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Not so long ago, Jericoacoara was a small fishing village in the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean. One day, some gringos showed up in the village. “They probably have gone lost” thought the inhabitants. They were not lost at all; they were looking for the wind. Wind to push the sails of their windsurfing boards. [...]

The outside has been a lot more colourful and interesting.
Leaving Rio on a bus with direction São João del Rei, we lived a memorable moment.
When the bus driver finished taking the tickets and everyone was seated, standing in the middle of the aisle, he said for everybody something more or less like this:
“My name is [...]

After an initial adapting period of two-three days, where I felt unusually tired, supposedly due to the warmer weather temperatures combined with the jetlag from the flight and most probably caused by the ‘resaca’ (pronounced hesaca and meaning hangover) from the caipirinhas, my body finally reacted to the amazingly tasty fresh highly energising fruits we [...]

Be warned: Rio’s powers of seduction can leave you with a bad case of saudade (indescribable longing) when you leave. Planted between lush, forest-covered mountains and breathtaking beaches, the Cidade Maravilhosa (Marvelous City) has many charms to offer. Have a glimpse of it:
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Date por avisado: los poderes de seduccion de Rio pueden dejarte con un [...]

We´re here! After a few hours flight over Spain´s sky (we flew from Valencia to Barcelona and then to Madrid before finally taking our plane to Rio) and many many more over the Pacific´s Ocean, we arrived last night to Gabri´s apartment (a couchsurfing friend), two streets away from the neverending beach of Copacabana.
Tired but [...]