http://gobrazil.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Brazil Travel GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-10-04T12:24:46Z Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:24:46 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/10/06/brazil-elections-2008-first-round-results.htm Brazil had elections for mayors (prefeitos) and city council representatives (vereadores) yesterday. TSE - Brazil's Superior Electoral Court - again did a good job of managing the voting process, which... http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/10/06/brazil-elections-2008-first-round-results.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:04:48 +0000 2008-10-06T11:04:48Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/10/04/triple-m-rio-de-janeiro-carnival-packages.htm Rio de Janeiro's agency Triple M has just released Rio de Janeiro 2009 Carnival Packages. Services include tickets to the parade, transfers and guides. Prices are subject to changes and... http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/10/04/triple-m-rio-de-janeiro-carnival-packages.htm Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:24:46 +0000 2008-10-04T12:24:46Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/10/04/marafolia-the-sao-luis-off-season-carnival.htm You may have heard of Brazil off-season Carnival, called micareta in Portuguese (from the French Mi-Carême). One of Brazil's top micaretas is Marafolia (Oct. 10-12, 2008) in São Luís, the... http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/10/04/marafolia-the-sao-luis-off-season-carnival.htm Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:56:02 +0000 2008-10-04T11:56:02Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/10/02/reveillon-packages.htm In early October, there's a rush for Brazil New Year's Eve, or Reveillon, hotel reservations. Two major online resources in Brazil still have long listings of Reveillon packages. One of them... http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/10/02/reveillon-packages.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:50:41 +0000 2008-10-02T16:50:41Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/09/29/travel-blog-carnival-animal-attractions.htm Animals are cool companions to share this planet with. If, like the Guides in About.com Travel, you feel your journeys are all the more fun when you can experience encounters... http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/09/29/travel-blog-carnival-animal-attractions.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:46:06 +0000 2008-09-29T13:46:06Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/09/28/beach-park-in-aquiraz.htm Brazil has a few good water parks, but none of them can quite compare to Beach Park in Aquiraz, less than ten miles south of Fortaleza, the capital of Ceará. For... http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/09/28/beach-park-in-aquiraz.htm Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:27:42 +0000 2008-09-28T21:27:42Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/09/25/2008-rio-international-film-festival.htm Over 350 films from more than 60 countries are represented in Festival do Rio 2008, which will open tonight in Rio de Janeiro and go through October 9. Among the... http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/09/25/2008-rio-international-film-festival.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:42:08 +0000 2008-09-25T15:42:08Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/09/24/club-a-in-sao-paulo-celebrates-its-8th-year.htm Club A, in Moema, one of the top psy-trance clubs in São Paulo, is having a party this Friday to celebrate its 8th anniversary. Starting at 10:30p with an open... http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/09/24/club-a-in-sao-paulo-celebrates-its-8th-year.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:02:20 +0000 2008-09-24T20:02:20Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/09/23/stay-at-pestana-convento-do-carmo-for-1928.htm Are you planning a trip to Salvador in November or early December? The wonderful Pestana Convento do Carmo, which I list as one of the top Brazil hotels with a... http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/09/23/stay-at-pestana-convento-do-carmo-for-1928.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:22:02 +0000 2008-09-23T16:22:02Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/09/19/spring-at-brazil-museums.htm Spring in Brazil starts next Monday, but this weekend museums all over the country will feature special exhibits and activities to celebrate the arrival of the new season. Primavera dos... http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2008/09/19/spring-at-brazil-museums.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:27:06 +0000 2008-09-19T19:27:06Z