The project Rio 2016 is to travel and discover the Latin American continent and document the journey with a diary and pictures during the last 365 days before the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
I live in Brazil now for many years. I came to Natal, Rio Grande do Norte in May of 2007. I moved to Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo in November of 2010 exactly for one year and moved back again to Natal, Rio Grande do Norte in May of 2011.
There are numerous reasons for this project; travel the Latin American continent and visit all countries, see the diverse nature of the Latin American continent, visit as much National Parks as possible, meet different, ancient and original culture, meet, challenge and discover Myself, feel and live the global shift in Consciousness, help and support my project Consciousness.
Natal, will be the start of my travel to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Following please find a written city list of the planned travel. The list does not include the National Parks, the historical sites of each country and does not include the sites of UNESCO world heritage sites planned to be visited.
Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte
Natal, Jacuma, Maxaranguape, Caraubas, Sao Miguel do Gostoso, Praia do Marco, Pedra Grande, Sao Bento do Norte, Jandaira, Guamare, Macau, Pendencias, Porto do Mangue, Areia Branca, Grossos, Tibau
Brazil, Ceara
Icapui, Canoa Quebrada, Fortim, Beberibe, Cascavel, Aquiraz, Fortaleza, São Gonçalo do Amarante, Paraipaba, Itarema, Cruz, Jericoacoara, Granja, Camocim, Barroquinha
Brazil, Piauí
Camurupim, Parnaíba
Brazil, Maranhão
Tutoia, Sao Bernardo, Santa Quitéria, Chapadinha, Vargem Grande, Itapecuru Mirim, São Luís, Miranda do Norte, Olinda Nova do Maranhão, Pinheiro, Junco do Maranhão
Brazil, Para
Cachoeira do Piria, Santa Luzia, Capanema, Castanhal, Belém
Brazil, Amapa
Macapá, Ferreira Gomes, Tartarugaozinho, Amapá, Calçoene, Oiapoque
French – Guayana
St. Georges, Regina, Cayenne, Kourou, Sinnamary, Iracoubo, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Surinam
Albina, Moengo, Paramaribo, Boskamp, Totness, Nieuw-Nickerie
Guyana
New Amsterdam, Mahaicony, Georgetown, Linden, Lethem
Brazil, Roraima
Bonfim, Boa Vista, Pacaraima,
Venezuela
Santa Elena de Uairen, Kamoiran, Las Claritas, El Dorado, Tumeremo, Upata, Ciudad Guayana, Maturin, Caripito, Casanay, Carupano, San Juan de Unare, Guiria, Chacopata, Araya, Isla Margarita, Cumana, Barcelona, Puerto Piritu, Boca de Uchire, Rio Chico, Higuerote, La Sabana, Maiquetia, Caracas, Colonia Tovar, La Victoria, Maracay, Puerto Cabello, Tucacas, Coro, Maracaibo, Guarero, Sinamaica,
My planning got completely out of balance due to The Venezuela–Colombia migrant crisis, a diplomatic and humanitarian crisis that occurred in mid-2015 following the shooting of three Venezuelan soldiers on the Venezuela–Colombia border that left them injured and President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro’s response of deporting thousands of Colombians. Maduro’s response of declaring a state of emergency, closing the border to Colombia indefinitely and deporting thousands of Colombians that lived near the border, struck fear in tens of thousands of other Colombians living in Venezuela resulting in their emigration from the country and a crisis involving separated families and Colombians seeking food and shelter. The actions of President Maduro were questioned by human rights groups, the United States, the United Nations and the European Union and Myself, but fact was the border was closed and I had to change the planned travel route.
Villa del Rosario, Machiques, El Vigia, Merida, Valera, Barquisimeto
Columbia
Maicao, Riohacha, Santa Marta, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Sincelejo, Medelin, Puerto Berrio, Bucaramanga, Pamplona, Duitama, Tunja, Bogota, Girardot, Ibaque, Armenia, Sevilla, Tulua, Cali, Popayan, Pasto, Ipiales
Ecuador
Tulcan, Ibarra, Cayambe, Quito
My planning got completely out of balance again due to having been stolen and left with NO MONEY, NO CREDIT CARDS, NO PASSPORT, actually with NO DOCUMENTS whatsoever. Another adventure was about to begin. I decided to coninue travelling, not my planned route but back home. I had to pick up my friend, the car in Boa Vista and get him home and sort out our situation.
The following is the planned route as is the above, except the interrruption at the Venezuela–Colombia border.
Sangolqui, Latacunga, Tungurahua, Riobamba, Azogues, Cuenca, Nabon, Loja, Huaquillas
Peru
Tumbes, Talara, Piura, Chiclayo, Trujillo, Chimbote, Huaraz, Huacho, Lima, Ica, Arequipa, Juliaca, Puno, La Paz, Cochabamba, Sucre, Potosi, Uyuni, Estacion Avaroa
Chile
Ollagüe, Calama, Antofagasta, Taltal, Copiapo, Vallenar, La Serena, Valparaiso, Santiago de Chile, Rancagua, Talca, Concepcion, Los Angeles, Temuco, Osorno, Puerto Montt, Chaiten,
Coihaique, Rio Ibanez, Cochrane, O’Higgins
Argentinia
El Chalten, Lago Viedma, El Calafate, El Cerrito, Tapi Aike
Chile
Torres de Paine, Natales, Punta Arenas, Porvenir
Argentinia
Rio Grande, Ushuaia, Rio Grande, Rio Gallegos, Coamandante Luis Piedrabuena, Puerto San Julian, Puerto Deseado, Caleta Olivia, Comodoro Rivadavia, Bahia Bustamante, Camarones,
Trelew, Puerto Madryn, Esquel, El Bolson, Bariloche, San Martin de los Andes, Junin de los Andes, Zapala, Neuquen, Santa Rosa, General Pico, Rio Cuarto, Cordova, Rosario, Buenos Aires
Uruguay
Montevideo, Paysandu, Salto, Monte Caseros
Argentinia
Mercedes, Posadas
Paraguay
Encarnacion, Coronel Bogado, San Ignacio, Asuncion, Itaugua, Caaguazu, Cidade do Leste
Brazil, Paraná
Foz de Iguaçu, Cascavel, Guarapuava, Curitiba
Brazil, São Paulo
Ilha Comprida, Santos, Caraguatatuba, Paraty
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro