Vitória, Brazil

Following my amazing yet exhausting time in Belo Horizonte, I needed a bit of downtime to recharge the batteries. This brought me to the city of Vitória in Espírito Santo, where the Australian Football (Soccer) Team’s camp was based during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

I only spent 3 nights here. Initially I felt like this place was too quiet, and grew frustrated trying to get any information on the city’s bus routes. Luckily, on my second day here I was taken out with Marcio (a friend of Maria, who I stayed with in Belo Horizonte).  We drove up to the top of Parque da Fonte Grande, which provided a beautiful vantage point of this city, then stopped for some Arroz de Polvo (Octopus rice) at Kiosque do Alemão.

Yesterday I relaxed at Café Bamboo in Praia do Canto for a few hours over some fresh juice and coffee, then tried out the local Moqueca at Restaurante São Pedro. It was delicious.

Tonight I’ve got a long bus ride to Porto Seguro, where it’s time for some more sun (hopefully) and relaxing before heading up to Salvador.