 Going to São Paulo? Don't miss the fabulous Cow Parade all over the city! We have one more of these beauties inside...
 Don't forget to read our tips before you go, like these bikini tops here! And, check out what's hot and what's not on our bikini page! Occasionally, a new story appears in our blog that is majorly worth a read, so head there, too!
 Or head for the beach and a super refreshing coconut at one of the sidewalk kiosks-with-a-view...this one is in Ipanema. I also took a picture of my very own coconut before drinking the cold water!
 If you go to Brazil this summer (theirs!), please remember to get your gifts at museum stores and craft shops that help artisans around the country: Museu do Índio and Museu do Folclore are great alternatives. You can also find great buys at public markets, such as the ones in Belo Horizonte, Recife, etc.
 Food shopping the Brazilian way! Ah, the incomparable diversity and quality of Brazilian fruit. Here are some fresh cashews we photographed at a street feira in São Paulo. By the way, if you go there, don't miss a visit to the Mercado Municipal Paulistano...one of the best food markets (and certainly the most beautiful!) in Brazil! |
 It's summer in Brazil...enjoy the wines and sights of the splendid Vale dos Vinhedos in Rio Grande do Sul...
 Simply spectacular: the Jalapão in the state of Tocantins.
The most amazing place I've ever climbed up and down: Serra da Capivara in the state of Piauí. Magnificent cave paintings and other vestiges of prehistoric Brazil. Worth every drop of sweat! (And you will perspire an awful lot...)
 For crafts, nothing beats the Northeast. These lovely
one-inch tall dolls came from the São José market in Recife.
 Best kept secret: this tiny colonial gem near the mouth of the São Francisco...
You know when you're itching to go somewhere and wish all the goodies and inside scoop were packed into one site? Well, if you read Portuguese, before you pick out your bikini and comfy shoes, pay a visit to Férias Brasil.
To look for a cozy corner in Brazil, you might want to start at Hotels in Rio de Janeiro... |
 Ah...Marcos Sacramento! We've sung his praises here before and we were never, ever, shy about it. He is, in our not-at-all modest opinion, the best singer Brazil has produced in a long time. Marcos and three amazing guitarists, available from Biscoito Fino in Rio. More about Marcos...
 Why not begin 2010 teaching your kids to sing and dance a variety of wonderful Brazilian music styles? You can do that easily, thanks to Putumayo's Brazilian Playground. Top-drawer performers such as Gilberto Gil and young sensation Roberta Sá interpret samba, bossa nova, forró, etc.
 What's a book doing in my Nano you might ask? Well, it's the companion CD, actually. But take this musical tour of Brazil in words and song! Schools in the U.S. should definitely own a copy...
Much more music...
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