Cities and Resorts
... At first you will want to see the first capital of Brazil, the old and renewed city of Salvador-de- Bahia, feel Pelourinho - the historical center where there was once a market of slaves and where everywhere magnificent examples of colonial architecture, neatly restored and partially adapted to combine useful functions with the proud role of the world's historical heritage. And - long live the samba and mulatto! As the Guardian wrote in 2007, the local beach of Porto da Barra is the third best beach in the world. Enjoy!
No, first and foremost you need to visit Rio! Brilliant and unforgettable! It is best to rush into this multimillion crowd, like in a raging ocean and drown in it, choking on courage. And then - again to the ocean!
«Bronze machines, kareoki
Karyoki caress on the beaches,
And in slippers on barefoot foot
Dancing bossa nova,»
- better than Vladimir Reznichenko, and you can not say - just with the words "Ipanyme's girl".
Then your route will flow through Recife (just do not miss the paradise on earth - the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, a marine reserve formerly once political prison), and you will pull either north to Fortaleza, or south, to Florianopolis, where you seem to feel closer to modern civilization ... but then again disappear on the beaches. Fans of eco-exotic will go to industrial Manaus to go from there to the interior of the Amazon - feed piranhas and crocodiles, search for primitive tribes.
But one day you ask yourself: how can one live in the rhythm of a samba? When in a year 8 months - holidays and days off? Well, welcome to Brazil, a country of advanced technology and a leading economy on the continent..To make sure of this, go to Curitiba, the capital of the state of Paraná, long become the new symbol of the country .This is the most environmentally friendly megapolis in the world, according to the Reader's Digest, the best place to live in Brazil is .The name of the city was given to Araucaria, which in a multitude grow in the city and its environs and amaze with its extraordinary beauty .And if the Brazilian tourist Mecks call themselves "the city of happiness," "an amazing city," or even "the city of God," Curitiba is called "our city" or "city for people" .
Curitiba owes her day to Jaime Lerner, the son of Jewish emigrants from Poland, three times to the mayor of the city and the governor of Parana, an outstanding architect and "environmental dictator" .In 1972, despite the protests of businessmen, the young mayor turned six quarters of one of the central streets of the city into a pedestrian zone .He had to turn around from Friday evening to Monday, so he did not have time to stop .On Saturday, when the most ardent motorists gathered to block the pedestrian street with "iron horses", Lerner and school teachers brought in more than a hundred children, distributed colors and set them to draw, making any travel along the street impossible..
Thus began the era of "environmentalism" .Instead of the subway in Curitiba, a surprisingly convenient public transport was organized, which is used by more than 80% of the population - the famous three-section red buses that run every 30 seconds in the "rush hour" and do not cost in traffic jams .Through the city, built on the principle of a star, pass high-speed "buy-passes" .Curitiba is buried in parks .The most modern ways of diversion of water and their protection against pollution are implemented - Curitiba is immediately on several rivers (therefore in the city the climate is wet and coolest among the capitals of the Brazilian states: the altitude is almost a thousand meters above sea level).
Trying another Brazil, appreciate and "nebrasilsky" rest - go to Sira-Gausha on the "romantic route" to the small towns of Gramada and Canela. Pamper yourself with the real Alps. Remember this country.