Around the World in 2010: Brazil

Around The World Trip: Celebrating Carnaval de Vitória

Read more about our previous destination, Rio de Janeiro, in the following blog post: Around the World Trip: Exploring Rio de Janeiro’s Icons We landed safely in Vitória after a short flight. Gustavo’s sister came to the airport and picked us up. The other half of the group stayed with Gustavo’s friend from Madrid. She…

Around the World Trip: Exploring Rio de Janeiro’s Icons

Update December 21, 2024: When we visited Rio it was before the city hosted the World Cup 2014. We did not notice much but heard from some locals that certain areas had already changed in preparation for the big event. The price level seemed rather expensive when exchanging Euros for Reals in 2010 and indeed…