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study abroad in brazil.: porto de galinhas (chicken port)
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Thursday, July 19, 2012. Porto de galinhas (chicken port). Today felt like christmas morning to me! I have never seen a more beautiful beach than porto de galinhas! Even though natal came in real close, porto de galinhas has it beat). We were able to take these boats out, walk on the reef, feed the fish and then go swimming! The water was literally turquoise and clear. Not to mention.warm! Porto de Galinhas" in english means Chicken Port. Why would they name a beach Chicken Port? The only thing I wish wa...
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study abroad in brazil.: about Recife.
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4,136,506 inhabitants. The best beach in Brazil- Porto de Galinhas. Tropical, hot temperatures, humidity. Recife was the first area in Brazil to be colonized by the Portuguese. According to Wiki, 68% Catholic. Has been outlawed since 95' due to shark attacks. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Salvador to be exact :) first day excitement! Farrol da barra in front of Brazils first f. Visiting islands off the coast of salvador. Porto de galinhas (chicken port). Today felt like christmas morning to me!
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study abroad in brazil.: fortaleza, ceara.
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Sunday, July 29, 2012. On Friday morning, we boarded a plane headed to our next destination:. Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceara in the northeast and i s the 5th largest city in Brazil. On our first day exploring Fortaleza,. We went to the Ponte dos Ingleses to see the dolphins off the pier. We were lucky to be able to see a few of them, even jumping out of the water! After, we visited the Cathedral Metropolitana de Fortaleza. This church was amazing! These windows FILLED the cathedral. Felipe and i...
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study abroad in brazil.: about me.
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I'm a san diego girl,. Vacation living in Utah for the past few years. A senior studying at Brigham Young University and will graduate in April of 2013. Fell in love with a man who changed my name,. And am officially a guillory. My heart is divided by two countries,. The US and Brazil. That is because my mother is brazilian,. From the southernmost part of the country called Rio Grande do Sul,. Home of the cowboys. My father is from California. Where I was born and raised). Not too long ago,. Today felt l...
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study abroad in brazil.: amazon day 1 part 2
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Sunday, August 5, 2012. Amazon day 1 part 2. Jordan ended up catching 5 piranhas, but I caught the biggest. So I think we are pretty equal :P They kept the best piranhas in order to cook them.the people here like the taste of the piranhas. After it began to be dark, we saw this. Here is an excerpt from my journal that I wrote about that sunset. Or has it become something they take for granted? It was breathtaking and amazing. I would say our first day in the jungle was definitely a success. 160; our host...
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study abroad in brazil.: beach day in Natal.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Beach day in Natal. Sunday night, we arrived in Natal (meaning: Christmas) and we were so excited about our beautiful hotel right on the ocean! Everything was absolutely breathtaking, (& romantic) and we absolutely loved it there. Natal might be one of my favorite cities in the northeast. I really loved Olinda too, mostly for it's historic charm but Natal just had this unbelievably natural beauty. Our sweet ride :P. In a pool of rain water. Kissing a dolphin. do you see it? Salvad...
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study abroad in brazil.: sunday in fortaleza.
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Sunday, July 29, 2012. Today we attended church,. Then walked around the center of town before heading back to our hotel. We visited the cathedral again since many of the group were not able to see inside yesterday. They were holding some sort of church services so it was interesting to see :). We then had lunch with the fitzgibbons, tawyna, shawndeen, cristina and michelle. On our way back, we stopped at the pier again to see if we could see any dolphins. But we didn't have good luck today. Sunday night...
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study abroad in brazil.: salvador, bahia.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Salvador to be exact :). In front of Brazil's first fort! Elevator Lacerda, Brazil's biggest public elevator which began working in 1869. View from the elevator. View from the elevator. One of our first stops was to the Basilica Cathedral. It was built in the early 17th century and is in the Baroque style. This Basilica was where the first European Royal Family attended Mass in the America's- the Portuguese Royal Family. It is covered in gold and so beautiful! And yes it is the ...
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study abroad in brazil.: visiting islands off the coast of salvador.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012. Visiting islands off the coast of salvador. On Thursday, we spent our last day in Bahia traveling arounds the islands off the coast of Salvador. About to leave for our boat ride! The view of the harbor. You can see the Lacerda Elevator to the top left and the municipal palace right next to it. Here is a closer view. These guys played some music for us during our boat ride. It was really fun to sing and dance along. Part of our group clapping along to the music. I kept thinking wo...
