We are about to leave Rio de Janeiro—the home of Carnaval. Before we went to the Carnaval festivities though…we visited both Sugar Loaf mountain and Corcovado mountain. We got to Sugar Loaf by means of a cable car that went almost straight up the mountainside. When we got to Sugar Loaf we could look over […]
Read More »We have already spent quite a bit of time in Brazil—and we are due to spend some more. We expect to arrive in Rio tomorrow, and then go on several tours over the next few days. The big event will be Carnival. We will be in attendance in the Sambadrome. It promises to be quite […]
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We have just been in the port in Santos, Brazil, and it reminds me that the ports we encounter are interesting in different ways. Some ports are designed and used exclusively for passengers on cruise ships. The newest have ramps that connect to the cruise ships like jetways connect to planes, and the […]
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