Kate WinstanleyJun 25, 20202 minWe will rock you - the dance of the blue manakinBlue manakins are the undisputed rock stars of the bird world in Ilha Grande. Groups of males - with a young male standing in as a female...
Kate WinstanleyJun 25, 20203 minCrime Scene InvestigationUsed to the relatively benign presence of the local military police who sleepily sat out their days at the entrance to the beachfront...
Kate WinstanleyJun 21, 20204 minBico do PapagaioFor over 2½ months I had admired the remarkable rock formation that dominates the mountainous ridge above Abraão. Bico do Papagaio is, as...
Kate WinstanleyJun 21, 20204 minWalking out from AbraãoIf you follow the main dirt track (there are no tarred roads on the island) leading west from Vila do Abraão, you reach the ruins of an...
Kate WinstanleyJun 21, 20202 minThe enchanted waterfallFeiticeira is Portuguese for sorceress and is also the name of a cove and waterfall around 6km north of Abraão, on the opposite side of...
Kate WinstanleyJun 21, 20205 minA beach sleepoverEveryone who visits Ilha Grande wants to visit Lopes Mendes. It is said to be Brazil’s second most beautiful beach and I was determined...
Kate WinstanleyJun 20, 20201 minIt's a dog's lifeThe residents of Abraão love their dogs, which come in every shape and size, some small and fluffy with bows in their hair, others built...
Kate WinstanleyJun 20, 20203 minCholera, Covid-19 and quarantineHad my holiday been booked any later - I flew out on 15 March 2020 – I would almost certainly not have made this trip. I would definitely...
Kate WinstanleyJun 20, 20204 minStranded in AbraãoFor the first few days I decided to orientate myself in the island's main town of Abraão -where I was based - before exploring the...
Kate WinstanleyJun 18, 20202 minIsolated on Ilha GrandeAs I approached my island idyll, I had no idea that I would be a virtual prisoner here for over 3 months. A prisoner in paradise....
Kate WinstanleyJun 17, 20205 minBemvindo a BrasilThe two-week holiday to an idyllic island in Brazil that turned into a three and a half month long adventure hiking to deserted beaches,...