General Interest

Lavagem De Bon Fim – Salvador Bahia Brazil…

Posted by on January 14, 2012 at 11:11 am

Share The third Thursday in January – the 12th in 2012 it is the annual celebration here in Salvador of the Lavagem de Bonfim. We knew about this event before we arrived here but were told that it was no big deal..just people walking to the Church – Bonfim to cleanse both themselves and the [...]

Olinda – Tapioca Pancakes and Metres of Beer!!

Posted by on January 10, 2012 at 5:36 pm

Share After four and a half months in Pipa we finally packed up our stuff and headed off on our next adventure. We loved our time in Pipa – we made so many great friends, attended a wedding, birthdays and Reggae parties, took a boat trip into the lagoons of Tibau do Sul, went horse [...]

Cashew Rain…

Posted by on November 15, 2011 at 4:06 pm

Share Over the last few days we’ve had a lot of rain and we were speaking with a local guy – Marco -  and he told us how important the rains were – and that they were late this year and it was looking like there wouldn’t be a cashew harvest this year. It is [...]

Extending our Brazilian Visa’s in Natal

Posted by on November 11, 2011 at 6:20 pm

Share This post is by Ray as he wanted to shares his experience of our visa extension trip to Natal.  Feel free to comment or ask any questions about Brazilian Visa’s (for Australians). Today was the day that we took off to Natal (nearest big city to Pipa) to extend our Brazilian visas. That’s right [...]

Giving Back to the Community

Posted by on October 26, 2011 at 2:40 pm

Share Since we started our adventures we’ve met so many wonderful positive generous people – it has been such a joy!  We have been welcomed by everyone we have met – especially the people from Pipa. and this past weekend we attended a wedding of a wonderful multi national couple – Marcia from Brazil and [...]

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