Rio. Rio de Janeiro. When I first saw you, I knew you were the one. I don’t know yet whether I’ll manage to live amidst your arms but I do know I will love you forever.On this shore, where nothing existed but sand and jungle, a city was built. It has been classified as the world’s fifth most beautiful city in the world after Venice, Paris, Prague and Lisbon (http://www.ucityguides.com/cities/top-10-most-beautiful-cities.html). And it really dese...

I came to Porto Seguro about 10 days ago. My good friend Bruno owns a house there, by the "Mangue" (Mangrove in French, in English ?), near the fishermen's market. His sister - Claudie, 72 years old - lives here all year long when Bruno only comes for a week or two, a couple of times a year.I have mixed feelings about this area. Last time I was here, seven years ago, my feelings were not mixed at all : I hated it. You see, it was already my third trip to Braz...

Trancoso is a little paradise (where you'll get bored after three days for sure !) with white sandy beaches, cute little shops, beautiful pousadas and hotels. Definitely not for the poor, Trancoso is marketed at upper class Brazilians, many of them flying from Porto Seguro airport to Trancoso in helicopters...As we don't have that kind of finances, we took the "balsa" to Arraial and then a van to Trancoso. We just spent 36 hours there but it was well wor...

Farofa is made from, generally, manioc flour (but can be maize too). Put in a pan with oil, onions, garlic, and maybe some bits of bacon, maybe bell peppers and whatever else I don't know yet, it makes a kind of crispy mixture, a bit like breadcrumbs, only tastier, and Brazilians couldn't possibly live without it : mixed with freshly cooked "feijao" (beans) and some rice, it thickens the bean sauce and gives an awesome taste to the whole thing. As a Brazi...

As said in the previous post, Sunday in Sao Paulo is pretty cool : some bicycle lover lobbyists have managed to obtain from the municipality the closure of some streets and bridges downtown so that they are fully dedicated to pedestrians and cyclers. I'm in luck : Paulo has three bikes. That enables us to leave sunday morning and spend the day in downtown Sao Paulo. The city is so huge, that even the real downtown is. Being able to sightsee by bike is awesome...