by senoritamaja | Mar 9, 2014 | Brazil
During our time in Rio we ate a lot of delicious dishes but one of the most interesting things we ate there was on our second night in Rio. The Brazilian Feijoada is the national dish of Brazil and traditionally only served on Sundays but we were having none of that....
by senoritamaja | Mar 6, 2014 | Brazil
Our last tourist stop in Rio was the Maracanã stadium which for over 50 years has brought a variety of experiences and emotions to football crazied Brazilians, and hosted some of the best players in the world. The stadium was originally built in 1950 to host the FIFA...
by senoritamaja | Mar 6, 2014 | Brazil
So amidst our urban adventure we decided to take one day off and go to the beach. My eager mother (who has probably read from front to back more lonely planets than any other literary genre that exists) picked Búzios as a particularly beautiful place not too far from...
by senoritamaja | Mar 6, 2014 | Brazil
Not so far from the stairs in Lapa exists Rio’s contribution to one of the new seven wonders of the world. We had been followed around by Christ everywhere we went in Rio (purely geographically of course) but you can’t come to Rio without giving him a...
by senoritamaja | Mar 5, 2014 | Brazil
In between the neighbourhoods of Lapa, Rio’s samba district and Santa Teresa, the artistic and bohemian district of the city, is another one of Rio’s must-see tourist destinations; Selaron’s famous stairway. Selaron, the artist who created the art...
by senoritamaja | Mar 5, 2014 | Brazil
So momma was pretty excited about Brasil in general but grew a slightly unhealthy obsession with two things; capirinhas and sugarloaf mountain. Whenever there was a photo opportunity with sugarloaf in the background the camera had to come out and of course we...
