Visited Cities

(traveller report by clicking on respective city)

Impressions from Brazil

Pastel on weekly market (in São João report)
Football World Cup 2002
Publicity for beer

Hints for Security

• In crowds, take your backpack to the front - and never put objects of value or important documents in the back trouser pockets

• Avoid streets aside the main stream of pedestrians. Sure, nobody likes to swim in the mainstream, but one's opinion changes after the first unpleasing attempt of aggression.

• Don't wear expensive looking wrist watches. Everything that has a modern touch gets associated with dollars. In the most fortunate case it's increasing the prices - in the least fortunate case the watch gets ripped off your wrist.

• Pay attention with orally negotiated prices - some persons will try to re-negotiate the prices that have already been agreed upon (taxi driver, guesthouse, etc.)

• Don't play the hero in case of an aggression

• Don't get paranoid.

Links to Brazil

Capoeira (refer Salvador report)
Project Tamar (refer Praia do Forte report)
Esperança (Telenovela)