On Tue, 29 Aug 2000 01:45:16 -0800, Kent Lind <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Rio is not in any sense a dive destination although there are plenty
>of dive shops in the area that cater to local divers.  The diving in
>Rio itself is pretty mediocre although you can certainly spend a week

Kent, thanks for the useful feedback!  On the strength of your not-too-
glowing characterizaiton, I think I'll leave my dive-gears at home
this time.  Although the TRAVEL takes a week, my DIVING window will
only be about three days, if that many.  :)  We'll just take in the
urban stuff there and remember NOT to make the "ok" scuba sign
which is an obscene gesture in Portugese.

>
>For diving in Brazil, the best place without question is Fernando de
>Noronha in Northeast Brazil.

The chance that I'll EVER go there for DIVING will be slightly less
than hell freezes over since I already have a list of "dive places
to go" that are longer than I have time for even if I live to be
200.

>The Brazilians I know from Rio and Sao Paulo go to Northeast Brazil
>or the Caribbean for diving.

I've met a few in Cozumel, but I figured they were there just for
variety, just like I travel to all kinds of Caribbean locations
to dive.


For some reason, Bonaire was big.

For one thing, it's much CLOSER to them.
>
>Here's some links and lists of links on Brazilian diving that I happen to
>have bookmarked.  "Mergulho" = "Scuba" in Portuguese which should help you
>on your web searches.

>
>http://www.scubadiving.com/travel/brazil/
>http://www.concentric.net/~apavan/mergulho.htm
>http://www.inf.univali.rct-sc.br/~un204/esportemergulho.htm
>http://scubabrasil.cjb.net/
>http://www.noronha.com.br/homepage.htm

Thanks.  I'll browse before I go, just in case I may change my mind
about the scuba gear.  :)

-- Bob.