@joelbalsam

I'm a Canadian freelance journalist and guidebook author based in Rio de Janeiro

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The essential guide to visiting Brazil | National Geographic
The essential guide to visiting Brazil | National Geographic
New Orleans Travel Book and Ebook
How to Have the Perfect Long Weekend in Rio de Janeiro - AFAR
How to Have the Perfect Long Weekend in Rio de Janeiro - AFAR
Washington Post: Timeshares can trap you. My family couldn’t escape until my dad died.
Washington Post: Timeshares can trap you. My family couldn’t escape until my dad died.
Business Insider: I've traveled to over 60 countries. Here's how I chose where I wanted to live permanently.
Business Insider: I've traveled to over 60 countries. Here's how I chose where I wanted to live permanently.
BBC: Tijuca National Park: The fight to rewild the world's largest urban forest
BBC: Tijuca National Park: The fight to rewild the world's largest urban forest
Toronto Star: Trekking in Nepal to see one of the world’s highest mountains, I learned the meaning of pilgrimage — the hard way
Toronto Star: Trekking in Nepal to see one of the world’s highest mountains, I learned the meaning of pilgrimage — the hard way
The Maverick Show Podcast with Matt Bowles
The Maverick Show Podcast with Matt Bowles
Atlas Obsura: Mysterious, Naked Night Runners of Western Kenya
Atlas Obsura: Mysterious, Naked Night Runners of Western Kenya
Globe & Mail: Why The Magpie River Is Legally A Person
Gastro Obscura: What Happened to Montreal's Melons?
TIME: The Dream of an ‘Internet Country’ That Would Let You Work From Anywhere
TIME: The Dream of an ‘Internet Country’ That Would Let You Work From Anywhere
Nat Geo: Bread of the Dead
Nat Geo: Bread of the Dead
TIME: Saving The Snake That Could Cure Cancer
TIME: Saving The Snake That Could Cure Cancer
BBC: Indigenous throat singing
BBC: Indigenous throat singing

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