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We will rock you - the dance of the blue manakin
Blue 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 Winstanley
Jun 25, 20202 min read
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Crime Scene Investigation
Used to the relatively benign presence of the local military police who sleepily sat out their days at the entrance to the beachfront...
Kate Winstanley
Jun 25, 20203 min read
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Bico do Papagaio
For over 2½ months I had admired the remarkable rock formation that dominates the mountainous ridge above Abraão. Bico do Papagaio is, as...
Kate Winstanley
Jun 21, 20204 min read
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Walking out from Abraão
If 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 Winstanley
Jun 21, 20204 min read
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The enchanted waterfall
Feiticeira 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 Winstanley
Jun 21, 20202 min read
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A beach sleepover
Everyone 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 Winstanley
Jun 21, 20205 min read
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It's a dog's life
The 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 Winstanley
Jun 21, 20201 min read
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Cholera, Covid-19 and quarantine
Had 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 Winstanley
Jun 20, 20203 min read
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Stranded in Abraão
For 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 Winstanley
Jun 20, 20204 min read
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Isolated on Ilha Grande
As 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 Winstanley
Jun 18, 20202 min read
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Bemvindo a Brasil
The two-week holiday to an idyllic island in Brazil that turned into a three and a half month long adventure hiking to deserted beaches,...
Kate Winstanley
Jun 17, 20205 min read
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