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Perfecting the Classic Brazilian Caipirinha

In our years of being semi-professional barflys, checking out bars purely in the name of research of course, we’ve developed a repertoire of favourite drinks that we always order to test out the skills of a barman. Mine is a martini, often ordered without specifying whether I want gin or vodka (which, according to the world’s [...]

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Know the thirteen touristic areas of Bahia – part 2

Chapada Diamantina The Chapada Diamantina brings together diverse natural and cultural attractions in the heart of Bahia. Right script for those seeking peace and quiet or who is behind thestory and adventure. The vast Atlantic, the flower fields and green plains of endless share the landscapewith touches of caatinga and cerrado. Huge cliffs, gorges, canyons, caves, caves, rivers and waterfalls complete the picture of rare beauty of Chapada Diamantina.Initially inhabited by Native Maracas, the fact of occupation of the region dates back to the heydays of the exploitation of mines and minerals, from 1710, when gold was found near Rio de Small Accounts, marking the [...]

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The future of Daslu Store building

In tones of beige, with plenty of frames and columns, the neoclassical building on Marginal Pinheiros was the peak and decline of an empire led by businesswoman paulistana Eliana Tranchesi, who died on Friday 24, 56, victim of cancer. The 20,000-square-foot building, superimposed on four floors of shops, accommodating a stock of high luxury since 2005, when [...]

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“Pousada Favelinha” – the Hostel in The Favela in Rio

Do you know? →  “Pousada Favelinha” is the first Favela’s Hostel. If you want to travel to Brazil and stay in Rio de Janeiro, you probably knows you will spend a lot of money with a single room in a hotel in Copacabana and Ipanema. However, there’s a cheap and diferente way to enjoy the [...]

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