Traveling to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics and wondering what to do and see in town when you’re not cheering for your country? Or staying a little longer after the games? Here I’ll give you some ideas. For many people, Rio is a once in a lifetime destination. So what I recommend in this […]
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Rio de Janeiro: a countdown to the Olympics 2016
In less than 1 month the world will turn its attention to Brazil, more specifically to Rio de Janeiro. The reason? The 2016 Summer Olympics. I’d like to help you guys understand a little bit more about this beautiful city, so I created a series of 1 minute videos explaining the basics. Feel free to […]
Leblon: the jewel of Rio de Janeiro
Leblon… the neighborhood you will fall in love while visiting Rio de Janeiro! Internationally, few people have ever heard of Leblon. When I mention “Rio de Janeiro”, they normally think of Copacabana or Corcovado, if anything. Cariocas (those who are born in Rio) know its true value though. The area has never been so attractive. […]
Jericoacoara: the adventure starts on the “road”
Few people know it, but there are no roads to get in and out of Jericoacoara, Northern Brazil. Actually, there’s no pavement in the entire village, not even downtown. The reason is that it is located at a protected area inside a National Park. So, you have to drive for a while on the sand dunes. […]
Talking about Phuket…
In the end of 2004 I was in Thailand working at a women’s soccer championship, the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Cup. Exactly one month later, the tsunami that devastated Southeast Asia heavily hit one of the competition’s venues: Phuket, a southern province. Phuket consists of the island of Phuket, Thailand’s largest island, and 32 other […]
