Blog Roll

The Blog Roll is in an expanded format.  These are selected Blogs, which offer relavent information for anyone interested in visiting or living in Brazil.  The Blogs cover different cities and regions of Brazil. UPDATE: 17 Sept 09

AMAZON REGION:

Fundação Esperanca – Coisas de Esperança
The informal Blog for an NGO located in Santarem, PA Brazil

Manaus – Random Walk
This is a blog of our move from Bangor UK, to Manaus Brazil in 2007 (and hopefully beyond), with Ozzie and all our worldly posessions. How the adventure turns out, I can’t tell you, but it’ll all be in here.

Santarém – Tropcial Biodiversity: The Amazon
Photo blog of an old gringo at his small forest reserve, Bosque Santa Lúcia, near Santarém – Pará – Brazil.
Only 18km from the Amazon and Tapajós Rivers. Special attention given to the photography of tropical flora and fauna. This is not scientific research, only observations of what goes on in the forest and the surrounding area from day to day.  Also and exPeace Corps Volunteer.

BAHIA:

A Gringo in Bahia
Having travelled around a bit (Europe, USA, Africa, India, Russia, New Zealand, Australia etc.) I am now settled in Brazil trying to eke out a living as an English teacher.

Salvador – AkuTyger: A chronicle: I have moved to Brasil.
English teacher in Salvador

Salvador – This Week in Bahia (also by AkuTyger)

Salvador – The Lion’s Den
Poised to unravel the mysteries of the universe, this boy seeks thrill and adventure abroad. His current stage is set in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, where he feigns the heart of an explorer, searching for riches of mind, matter, and the undiscovered country.

Salvador – What Am I Doing Here?
Raised in New England, I ended up in Brazil because I fell in love with a Bahiana who is now my wife and the mother of my child. The catalysts were Capoeira and a month between sublets in New York City.

BRASÍLIA

Heather Bloghead
American woman, 30ish from Philedephia, volunteer teaching in Brasília.  Lots of photos and blog entries.

BRAZIL:

Brazil Portal
The BRAZIL PORTAL is a comprehensive news aggregator. It covers Brazilian foreign and national affairs as well as environmental, economic, social, scientific and political issues in Brazil. The BRAZIL PORTAL is a non-partisan, independent project of the Brazil Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Eyes On Brazil
Eyes On Brazil consists of my own knowledge of Brazilian culture with the intent of bringing Portuguese-only information to an English-speaking audience. Aside from my own understanding, amassed over 10 years of studying (and shortly living in) Brazil, I take use of various free sources of information available on the internet and compile them onto one site, in a coherent, fun and informative way.

GetBrazil
We’ve put together a highly specialized team of professionals: Journalists, Economists, Marketers, Human Resources professionals etc. Sometimes, we might post fresh news, direct from the Brazilian financial markets, for example. Others, we might write an article or even help you interpret something specific about our culture.

The Ant Hunter
I am a biologist studying the evolution and ecology of tropical ants. I am currently based in Brazil, where I am traveling around the country conducting research on fungus-growing ants.
* This guy is roaming the Brazilian Outback!  His observations and comments are spot-on.  Worth following if you are interested in the “other” Brazil.

Travel Blog
Comprehensive.  Good information.  If you are considering traveling to Brazil, visit this Blog.  A page about traveling by bus in Brazil has been added.   click here

CEARÁ

Fortaleza – Business and Politics in Ceará, Brazil
Mr. Gringo (Brit). Per its title, focused on local government (State and City) and business issues.

MINAS GERAIS:

Belo Horizonte – Eric and Emily’s Adventures
Boy meets girl, girl finishes college and moves from Georgia to Iowa to be closer to boy, boy marries girl, boy’s job takes them both to Belo Horizonte, Brasil.

It is an adventure everyday for this Iowa Farmboy and Georgia Peach as we try to learn Portuguese, understand Brasilian culture, and make the most of our exciting 2-3 years here South of the equator. In an effort to remember our experiences and let everyone back home keep up with us, we present Eric and Emily’s Adventures.

Belo Horizonte – Brazil Adventures
American woman teaching ESL (English) at the Escola Americana.

Juiz de Fora – Lovely Dharma
This is a blog about Brazil. Its people, bugs, flowers, contrasts, beauties and occasional frustrations. Inevitably it ends up being about me and what I learn from living in this crazy wonderful country. (I hope it makes me a better person.) Sometimes it’s about my dog, Lovely Dharma.

PARANÁ:

Lori – Blondie in Brazil
After residing in central KY for 4 years I’ve moved on with my husband to the cultural adventure of living in Brazil. My background is in nutritional and exercise sciences. After 3 years of working in an academic setting focused on health education outreach I have my sites set on freelance writing. I love dogs, especially my pug Macy Mae. I can’t get enough of traveling. My favorite city so far is Vienna, Austria.

