Trips for Brazil

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 o …

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, …

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 …

After suffering a miserable 40 (I'm not exaggerating) days of rain and grey skies in Northern California during the spring of 2006, stepping off the plane in Sao Paulo brought a sigh of joy. We met clear blue skies, a sultry 75 degrees, and …

Depois de quatro anos, estava na hora de voltar ao sul. Desta vez, no quesito passeios, o objetivo era rever os canyons do Fortaleza e o Itaimbezinho, ir à Pedra do Segredo e conhecer a Serra Catarinense, não contemplada da última vez. Outro obje …

Flew out of Memphis, Tenn. into Chicago and then to Sao Paulo. The trip was a bit long but worth it. I went with some of the students from my university so we scheduled the trip through the university travel agency planning system, unfortunately …

Packed, made cookies and picked Karen up at the Airport. Karen and I work up. I did last minute packing, turning off my computer, turning off heat, We went to Starbucks and got coffee. I talked to Debbie the Barista about our trip to Brazil …

no sleep. packed bag 5 times. still couldn’t fit everything in. finished packing in time to run out the door – bag ended up weighing over 25kg! blizzard began 4am. left house 0530 to have ticket machine swallow debit card. back across the road & …

Delta 121 - June 29, 2006 - JFK to Sao Paulo - leave 10:10 pm Arrive Sao Paulo - June 30, 2006 - 8:45 am Meet Adam Jones arriving Taca 28 from Lima, Peru - June 30 - 3:45 am Taxi from airport to center is $15 or airport service buses are approx …

***My E-mail is UrbanDozer@yahoo.com for those who want to contact me.*** I am sitting alone here in Belo Horizonte's airport - the constant sound of jack hammers and the glow of airline monitors my only company. I'm not even sure where the …