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Category Archives: overlander

Leaving Brazil, really!

September 18, 2021by CGENGO 2 Comments

Apparently we were not supposed to ship the truck and camper back to the USA and miss the last five countries in South America.  When it came close to time […]

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Let’s Get Out Of Brazil, Maybe…….

September 11, 2021by CGENGO 10 Comments

We were in Brazil for well over a year, when we decided to give up! We would put the truck camper on a cargo container ship and send it to […]

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A trip to Rio de Janiero

May 15, 2021by CGENGO 2 Comments

There was one big scene we missed when we passed through Brazil, headed toward Uruguay.  So while we were stopped in Canela, Brazil, waiting for borders to open, we decided […]

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While we are in Brazil, let’s see if we can get in to Uruguay.

April 3, 2021by CGENGO Leave a comment

While we hung out in Southern Brazil (state of Rio do Sul) we realized that we were extremely close to the Uruguay border.  We had heard about the pandemic border […]

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Doing stuff while “stuck” in Brazil

April 1, 2021by CGENGO 3 Comments

We first arrived in Brazil back in November.  During that time we crossed the Amazon and rode on a sugar barge for DAYS…..  (click here to see the story)https://slowcarfasthouse.com/2020/01/08/brazil-the-amazon/ Then […]

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Giving back to a community

January 20, 2021by CGENGO 14 Comments

Arriving in Canela, Brazil for a two week stay was simple enough.  But staying in Canela, Brazil for ten months took a little bit of effort.  We have a theory […]

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Hanging out in Canela, Brazil for the pandemic

January 11, 2021by CGENGO 9 Comments

We arrived in Canela, Brazil in early March of 2020.  We planned to stay a couple of weeks to have some repairs done on the roof of the camper.  We […]

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Why are you still in Brazil?

August 20, 2020by CGENGO 10 Comments

There seems to be some confusion about what is happening with us and why we are still in Brazil.  I will do a quick summary about our situation. Please note […]

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Tourist Time in Brazil

June 20, 2020by CGENGO 4 Comments

Before things were restricted, masked and closed down we took a day to see a couple of tourist attractions nearby.  This area of Brazil is well known for the weather […]

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Brazil- A huge museum and a small town.

May 7, 2020by CGENGO 5 Comments

Leaving the coast of Brazil and traveling into the hill country meant that we were seeing beautiful grassy fields and experiencing more comfortable temperatures.   The scenery was amazing, as we […]

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