NOTE:   (2 Oct 09) Blondie in Brazil is leaving Brazil.  Click here for her new Travel Blog.

Iguassu Falls Area Tips
This is a blog that I use to offer hints and tips on the Triple Border area of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Also what-to-do,what-not-to-do and what-the-heck-let’s-do-it kind of things. The first not-to-do-item has to do with security: never go to the river front. OK?

PERNAMBUCO:

Olinda/Recife – A Gringo In Olinda
Who am I and what is this?
I’m a foreigner who has visited and is now living in Olinda. There are few (if any!) online, English-language sources of up-to-date information about the Brazilian northeast, so I decided to create this blog and compile information about Olinda and Pernambuco in general. Contact me at gringoinolinda at hotmail dot com.

Recife Guide

I am a British guy who has been living in Brazil for 4 years and visiting regularly for over 12 years. Most of this time I have spent in Recife, a city I love. I also know Olinda, Porto de Galinhas and other cities in Northeast Brazil.

RIO DE JANEIRO:

Niterói – Qualidade de Vida
We arrived in Brazil in January, 2008 to start up a new chapter in our life together. Luiz has returned to his hometown and I’ve jumped into the deep end of the pool ready for anything. Let the fun begin!

Rio de Janeiro – Daily Life in Rio de Janeiro

Canadian lady whose husband works for multinational. Updated frequently. Lives in Ipanema.

Rio de Janeiro – City Guide for Gringos
I´m a Gringo, even though I´ve been living in Rio de Janeiro since 2003 nothing has changed; I´m still a Gringo. The good part is that it´s not bad to be that here, the people here (or the Cariocas) will actually many times treat you better for being just that. The word Gringo applies to any non-Brazilian and has no negative meaning, it´s an affectionate way to label a foreigner. (Puts out a “What is Happening In Rio” email newsletter”)

Rio de Janeiro – Postcards from Brazil
My husband, Daniel & I share homes in Rio de Janeiro & Cleveland, OH with our Pomeranians Tango & Lua. I’m ’second mom’ to my husband’s 3 year old, Julia.  My background is in sales, real estate and property management but my true passion is reading and writing. I was editor of the newspaper in college & on the yearbook staff in high school. I love all things food and cooking, except for factory farming. I am learning to speak Brazilian Portuguese. (Oct 09)

Rio and Nova Friburgo – Flowers and More

Although I live in Brasil, Camillo and I have traveled in North America, South America and Europe extensively. I always take copious photos. I love flowers and gardens, and beautiful spaces. I want to share with you life in Brasil and share my photos. I hope you enjoy them and send me comments about your experiences.

RIO GRANDE DO NORTE:

Natal Brazil
Not frequently updated, but extensive information about local news in Natal.  Information you would get if you were reading the local newspaper in Portuguese.  I have no idea who is doing the blog, but if you are interested in knowing about Natal, worth stopping by for a read.   Also check on Natal, Rio Grande do Norte on Links page – Tourism.

RIO GRANDE DO SUL:

My Porto Alegre
Hello all!The purpose of this blog is to share information and tips about Porto Alegre, from a foreigner point of view. You are welcome to comment or add any information that you think will be of interest to the foreign community in the city.

We hope you’ll find the posts useful and enjoyable.
Beijos,

Dafi & Dagan.

Porto Alegre – Living in Brazil
I am an American Astronomy professor from Wyoming who has moved to Porto Alegre, Brazil to do research with collaborators.  I am also a published science fiction novelist.  I blog at www.mikebrotherton.com about science and science fiction.  Here I will blog about being an American learning to live in Brazil and other issues involving long-term international travel.  ExpatBrazil: He keeps the blog up to date.  Entries are about the newcomer’s problems and discoveries. Well worth following.

SANTA CATARINA:

Florianópolis – Staking Claim
From Boulder, Colorado, USA. Had enough. Moved to Brazil.

SÃO PAULO:

Campinas, SP – Musings on the Move
My name is Heather, and I’m a Texan currently living in Brazil. I’m a mom to 3 boys, and I homeschool them. Not because we have to, but because we want to. My blog is about my life as I see it, feel it, experience it, and share it with you, relatively uncensored. Because my mind is a random thing, my blog is a random place, and I like it like that. I hope you do, too. (added 2 Oct 09)

Itatiba, SP – Minha Vida Brasileira – (has returned to the US)

São Paulo – Departing the D
Ok, I think we are really leaving MoTown for São Paulo.
(American lady and family have moved to São Paulo)

São Paulo – Greg and Caths Advenutres
Greg is a Kiwi, Cath is an Aussie, we met in Thailand a long time ago. We then lived in Brisbane, Melbourne and London and since January we have been here in São Paulo. Cath works for a large Insurance Broker, Greg works in IT specialising in SAP HR systems. This is our blog about our adventures, we hope you enjoy it!