As one of the most expensive countries in South America, you do have to shop around for a good deal on accommodation in Brazil. We paid around £10 ($15) more a night in Brazil, compared to Argentina, mostly staying in private double rooms. Here’s a breakdown of where we stayed for our just over two weeks in Brazil and what it was like. The Pantanal In the Pantanal, we stayed at the Pousada Santa Clara, which we’d booked after a rep from…
The countryside around Paraty is full of pretty waterfalls, cachaça distilleries (known as alambiques), pretty jungle and a number of waterholes for a refreshing dip. We bought ourselves a ticket for Paraty’s hop on and hop off bus, so that we could get around the local area. The bus comes every hour and a half giving you significant time at the different stops. It is also possible to walk between some of the stops. Our first stop was near the Pedra Branca…
Pretty streets of Paraty From Rio de Janeiro, it was with some slight regret that we skipped Ilha Grande and headed straight to Paraty. The forecast was still looking a bit ropey and with only a short amount of time before our flight to Colombia, we decided that it made more sense to get to Paraty and walk its pretty streets, rather than head to a place known best for its beaches and jungle. We weren’t disappointed. Paraty is a Portuguese…