Pria Mole in Santa Catarina (Florianopolis), Paraty, Angra (where the New Year's land slides had freshly killed dozens of people), Ilha Grande (where the same rains...

Much much safer than expected. The Rocinha is about 300,000 people strong, governed lovingly by the ADA (Amigos dos Amigos). No photographs of the local foot...

I took these after spending a couple of days on Ilha Grande on my way to Carnival in Rio. The ferry dropped us off in Conceição and I had a wander while waiting...

About a day north of Florianapolis, Brazil sits Maresias. A sleepy little beach town with good beachscapes and a shit load of little hungry insects.