Iracema Othon Travel, Fortaleza

Advantages: Good place for Forro
Disadvantages: None

...Fortaleza is the capital of the State of Ceara, one of the less developed of Brazil. Fortaleza is a very large and modern city. I spent1 day there guest of a German student who was doing a research on the life of the local people in a favela (shantytown). The lack of hygene was one of the major issues for this people, together with the lack of education and employment. Strikingly enough, a relatively large number of houses had satellite TV, while the ordinary TV was to be found in the majority of properties and as constantly on. There are nice beaches only 20KM away form the city and you should go to a place where they dance Forro, the local dance.... Read review

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Advantages: Breathtaking nature, cheap, multi-cultural
Disadvantages: high criminality, bad health institutions (hospital etc.),

...is an immense wet area in south america and half as big as France. You can travel to the pantanal in the dry season between april and september, of course with a landrover only. For people with a bigger portemonnaie an airplane is the right way to travel there. And another tip of unbelievable wonderful nature: the south of Brasil, the state Rio Grande do sul, with the national parc Aparados da serra. The main attraction in there is the itaimbezinho, a phantastic canyon, whose walls are 700 m tall; two waterfalls are there besides of amazing impression. Another attraction of this national parc is the canyon da fortaleza, 30 km long and 900 m deep. Simply breath-taking! A fly to Brasil costs from Frankfurt/Germany direct to Rio de Janeiro about 900 Euros (2 ways). The cheapest way to spend the night are pousadas, where you can sleep and also get... Read review

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Advantages: few
Disadvantages: some

...", then they built the lighthouse. Few years later they proceeded with the construction of a pentagonal fortress built around the lighthouse. The fortress has been restored in 1930 and later converted to a museum called "Museo General Antigas". All the complex is called "FORTALEZA DEL CEROO" and it has a very historic importance. We go to "PRISO 24 DE LA INTENDENCIA", we take a panoramic lift to reach the terrace from where we can have a breathtaking view of the whole Montevideo, from the bay to downtown with its parks and "Ramblas". Montevideo is an array of old (18th century) and new (very modern skyscrapers) without many interests for those people that are looking for history, art and architecture. A full visit will take only two days. As a counterbalance the beaches of Montevideo are very beautiful, clean and with an extension as far as the eye can... Read review

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