HI!!
I am a retired ship´s deck officer class II from Norway now living permanently in the seaside town of Ubatuba (Tupi indian language for "many canoes")
Having spent two winters here in between my charter operation in South Norway on my beloved m.s. Eight Bells, a 60´alu. motor yacht built in Germany, I finally took the plunge and moved here in May 2003 where we bought a lovely house.
I re-married to a lovely lady from Sao Paulo in Kristiansand Norway in 2002 whom I had a year earliet "met" on the internet. Miracles it seems are still happening all over the world...
I am a web-designer and run my own web site
http://yachtmarine.com where I offer consultancy in the areas of real-estate, travel and boat building in Brazil.
You can also see sailing directions I have written in
http://www.noonsite.com/countries for the Costa Verde area in Brazil and also the "Norwegian Intra Coastal Waterway" from Kristiansand, Norway.
I have travelled extensively around the world both as a ship´s officer and also during 30 years in the London travel industry.
If I can be of any assistance please feel free to ask. But in any case, let´s share a beer or two when you are visiting these parts.
WELCOME TO PARADISE!!