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Lavagem De Bon Fim – Salvador Bahia Brazil…

Published on January 14, 2012 By Deb Hocking

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!!

Published on January 10, 2012 By Deb Hocking

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 [...]

Adventures in Paradise – Praia da Pipa

Published on November 26, 2011 By Deb Hocking

Share We’ve been in Praia da Pipa for longer than we’d planned, and we will be here for a while more.  The reason we’ve decided to remain here is the environment, the community spirit and the friendships we have made with the wonderful people who live here.  We have also met many people here on [...]

Cashew Rain…

Published on November 15, 2011 By Deb Hocking

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

Published on November 11, 2011 By Deb Hocking

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 [...]

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