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THE Transpantenaria 26 October - 2 November. After weeks of tackling Brazil’s rough backroads, we thought we'd take on one more. The Transpantaneira, different and unique in its own way. This drive was also on our bucket list, a region we’d been looking forwards to...

Leaving Brasilia Leaving Brasília’s cooler climate, we soon found ourselves travelling through changing terrain once more. The endless flatlands of croplands gave way to rolling green hills and farmlands. Big machinery groomed the earth into perfect rows of cotton,...

A City Born from a Dream Having had more than our fair share of dirt roads to last us a while, we headed to Brasília for a little cultural immersion — and a trip to the dentist. It felt strange rolling into a city so clean and composed after weeks of red dust and...

Viana Canyon October 16-19. Approaching the canyon from the Southeast, we followed a tight sandy track that lead us into the 'bottom' of the canyon. Suddenly the land spread out before us with red rock walls towering over us like sentinels guarding the gates. Its...

Fortaleza & Farewells 8-9 October.Leaving the beaches behind, we made our way into Fortaleza — a large, sprawling city stretched along Brazil’s northeast coast and our final stop before heading inland. At the end of the month, we have a river barge to catch down...

Guajiru We're now making our way further along the coast to catch up with some Whistler friends who have come to Brazil for a kiting holiday. They were kind enough to bring down a few goodies for us — including a new iPhone for me. We’d hoped my old one would last the...

aka Jeri 22-23 Sept. Tucked remotely along the Northern coast, is Jericoacoara National Park. Better known as “Jeri”, a hidden desert oasis by the sea. Getting there is half the adventure, a mix of wild dunes, wide beaches, and soft sandy tracks made for a different...

The first gust that hits you on Brazil’s northeast coast feels like a promise—steady, warm, and endless. For decades, kiteboarders & windsurfers from around the world have flocked here, drawn by wind that rarely takes a day off and a coastline that's designed for...

stunning white sand dunes Sept 9th. Lençóis Maranhenses is one of Brazil’s most surreal landscapes—a vast sea of shifting white dunes stretching for hundreds of kilometers along the Atlantic coast. The name means “bedsheets of Maranhão,” a fitting description for the...

We’re getting close now—I can almost smell the salt in the air. Just one more day and we’ll reach the coast. These long driving days don’t bother us; they seem to slip by surprisingly quickly. It’s been a few days since I last wrote. Part of that is the ongoing blog...