So after Rio, we headed here, to Paraty!! Cool beachside town, with a well maintained historic core too. stayed here for five nights in a great place, where the breakfast was out of this world - for S.America anyway. we got fruit bread, ham, cheese, cake, homemade jams, and yoghurt. Had some good weather here which was a bonus, considering the main things are the beaches and islands. We took our first full day canoeing around the bay, though the weather was ...

ok, so now its time for a bit of Brazil. Only in Brazil for 2 weeks, and so we´ve spent a week in big ol´Rio to kick things off. Stayed in Santa Teresa which is the arty neighbourhood, and overlooks the centre, and is pretty well located, as you only have to go to the bottom of the hill to get buses to pretty much anywhere. After arriving we had a wander round Santa Teresa, then took the tram back, as it began to hoon it down (though this was the only rain w...