Fernando de Noronha had been on my list for years. This tiny volcanic archipelago sits about 350 km off Brazil's northeastern coast, and Brazil has decided, deliberately and aggressively, to keep it limited to tourism. Access is limited, the fees
The Pantanal is the world's largest tropical wetland, a basin somewhere between 140,000 and 200,000 square kilometers spread across Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay (but mostly in Brazil), fed by the tributaries that feed into the Paraguay River. Unlike the dense,
Rio is one of the few cities where the skyline competes with the geography. Granite peaks sit right in the middle of downtown, rising up between the neighborhoods instead of staying politely on the horizon. This was a return trip
After two years of talking about it, we finally decided to join Larissa and Luiz in Salvador. The trip wouldn’t have been the same without these two, as well as their extremely hospitable families, who made the trip extra special. Upon arrival, we were