On a four-day cruise from Manaus to Porto Velho, the Frugal Travelers finds a place to hang his hammock, three hearty (if monotonous) meals, and about a hundred new friends.
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Frugal Traveler: Gooooooaal in Manaus
Watching the Brazil vs. North Korea game in a bar in Manaus, Brazil.
Frugal Traveler: Finding Mirages in Brazil
In Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, a sort of inverse-logic desert tucked away by the Atlantic coast of Maranhão state in northeast Brazil, what seems a hallucination is actually real.
Frugal Traveler: The Cavalacanga Ate My Cellphone
The Cavalacanga is a fleet-footed, headless she-mule who gallops at such lightning speed that she can make it from Atins to Barreirinhas “in one minute.”
Frugal Traveler: Guaraná Jesus – Crisp, With a Slightly Tart Aftertaste
The Maranhão state, in northeastern Brazil, is home to what has got to be the country’s most legendary local soda: Guaraná Jesus.
Frugal Traveler: Which Boat to Take?
The standard tour boat gets to Atins in about two hours. A “barco de linha” takes maybe twice as long. What to do?
Frugal Traveler: Watching as the Baton Is Passed
From traveling anonymously to riding buses, the new Frugal Traveler, Seth Kugel, does a Q&A with Matt Gross.