande tourism website and although they have listed down the different beach tours on offer, it is possible to go to a tour company with a list of beaches that I would like to go rather than signing up to the set tours?

I'm only spending 2 nights there and wish that I had read a bit more about Ilha Grande so I could h... more »