São Paulo is the largest city in South America and it is the perfect example of a cosmopolitan city that manages to be beautiful and modern without losing its authenticity….
How to Travel (Safely) to Rio de Janeiro as a Solo Woman
Solo travel is hugely popular for women! Mila Rojas shares her recent experiences traveling solo to Rio to offer tips for fellow travelers who might want to enjoy a similar…
Meet the Brazilian Photographer Advocating for Women via Nude Photography
While in Salvador, Brazil, Helene Dötsch met photographer Céu Albuquerque. Joining the photographer for one of her sessions, she discovered how Céu helps women and non-binary people all over Brazil…
No Boys Allowed: Women-Only Travel Spaces
A carriage in India. Image by Wikimedia user Ajay Tallam. Physical Women-Only Spaces “My intention would be to make public transport safer for everyone, from the train platform, to the…
How to Obtain a Brazilian Tourist Visa in 5 Steps
Have you considered traveling to Brazil? If you’re a soccer aficionado, you surely should come to the country where the World Cup will take place this year! Before buying your…
Why do you love traveling?
Go Girl Travel Network has arrived in São Paulo, Brazil! Isn’t that awesome? The first meetup outside of the USA was a great success. The girls from São Paulo have filled the…
Now in Brazil!
You heard it right: The Go Girl Network is growing, and we’ve just made our way to São Paulo, Brazil! Go Girl meetups are a way for adventurous, independent, globally…
5 Songs to Understand Brazilians
Defining any country is impossible, but music brings us close. Image from globaltoynews.com. When people think of Brazilians they either think of happy people on the beach or soccer players….
What is the Capital of Brazil?
While traveling abroad, people usually make mistakes about the real capital of Brazil. They say a whole range of names (including Buenos Aires, which is the capital of Argentina…) but…
Visiting Beijing
I arrived in Beijing two days after the earthquake and the tsunami hit Japan in March 2011. Asia was in a state of alert: anything – at any time —…
Copacabana… A place to sleep, dream and watch the sun go down
If you have been to Copacabana and the border between Bolivia and Peru, then this is the sunset you have been missing out on. Copacabana is the perfect place…
Coming home to Sao Paulo
By Patricia Galves Derolle I love traveling, but it’s always a delight to come back home. I guess you just realize how much appreciation you have for your own land…
Porto de Galinhas, Brazil, at Sunset
One of the best beach destinations that I have ever visited has to be Porto de Galinhas (brutally translated to mean Chicken Port), without a doubt. It’s a perfect destination…