Argentina > Brazil Wow. We thought the falls yesterday were awesome, but today we went to the falls on the Argentinian side and they were 10x better. We woke up, had a quick breakfast at the hostel, and went to the bus station (about a 3 minute walk from our hostel). After ~30min bus ride, …
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
What an incredible day! We flew from São Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu and took a bus to the national park. We read some blogs that mentioned that we should take a cab, but the bus felt extremely safe and was significantly cheaper! We put our packs in lockers, bought tickets to the falls, and …
São Paulo, Brazil
Our last day in São Paulo was very relaxing. We had a homemade breakfast and relaxed on the roof for most of the day. Sarah and her family have a great BBQ on their roof, so we cooked a lot of meat and vegetables for dinner . We watched the sun set over the city, …
São Paulo, Brazil
Today was another busy day! Woke up, had a quick breakfast at Sarah's, and then took an Uber downtown to our free walking tour! The tour guide was hysterical, very bubbly, and made the tour extremely entertaining. The tour lasted for about 3.5 hours! We saw a lot of the downtown area and had coxinhas …
São Paulo, Brazil
This morning we flew from Rio to São Paulo. LatAm Airlines made us check our packs which was a bit annoying, but other than that we had a smooth ride. Cody's brother, Mike, studied abroad in São Paulo so he introduced used to his friend Sarah. For the next few days we will be staying …
Santa Teresa, Brazil
This morning we signed up for a free walking tour, however we got there ~10 minutes late and couldn't find what we thought was the starting point. After a few minutes of searching with no luck, we decided to do our own walking tour! First, we walked to Arcos da Lapa, which is beautiful but …
Corcovado + Pão de Açucar, Brazil
What an awesome, first, full day in Rio. We woke up, had breakfast at the hotel, and then went out to find an easy way to get to Christ the Redeemer. We ended up getting tickets with "Parque Nacional da Tijuca," which provided us with safe vans up and down Corcovado (for only 61 Reals …
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
We made it! We landed early this morning, got through customs easily, and then took an Uber from the airport to our hotel in Copacabana. It was about a 30 minute drive and we drove on a highway that overlooked the favelas. After a quick nap at the hotel and a yummy lunch at Santa …
JFK Airport, NY
The day has finally come 🌍. We arrived promptly 3.5 hours early to some of New York's finest dining and hospitality. Cody's Brazilian visa has an error on it so hopefully he doesn't get deported too early. Had a salad and a burger at the sports bar to fill the belly before American Airlines' gourmet …
New York, NY
Our one-way flight is officially booked! On August 21 we will be flying to Rio de Janeiro! We spoke with some friends who have travelled there before, and they mentioned that it takes a while for our visas to be approved. We plan on heading to the Brazilian Consulate in Midtown in the next few …
Melanie & Cody 