São Paulo is basically Brazilian Bangkok meets Latin American Berlin. With all the former’s urban skyscrapers, street food culture, and cultural contrasts, but also the latter’s gritty hipster neighborhoods, cutting-edge art museums, and a “work hard, play hard” 24/7 philosophy baked into its core.
Rio takes your breath away the first time you see her, and she’ll never cease to amaze and surprise you from that point onward. It’s also as gay as gay can be, with an outrageously fun gay nightlife scene centered around its beach culture. Not to mention Carnival! In this guide, we hit the sands to find out what makes Rio so amazing.
Check out how we spent a week celebrating Carnival 2013 in Rio de Janeiro. We made time for Rio’s best including street parties, food, drinks, and sightseeing.
Iguazu Falls was the perfect way to cross the border from Argentina into Brazil and from there we continued our journey to Rio for Carnival, but we had one more stop on the way. Parati is a former Portugese colonial town with well preserved cobblestone streets (or as Auston calls them: cobbleystone) and historic buildings […]
Decide which side of Iguazu Falls to visit. On the border between Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay lies one of the most amazing water falls in South America. We spent two nights there – one in Argentina and one in Brazil.
