Last Frontiers' articles for Brazil (Press articles)
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BBC Brazil with Michael Palin Part 1 - North-east Brazil
In his first programme Michael travels to the far north of Brazil including the colonial city of São Luis before visiting the vast sand dunes and blue lagoons of the ever changing Lençois Maranhenses National Park. He also visits Recife and Olinda, learns to drum, cook and dance capoeira in Salvador... Read more»
Sian Lloyd in Brazil
Sian Lloyd and her husband Jonathan visted Brazil with Last Frontiers. Her article was published in the Mail on Sunday on 11 March 2012 (please forgive her spelling of Paraty!). Their journey began in Rio, where they stayed at the iconic Copacabana Palace, owned by Orient-Express. They then continue... Read more»
The Rio Negro - Chris Moss
We sent journalist Chris Moss to the Brazilian Amazon and this Telegraph article, which appeared in October 2008, describes his experiences on the Amazon Clipper riverboat. The comfortable Clipper sails from Manaus up the Rio Negro, and Chris describes his encounters with the flora and fauna (includ... Read more»
Brazil's sexiest secret - Douglas Rogers
Forget Rio. For pristine beaches, sultry nightlife and no crowds, head south, says Douglas Rogers."Who's more famous in Brazil," I ask a 62-year-old fisherman, Milton Mendoza, as he waits to cast his net in the waters off Laguna, "Pele or Galha Torta?" Milton, toothless, and wizened as a prophet, th... Read more»
A handful that just might be more than dust (Nick Gordon, January 2004)
Nick Gordon sees two faces of Brazil - the Chapada Diamantina park and a favela in RioIt doesn't take long, less than 24 hours, for me to be offered a handful of diamonds. I hear a whistle, see a local pushing a bike and am given what I take to be a staged conspiratorial look, something between a to... Read more»