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Pousada da Terra offers a wonderful location, albeit difficult to reach by Bus. Though they more then make up for it with comfort, service, personality and value for money. |
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Pousada da Terra, Tiradentes
Posted in Minas Gerais on 07/20/2009 08:55 pm by admin
Fazenda Santa Marina, Minas Gerais
Posted in Minas Gerais on 07/20/2009 05:53 pm by admin |
Indian spa treatments Limited to 20 Guests |
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Santa Marina is an authentic colonial farm from Minas Gerais, with history and tradition. A special place for whoever wants tranquility and rest. Located at an altitude of 1.100 meters, there are 375hectacres consisting of the Atlantic Rainforest reserve, pastures, waterfalls, flora and fauna exuberantly preserved. The main farm house is a beautiful construction from the beginning of the 19th century, acquired by the Bernardi Capistrano family in 1967. The colonial mansion was restored, new surroundings were constructed and carefully decorated with items from the period, belonging to the family estate. In 2002, Santa Marina opened its doors to become a Guest Farm. |
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BambuBamboo Pousada and Spa, Paraty
Posted in Rio de Janeiro on 07/20/2009 09:31 am by admin |
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For those who want prefer zen-like tranquility in addition to the colonial Brazil experiance, BambuBamboo is a perfect choice. BambuBamboo is located just outside of the historical center of Paraty, a short 20 minute walk or 5 minute drive, but remember Cars are not allowed within the historical center.A well maintianed Pousada offering 12 suites, including 6 lofts with mezzanine floors and 2 bathrooms, is privately run by a couple, whos attention to detail ensure guests feel pampered. The suites themselves are well appointed with spacious Queensize beds, Egyptian cotton sheets, bathrobes, included in each suite you will find all of the comforts of home including fridge, in room safe and coffee maker. With a relaxing dip in the pool, after a morning at the spa or massage and you might not want to check out |
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Brazilian Portuguese with Falatalk
Posted in Uncategorized on 07/17/2009 04:36 pm by admin
Needing to work on my conversational Brazilian Portuguese, I went straight for the language sections of Podcasts found on iTunes. I’ve given 3 or 4 a try now and I like the pace and length of 1 in particular named Falatalk. What strikes me as unique is the Explicit tag listed on each Falatalk Podcast Episode, to be honest after listening to more then a handful of the Podcasts I could not pick out 1 bad word. Maybe they use the “Explicit” tag just in case. Find it here yourself. Narrated by Sean Ragsdale and a handful of “friends” whom all seem to be nice sounding young Brazilian women.
I like the short and direct format of the podcast, you get a few minutes of specific conversational Portugese based on some context, going out with friends, medical needs, and so on. I find it very helpful to work on my accent, you can actually hear the English word with the Portuguese word said in conversation. This helps me piece together sentances much better then the traditional parrot style call and responce of a single word.
Nice Work Sean, Keep it up.
Total São Paulo: A Guide to the Unexpected
Posted in Uncategorized on 07/17/2009 12:47 pm by admin
One of the world’s largest cities, São Paulo can easily be overwhelming with notorious traffic congestion, slightly more notorious bikinis, skyscrapers and an intense melting pot of culture. To help navigate through it all, “Total São Paulo: A Guide to the Unexpected,” is an insightful guide and must-have travel resource from an actual São Paulo resident Phuong-Cac Nguyen written especially for the creative collective’s discerning eye in their search for distinctly authentic places located off the beaten path.
Alcino Estalagem, Lencois Chapada Diamantina
Posted in Bahia on 07/17/2009 10:38 am by admin |
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Every small town in Brazil should have a pousada such as Alcino Estalagem. Built inside a replica of a 19th-century colonial house, there’s authentic era furnashing inside including both up and downstairs reading areas peruse their sizable book collection. Behind the property on the far side of a well-manicured minature garden, the owner maintains a working pottery workshop and kiln. The garden is where breakfast is served, and it is worth waking up for. The Pousada’s cook brings out ocal specialties until the table is covered with delicious looking plates and platters. Next morning don’t expect same again, no dish ever seems to appear twice. There is one drawback to the Alcino Estalagem – the shared bathrooms, while a deal breaker for some there are 3 Rooms that do have thier own private en suite. |
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