Brazil

The further north you drive up the Brazilian coast, the more uninhabited and wild it becomes. After meeting my friend Mirko from Berlin in Fortaleza, we traveled to the remote beach town of Jericoacoara, which lies in the center of an extensive dune area and …

Traveling through Latin American countries is especially appealing to me because of the colonial-style architecture that can be admired everywhere. The cities shaped by the Spanish and Portuguese, with their magnificent facades, secluded patios, spacious squares and beautiful churches are enchanting to me. This joy …

Every trip to Brazil was a special kind of social experience for me. Although I speak only a few words of Portuguese, and many Brazilians only a little English or Spanish, I found it easy to strike up conversations with the locals everywhere, whether by …

In 1960, Brazil’s capital was moved from Rio de Janeiro to Brasília, a city that was one hundred percent built from scratch and was supposed to be a model of socially just urban planning. When I visited my Spanish friend Raquel, whose apartment was located …

To experience Carnival in Brazil, I preferred to choose a more relaxed place than the strongholds of Rio, Salvador or Recife: Olinda. At first glance, the small colonial town seemed very peaceful to me. Already upon arrival however, at my Couchsurfing accommodation, this impression was …

The boat trip from Belém to Manaus across the Amazon is one of the most social affairs I have experienced in my travels. On deck, passengers crisscrossed in hammocks, in many places three on top of each other, so I was among people 24/7. The …