 At the Botanical Garden in Rio...how we miss it now! Don't forget also that Brazil is celebrating three anniversaries in 2009: Carmen Miranda, Ataulfo Alves, and Villa-Lobos! Lots and lots of shows and concerts planned around them...
 When you come to Brazil, 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. Don't forget to stop and drink your coconut water every day! This alone is a good reason to move to this country for a while...
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 It's not everyone that can claim a UNESCO World Heritage Site as her favorite childhood playground...Visit São Miguel das Missões with us!
 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. |
 Ah...Marcos Sacramento! Here's his new CD, hot off the presses, while he tours Europe! 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...
Much more music...
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