PHILIPPA LEARNS
A Brazil Travel Blog
Insights into Brazil by car: places to go, things to see, and lessons learned along the way.


An Unexpected Turn
The Great Brazilian Road Trip ends up in the emergency room. Uh-Oh Our original plan was to stay in Caraiva for three nights. However, on...

Caraíva
The Great Brazilian Road Trip gets lost but ends up in paradise. Caraíva When people ask me to name my favorite stop on our road trip,...

Porto Seguro/ Arraial d'Ajuda
The Great Brazilian Road Trip finds the spot where the Portuguese first made contact with Brazil. Car trouble earns us an extra day on...

Detour: Museu de Kard, Vitoria da Conquista
The Great Brazilian Road Trip discovers a giant chess set on the side of the highway. Art discovery and appreciation ensues. Museu de...

Morro de Sao Paulo
The Great Brazilian Road Trip goes car-free for a few days. Morro de Sao Paulo After the hustle and bustle of Salvador, it was time to...

Salvador
The Great Brazilian Road Trip is dazzled by the magic of Brazil’s third largest city. Salvador Unlike Brazil’s other large cities,...

Pit Stop: São Cristóvão, Sergipe
The Great Brazilian Road Trip stops at a UNESCO Heritage Site to break up the drive. São Cristóvão On any road trip, there are long days...

The Outlaw Trail/ Xingo do Sao Francisco
The Great Brazilian Road Trip heads inland, following the Outlaw Trail in hot pursuit of history. The Cangaceiro (Outlaw) Trail...

Detour: Usina de Arte + the DIVA
The Great Brazilian Road Trip searches for the female form and discovers art down a dirt road. Usina de Arte At the beginning of this...

Praia de Antunes/ Maragogi (The Coral Coast, Part II)
The Coral Coast As I mentioned in my previous post, Brazil’s Costa dos Corais (Coral Coast), also known as o Caribe Brasileiro (the...

Praia dos Carneiros/ Tamandare (The Coral Coast, Part I)
The Great Brazilian Road Trip explores the "Brazilian Caribbean" (Part 1) The Coral Coast Brazil’s Costa dos Corais (Coral Coast), also...

Recife / Olinda / Boa Viagem
The Great Brazilian Road Trip Continues! Next up: Recife, Olinda, and Boa Viagem Our adventure takes us into the state of Pernambuco....

Natal and Pipa Beach
Our road trip begins in: Natal Natal Given its location on the Northeastern “point” of the South American continent, we decided to...

Introducing: The Great Brazilian Road Trip [2021]
Exploring Brazil by Car After several months of quarantine in our São Paulo apartment, we were dreaming of escape. International travel...

An American-Brazilian Travel Blog
Introducing Philippa Learns! Hi! Tudo bem? I’m Philippa… I’m a 30-something American, married to a 30-something Brazilian and we’ve been...















