We returned to Belém for one night, with an evening arrival and morning departure so we didn't get out and about. We did find another great little street side burger joint for dinner though. This was our last night in Brazil after over 2 months. Perhaps time for some general reflections. Brazil is a huge country, and the people and cultures we experienced are so diverse. The south, cold in winter, was clean and well maintained. The people sipped mate just lik...

Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon River, is a surprising city. And a hot one! Our bus arrived around 9am, and a friendly security guard at the bus station got us a map and helped us with which bus to take to our hostel. Fortunately, though we arrived way before check in time, we were let into our room and we able to wash off the sweat from our day of roaming São Luís, before going out for some sight seeing. We went first to the shores of the river to Estaç...