Brazil

Marriott Sao Paulo Airport - Guarulhos, Brazil - January, 2005
My Marriott Moment (09.08.2007 16:50)
The São Paulo Marriott Airport hotel is situated less than 5 minutes from the International airport of Guarulhos and 19 Km from the city centre of São Paulo. Its pretty much cut off from downtown Sao Paulo so I wouldnt recommend it if you intend to explore the city. I was transported freely to the hotel from the airport one evening back in 2005. My my flight had been eventually cancelled after I [more...]

Ibirapuera Park - São Paulo, Brazil
Show Me the Way to Ibirapuera (20.02.2007 12:52)
São Paulo is a never ending sprawling metropolis with some 18 million or so inhabitants. It is one of the big 5 cities that exist in the world. It is the business and commercial centre of Brazil and, of course, it has many of the down sides of any big city: pollution, crime, vagrants, traffic jams and from time to time, bureaucratic corruption. Being so big its quite easy to get lost especially [more...]

Christ the Redeemer - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
At the feet of Jesus I looked down at the City of God (16.09.2006 13:57)
I have stood at the feet of Jesus and looked down at the City of God. Many people will know of the famous statue Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor) that overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro but there are not so many who would be able to name the mountain upon which the statue is perched: it is called Corcovado, meaning "hunchback" in Portuguese and is 710 metres in height. The monument to [more...]