Brazil ViewpointThe mob on the walkway in Brazil. It goes right up to the edge on this little shelf in the path of the falls.Brazil Viewpoint
Rio de Janeiro
View from the top of Dois IrmaosArgos, a little sleepy on the job.They roam around with assault rifles and in bulletproof vests.The Vidigal Favela up on the hillside.The road to our apartment for five daysView from the roof of our apartment in the Vidigal FavelaThe apartment was clean and spacious, perfect for a few days to plan the rest of our stay in Brazil
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
The top of the tallest sand duneWhiskey guarding the door to our hutA river in the road of downtown AtinsThe river from AtinsThe path to the largest sand dune in Lencoise Maranhenses National ParkLençóis Maranhenses National Park the Most beautiful place in the world
The vast green that we traversed to arrive at this massive sand dune that separated us from planes of white sand dunes
Belém
Street art in Belem.Market in BelemBelem, BrazilFishing boats on the Amazon in the Belem PortA thief in Bosque Municipal Rodrigues Alves Park in Belem. He stole that cookie right out of the hand of a woman on the park bench.Bosque Municipal Rodrigues Alves ParkBosque Municipal Rodrigues Alves Park
Sao Luis
Sao Luis is known for its tiled buildings, an architectural practice brought by the Portuguese.Sao Luis in the early the next morning
Manaus
View of Rio Negro in Manaus, before it joins up with the Amazon riverInside the fish market in Mercado Municipal in ManausBy LecomteB [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
Amazon Jungle
Trin with our little CaimanFront: Jeremy & Alia; Second Lindsay & Patrick; Third Bonnie and Trinity with Caca in the backApproaching our Lodge, none of the huts could be seen from the water.The still mirrored surface of the water hides all the toothed creatures below.Patrick on the water, Caca’s house boat behind him.Just outside the local bar, two local kids stopped by for a few groceries from the bars store.High water mark during the rainy seasonThis is the tree used to make the long dart gun from which to shoot poison darts. Poison is obtained from small colorful frogs.The larvae of the beetle Pachymerus nucleorum from the Babassu
Caca said they call this the wedding veil bugPatrick, Lindsay, Alia, Jeremy, Bonnie, and Trinity in front of Juma Pousada LodgeOne of the shacks in our lodgeOur room in the Amazon JunglePiranha fishing in the Amazon. Sneaky, glittery, snappy.One of the homes in the small clearing along the banks in the Amazon JungleCaca demonstrating how to make Manioc. The thorn branches in the large frying pan keep the dogs from laying in it when it is not in use.
Trin at the base of the Kaypok TreeSunset on the Amazon; Photo taken by Jeremy
Chapada Diamantina
Standing on a plateau in Chapada DiamantinaFloating near a large rock outcropping in Poço Azul. The waterline is at our shoulders.The cave grew darker as clouds passed overhead creating a feeling of floating over nothingness.The stairs into Poço EncantadoGazing into the Enchanted WellDescending into Poço AzulCrystal Clear Water in the Gruta da Pratinha caveThe smooth surface of the riverbed in Chapada DiamantinaCaeté-Açu
Retired from Corporate America at the age of 43 along with her husband Trinity. In 2016 they sold their home to begin a nomadic life of slow travel. Bonnie writes of their experience on the road in each country. Subscribe to follow her stories here.
6 thoughts on “Brazil”
jackie
Very interesting blog. You are right! We need to love people regardless of their circumstances. Not everyone who is poor is there by choice. Circumstances can happen which force people into certain situations.
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Very interesting blog. You are right! We need to love people regardless of their circumstances. Not everyone who is poor is there by choice. Circumstances can happen which force people into certain situations.
Exactly, my parents were poor by choice for good reasons but they taught me great values
Great post. As they say in Colombia “don’t go around showing your papaya’s”!
I remember that. So true 🙂
Love the way you write Bonnie – I felt like I was there experiencing the sights and sounds of Brazil.
Thank you! Your pictures of Norway are also enticing me. It looks like such a beautiful place.