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Travelling in South America comprises a grand tour through improbability. Uncertainty can beset the traveller immediately on arrival: forget the usual red channel/green channel arrangements, because in some countries it is usual at Customs to assess whether inbound passengers have something to declare on an entirely arbitrary basis.
An official invites you to press a big button that randomly operates one of two lights. If it is green, you stroll blithely through; red means you may be some time. (more…)

With over 1,000km of coastline, Bahia is the place for lovers of sand and surf – but finding the ideal secret cove can be tricky, says Rhiannon Batten
The bikini was packed. I’d dug out my sunscreen and an old beach towel. I had a whole stack of books waiting to be read and a ticket that would take me away from endless grey skies and across to what I hoped would be a sun-drenched Salvador, in Brazil. The only thing left to do now was decide where to go when I arrived.
Finding the perfect (more…)

Brazil’s biggest airline, TAM, said Tuesday it will soon be part of the Star Alliance after the grouping of carriers unanimously approved its membership.
TAM president David Barioni Neto said in a statement that the adhesion was “a decisive step for TAM, which is being recognized as a world-class airline.”
The move, which reinforces a code-share agreement the airline already enjoys with Star Alliance members Lufthansa and United Airlines, will permit greater integration in bookings and pooling (more…)