São Joaquim Travel Tips

Insider advice for your São Joaquim vacation

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LucyHB

Globetrotter May 30, 2008

Cold weather, curious locals 2 stars

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Travel Tip: São Joaquim

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Sao Joaquim, which sits right on the border between the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, gets its 'fame', such as it is, from the fact that it is Brazil's highest town and, due to its southern latitude, sometimes sees snow in the winter.
Adventure sports enthusiasts may want... [more]

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LucyHB

Globetrotter Dec 18, 2007

Undiscovered beauty in Urubici 4 stars

Urubici Park - Chapter of Travel Blog: Exploring the south of Brazil

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When we arrived in Urubici it was freezing cold - despite it being summer, the altitude makes it decidedly nippy at night and in the early morning. Disembarking the bus we joined the locals in a... [more]

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LucyHB

Globetrotter Dec 18, 2007

Scary bus ride! 2 stars

São Joaquim Chapter of Travel Blog: Exploring the south of Brazil

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Although I've never had a head for heights, I thought that braving treacherous Andean mountain roads last year had pretty much cured my fear. Not so, as I discovered on board our bus heading for Sao Joaquim, Brazil's highest city.

At first the ride was a pleasant climb among... [more]

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LucyHB

Globetrotter Dec 18, 2007

(Relatively) wild camping 3 stars

São Joaquim Chapter of Travel Blog: Exploring the south of Brazil

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Sao Joaquim is famous for little other than its altitude and its occasional winter snow, so it was with some despair that, on arriving here, I realised we had just missed the last bus to our destination town - nearby Uribici. Annoyingly, the last bus had been at about 5.30 pm, and was run by the... [more]

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