Arrived in Cuiaba from Curitiba at midday and 6 of us met in the airport arrivals hall responding to our guide Nelson’s large white card, which had all our names. Introductions completed, we were spirited off to lunch at a … Continue reading →

Walking through the middle of Curitiba’s historic centre, there’s no chance of missing the city’s cathedral, Basilica Minor of Our Lady of Light, which dominates Praça Tiradentes. Built in 1876 in the Neo-Gothic style, the church features several stained-glass windows … Continue reading →

I’m not really a train aficionado but I loved the slow 3-hour Serra Verde “Express” train ride from Curitiba to Morretes, through what remains of the world’s Atlantic Rainforest, the 4% left in the southern part of Brazil, which the … Continue reading →