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Brazil

Nightime in Rio De Janeiro

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In Brazil, and maybe all of South America, cigarette packages look like this. It makes you want to think twice about smoking. I would feel outraged if I were a cigarette company because of having to put a big gross warning on every cigarette package. My flight back to Rio went uneventful. I immeadiately caught the bus back to Copacabana and … [Read more...] about Nightime in Rio De Janeiro

Salvador Brazil Beach Life

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My Swiss travel buddy Sven and I lived the life in Salvador, Brazil. Albeit temporary, our rented apartment just one block from Salvador's waterfront meant time spent on the beach every morning for the ten days we stayed. We were not in Brazil for sightseeing. I had done that on my last vacation to Brazil five years before. That made it easier to … [Read more...] about Salvador Brazil Beach Life

Just A Few Weeks Makes A Veteran Traveler

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In a backpacking culture where the most time a traveler will spend in one place is rarely more than 1 week, I became a veteran backpacker of Rio entering my second week. But during my third week I became an expert. Almost a native. No, I do not take myself and what I just said to seriously but really, in El Misti hostel, I quickly became a longtimer and the resident tour … [Read more...] about Just A Few Weeks Makes A Veteran Traveler

Obtaining a Visa for Brazil

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One of the obstacles in preparing for the portion of my trip in Brazil was actually being allowed in the country. Brazil, and other Latin American countries like Bolivia and Paraguay require US citizens to file for a visa in advance. They do it as retaliation to the U.S. policy of charging foreigners hundred if not thousands of dollars in fees to apply for a visa that they are … [Read more...] about Obtaining a Visa for Brazil