Brazil Hotels

Almost 8 years ago, while I was on a trip to Brazil with my wife, I got a call from my friend Eric. "Are you in Rio?" He asked. “I will be in 2 days” I replied. “I need a helicopter shot of Christ the Redeemer for 'Alias'”. I, of course, jumped on the case and took my first helicopter ride with my little digital camera. During the shoot, I really got how great Rio was as a backdrop for a movie. Along with my experience in Salvador, Bahia... I knew I would be back. I’m prepping and planning for a feature that we’re hoping to shoot in Brazil in 2012. It seems like a long way away but in ...

For latest update please refer to:http://www.sony5.com/d610/ Brazil trip report #1: TAM, Safety, Preparation- TAM I traveled from New york to Sao paulo with TAM (usd $520), and then use the TAM travel pass ($550) to visit Iguacu fall, Rio, Manaus. The services of TAM is okay, people are friendly, food is average, but the leg room for the flight is pretty tight, and for some reason, it's freezing during the flight. The good thing is that TAM provide a blanket and pillow to you for international flight as a gift package. Maybe we are lucky or what, custom and baggage claim were smooth. From ...

Carnival in Salvador, we bought tickets to join the blocos "Balada". Basically what happens when you buy a ticket is you get a special shirt called a camarote which is your actual ticket, this shirt allows you to get inside the rope surrounding the band which is on top of a truck with huge speakers. Inside the rope is a bunch of other people who bought the camarote and just follow along with the band and dance for hours until the end of the parade. It was quite a fun experience as you are actually a part of the parade. On the outside of the ropes are a lot of people who didn't buy the ...