Rio is a pretty cool city but one that deserves at least a month or two to really know the place and enjoy everything it has to offer. There´s always something going on... The Rolling Stones performed a free concert here on Copacabana Beach a couple months back... over 1 million people attended! And of course it´s the host to the largest party in the world, Carnaval. But when that stuff isn´t going on the place is still fun and energized. With my ...

I returned to Salvador last week to extend my stay in Brazil by obtaining another 90 day stamp for my passport from the Federal Police. The process was quite painless actually and I was only worried for a minute when they asked to see my plane ticket home... proof that I will actually leave. I told them I´m going to Argentina overland from here and I won´t be going home. Simply showing a credit card got me past this as they consider it to be proof that ...