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Day 6 – Brazil Trek – Conquering the peak

Monday, June 27th, 2011

Marcelo Nobrego, HR Director, RB Brazil We woke up before sunrise to be able to beat the sun to the top of the imperial trail. This was a good idea as we were to quickly realize. Most of us where in respectful silence as we arrived at “Seu” Eduardo’s house the night before out of [...]

Day 5 – Brazil Trek – The scenic group gets competitive

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Liam Collens, Legal Advisor, CHQ Having determined what was a must have and sacrificing what must go; my considerably smaller bag and I went to breakfast and later onto our next trail.  Today the group was heading towards a waterfall in the Chapada where we would eat lunch.  The terrain was far more soggy today, [...]

Day 4 – Brazil Trek – Contagious and intoxicating enthusiasm

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Liam Collens, Legal Advisor, CHQ After a hysterical night in charming Lencois, I prepared both mentally and physically for what would be the first real day of trekking.  The group was anxious to put tread to trail, fill camelpaks and embark on what we had been preparing for. There was a clear contagious and intoxicating [...]

Day 2 and 3 – Brazil Trek – Energy levels are high!

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Day 2 – Salvador to Lencois We left the rain behind us as we set off on our 7 hour bus journey from Salvador city to Lencois. Within a few hours the landscape changed dramatically to forest, palm trees, cacti, grass plains and river valleys. Slowed down by an unusually long vehicle transporting part of [...]

Day 1 – Brazil Trek – Vamos. We are all ready to go!

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Everyone clapped as the plane landed. I felt the 28 degree heat and knew I had arrived in Brazil. After over a year of planning, the rb global challenge was now a reality! News came through that Ricardo Pedro (RB Portugal) had hit his £25,000 target – the highest amount ever raised by an rb [...]