New luxury train: The Great Brazil Express
You know a service is for rich Western tourists when: in a non-English speaking country the name of the service is in English, the website is only in English and prices start at $3,500. Their video-promo has nice imagery but is full of clichés and sounds like a monologue for retards. Welcome to Brazil's first luxury train service: The Great Brazil Express.The website still lacks information, but we know that its first 7-day tour begins on April 23: from Curitiba (capital of Brazilian state Paraná and largest city in southern Brazil), to Iguazu Falls -- which are apparently vastly larger than the Niagara Falls. The train will travel 40km/hour, has leather couches, televisions, carpets, music and bar, and can take only 22 people at a time -- quite the exclusive ride I guess.
If you have some extra cash and want to treat your grandparents, this would be perfect!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Apr 16th 2008 @ 12:53PM
Chris M. said...
"monologue for retards"? Seriously guys, not cool.
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Apr 16th 2008 @ 2:36PM
Abha said...
Chris: Actually, that didn't come out like I wanted to -- I've fixed it to be clearer. I still think the voice on the video is awful.
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