Brazil *Jul-Aug 2014* by ...vale vale...

I didn’t know where to go this time…I got my vacation slot postponed, so that I couldn’t join my friends for a wedding in Colombia. I set some Skyscanner alerts and once I was pretty sure not to go anywhere too far because of the flight ticket rates, I received a grate flight fare to Rio de Janeiro. The price decreased by € 200. Not bad and it cost ~ € 551.

I can tell you guys that Brazil is in my top 4 list. It was a fantastic trip. Great adventure, great places, great experience and met so many cool people.

I met some friends I did meet in Thailand, I went to a Brazilian wedding, I did scuba diving with dolphins and sharks, I did kite surfing (and an accident happened), I went to one of the remotest places I have ever been to (Atins and the Lençois Maranhenses).

I can tell you that I did travel on a budget, but I didn’t want to miss anything and at the end of the day it was a pretty expensive trip, but…no regrets!!!

The most expensive “expenses” were the internal flights. I didn’t decide my itinerary until a couple of week before my departure, so that it was apparently too late to get cheap flight rates.

Travel Book: Brazil by Lonely Planet

Flights: Operated by Alitalia

LIN - FCO - GIG: AZ2109 + AZ0672

GIG – FCO – LIN: AZ0673 + AZ2028

Travel Map:

Mean of Transport: bike + metro + bus + plane (GOL)

Destinations:

Day 00 Departure

Day 01 Arrival Rio

Day 02 – 04 Rio de Janeiro (Ipanema, Copacabana, Leme, Leblon, Tijuca, Cristo Redentor, Sugarloaf Mountain, Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas)

Day 05 Rio de Janeiro – Paraty

Day 06 Paraty

Day 07 Paraty – Sao Paulo

Day 08 Sao Paulo

Day 09 Sao Paulo - Recife

Day 10 Recife – Fernando de Noronha

Day 11 - 13 Fernando de Noronha

(Praia do Cachorro, Baia dos Golfinhos, Baia do Sueste, Baia dos Porcos, Baia do Sancho)

Day 14 Fernando de Noronha - Fortaleza

Day 15 Fortaleza - Jericoacoara

Day 16-17 Jericoacoara –Jijioca - Jericoacoara

Day 18 Jericoacoara – Caburé - Atins

Day 19 Atins – Lençois Maranhenses - Atins

Day 20 Atins – Berreirinhas – Sao Luis

Day 21 Sao Luis – Brasilia – Rio - Departure

Day 22 Arrival

Hotels:

Day 01 – 04:  CabanaCopa Hostel

Day 05 – 06: Hostel Bossa Nova Paraty

Day 10 – 13: Pousada Lenda das Aguas

Day 14:  Boozers Hostel

Day 15 - 17: Casa Coco Verde - Pousada & Hostel

Day 18 – 19: Pousada Irmaos

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Tips:

-          Get your flight booked well in advance

-          Rio:

o   join the free walker tour at least for down town Rio

o   ride a bike along the tourist area and along the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freita

o   sunbath and work out in one of Rio’s best spot

-          Fernando de Noronha: stay for 3-4 days à have a look at the national park fees

-          Fortaleza Airport – city centre: I do not know why but I was absolutely not allowed to get on public transport by either people at the airport nor the hostel manager

-          Do visit Lençois Maranhenses around June - beginning of September

-          From Jericoacoara to Caburé

I went in one of the travel agencies in Jeri and spent 200R for the 4x4 trasnfer Jeri - Caburé + 24R for the boat Caburé- Atins (I share both the 4x4 and the boat with other 2 people).

-          From Atins to Barreirinhas

I paid R50 for the boat from Atins to Barreirinhas and previously R50

-          From Barreirinhas to Sao Luis

Bus to Sao Luis R35. I stopped at the "airport" bus stop, and shared a taxi with other 3 guys to get to the ariport (R5)