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Arrival in Rio de Janeiro
We arrived off Rio de Janeiro in the twilight of a grey and pink sunrise. With the day light creeping in behind us, the unmistakable cones of Rio’s inselbergs [...]
At anchor next to a submarine
Eventually, the forecast came through with a prediction of good conditions for our next hop, from Vitória to Cabo Frio (Cold Cape). This was a 175nm trip which would [...]
Into the Brazilian mountains
We ended up staying almost ten days in Vitória, waiting for northerly winds that would make continuing our trip south more comfortable. For most of this time southerly winds [...]
Bureaucracy the Brazilian way
Vitória is the capital of Espírito Santo, a small State wedged in between Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. Having arrived in a new city and a new [...]
A rather uneventful passage
We left the Abrolhos islands early on Friday morning for the 170nm passage to the city of Vitória on the mainland. With the conditions forecast, a nice 10-15k from [...]
Wildlife at the Abrolhos Archipelago
The Abrolhos Archipelago (in Brazil) is not to be confused with the Abrolhos Islands (also called Houtman Abrolhos Islands, in Australia). In both cases, the name Abrolhos comes from [...]
A two-day crossing to the Abrolhos
We departed Itacaré for our passage to the Abrolhos Archipelago in the afternoon. We had spent the morning provisioning at the local market, and timed our departure for just [...]
The lush coast of Bahía
Costa do Dendê South of Salvador, squeezed between the low uplands that rise 10 or 20 km to the west and the sea in the east, is an area [...]