Mar 5, 2013 - Parintins, Brazil

This is our last stop in Brazil. We have one other left in South America before we return to the Caribbean. That is a short stop at Devil’s Island, French Guiana. Today’s stop is also a short one – just the morning, but we are promised a terrific local folkloric show. Parintins is a medium sized town as Amazon towns go. The population is about 100,000. Many of those who consider themselves as from Parintins actually live in the surrounding countryside (read: jungle). There is really nothing much here (unless you are a “Survivor” buff and...

Mar 1, 2008 - Parintins, Brazil

3/1 Parintins, Brazil was our last stop on the Amazon. Most of the passengers signed up for a tour which included the Boi Bumba festival reenactment. This festival is held yearly in June and attracts quite a crowd. We thought the tour was a little expensive so we toured the town instead (reports were that the festival was quite good – free local liquor). Parintins is a small town and easy to get around in. We checked out the local markets, a couple of churches and a number of local businesses.