Brazil is a great bargain travel destination for North Americans, but it's often neglected by travelers in the States. And even if they make it to Brazil, they often stick to Rio de Janeiro and neglect some of the tremendous opportunities in the northern area of Brazil - some of which I explored myself recently. "The essential to budget travel is to approach onward. When it comes along to family trips, globetrotting, well-deserved holidays and/or going to see new destinations we have never been before, the truth of cost and budgeting is generally in the back of our heads. Arranging and consuming our travel budget wisely is a priority for most families. Reducing expending and fees, while still taking pleasure in your vacation to its fullest, is the key to confirmed accomplishment and fiscal liability. Your pocketbook and family will thank you! The reasoning regarding saving money while touring is simple: Even if your personal funds is highly small, you can still take a break and enjoy life! Simply put, life is just too short to never step out of the door or leaving the homestead! Also remembering that while traveling, no matter whether on a resources or not, even the smallest of things can all add op to a huge vacation or travel charge!..". That's why I love this "A to Z" list from resort operator and fashion designerWilbert Das. Obviously, he is primarily promoting the area where Uxua Casa Hotel, his own ultra-luxury resort, is located in Bahia, but the list he created gives such a sense of the spirit of all Brazil itself, I wanted to share it with you.
Wilbert Das'sUxua from A to Z List
Architecture grassy, car-free town-square surrounded by brightly-colored colonial casas and Brazils 2nd-oldest church, one of the most picturesque settings of South America
Beaches miles of pristine beaches snuggle up to ancient Atlantic mangroves and forests
Climate a tropical paradise, an average annual temperature of 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius) and warm ocean temperatures 12 months a year
Dining & Drinks Bahian cuisine is renowned as one of Brazils finest, a spicy and hearty mix of flavors from African, Indian and Portuguese influences. Drinks from exotic local fruits and cocktails with the distinct flavor of cachaa, a liquor of distilled sugar-cane
Environmentalism a key movement in Trancoso born of ancient traditions and hippie immigrant influence of the 1970s resulting in the prohibition of autos from Trancosos center in 1980, and the current pristine state of the towns historic areas and beaches
Feste large outdoor parties are held in Trancoso for countless occasions but perhaps most notably on the local patron Saints Days, the most outrageous events in town NOTE: The largest party in town in 2011 will be the festa So Brs held on February 2nd and 3rd, with UXUAs own Wilbert Das nominated as festeiro or honorary host
Gloria known as Donna Gloria lives next-door to UXUA, a native healer, spectacular cook and great neighbor. Gloria is always ready for a chat with old or new friends
Horses graze in Trancosos grassy town square and rival bicycles as the preferred form of transport in town
Iemanja the goddess of the sea terrifically important figure in Trancoso especially for native women whom she protects and who honor her by spreading her likeness all over town
Jesuits came in the 1500s and left not only the Quadrado casas and town plan but also the beautiful white Church of St. John (1582), poised on a cliff over the ocean
Kayaking - on Trancosos four rivers or the ocean, almost as popular here as surfing
Lua cheia Portugese for full-moon natives know when it arrives and gather on the edge of the Quadrado to see it seemingly erupt over the Atlantic and into the night sky
Mirante the local name for the glorious view over the ocean from the Quadrado
Nature at the heart of Trancosos allure is the spectacular natural setting, with endless miles of pristine beaches, forests, rivers, giving the effect of a giant tropical Eden
Outdoor sports Trancoso provides the perfect playground for outdoor activities hiking, snorkeling, diving, mountain biking, climbing fishing, even a top golf course
Porto Seguro the nearest city to Trancoso has an immaculate colonial center due to its historical importance as the spot Europeans first landed in Brasil in April 1500
Quadrado spectacular town square whose centuries-old fisherman casas retain their original shape and hold residences, boutiques, and restaurants (and of course UXUA)
Restaurants some of the finest and best-loved of Brasil serving Bahian specialties such as moqueca (fish stew), bob (stew thickened with manioc), acaraj (deep-fried bread), and of course fresh peixe (fish), and cocada (coconut sweets)
Shopping small boutiques and galleries among the most unique in Brazil, featuring inventive native products that only artisanal craftsmen in remote locals such as this are able to craft
Tradition a word which is perhaps the most important of Trancoso exemplified today in the native lifestyle in everything from cuisine to dcor to religious practices, and even to sports such as Afro-Brazilian Capoeira, whose school in Trancoso is subsidized by UXUA
UXUA the word means marvelous in the language of the Patax, an Indian tribe based on a coastal reserve a few miles outside Trancoso who helped construct and decorate UXUA
Vittoria, Silvana, Janette some of Trancosos finest native cooks, each from the same extended family, and each with a beloved small Bahian restaurant on the Quadrado
Wilbert Das successful fashion designer who created UXUA, including furniture and dcor and who is involved in many social programs in Trancoso and is host of the 2011 festa So Brs
X - marks a key sound in the language of the local Patax Indians, representing to them the noise of waves retreating back into the sea after crashing upon the beach
Yvymara a legend among Native Americans of a paradise on earth; at times writers have referred to Trancoso as its purest example
Zouk, Forro, Lambada popular styles of dance in Bahia, practiced nightly in Trancosos many small bars and dancehalls.
One thing to consider - if you are flying down to Brazil, you need to arrange a visa beforehand. My last sudden trip to Brazilrequired the services of a visa expediter - otherwise, getting a visa for Brazil can take 2-6 weeks. Even with an expediter, it may take ten days or more. But once you have the visa, it's good for five years of trips - so I'm ready to go tomorrow if necessary.
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