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SCOTT:Jeff, have you done this before?

I've never been on a boat like this, no.

If we all ended up in, I would laugh. I would laugh.

If we're going down, we're going down together. Yeah!

I'm desperate to get in.

In 1650, a Portuguese sailor's boat sprang a leak

off Brazil's east coast.

KELLY:This is gorge.

By a twist of fate, he landed at the village of Canoa Quebrada,

meaning broken canoe.

KELLY:Look at it. JEFF:Do you know,

I need some of this to be able to be looking forward to leg two.

For three of the teams, it's a welcome oasis

after travelling over 1,500km,

stripped of their usual luxuries.

I think we can breathe a little bit because we've come first.

JEREMY:It was not easy.

Stiff competition, though, guys. You lot are all really sharp,

switched on, so we know we've got our work cut out for us.

First leg was really difficult,

but actually it feels like it's a distance memory now.

MAN SPEAKS PORTUGUESE Er, wave.

Oh, my God!

I'm standing!

ALL EXCLAIM

Guys, you should have stood up. Oh, Kel, well done.

I've never been on a boat like that before.

You know when you go to a popular tourist destination

and it's teeming with people,

this feels like our little secret.

JEFF:This is a wonderful experience.

I'm sorry that Kola and Mary Ellen aren't here to do it with us.

KELLY:Where do you think they are?

Give us a lift, horsey. Give us a lift. Donkey!

It's not a donkey, you doughnut.

Long Beach. Where? Long Beach on the wall.

Ola.

Argh! Oh, we're fourth.

They got in...they got in last night.

I knew Kelly and Jeremy was going to be the first, come on. Yeah.

He's got SAS training, I swear.

While just over two hours separate the first three teams,

cousins Kola and Mary Ellen are trailing 12 and a half hours behind.

I don't have any regrets.

I do think, because it's the first leg,

it was a good opportunity to have a lot of fun.

And I think, you know, every leg,

we're only going to get stronger and quicker.

You can only get better, you know what I mean?

Oh, my God, it's Mary Ellen and Kola. Yay!

We made it!

So you just got in?

Just got in, like, literally.

We've had a brilliant time. Banging, it was banging.

You had the caipirinha night where the guy was like,

"I'll make you any caipirinha with this fruit,"

so I just tried all of them, obviously.

Papaya, grapefruit, pineapple... Were they delicious?

And every time I finished one, this guy would give me another one.

I was like, "Sweet, this is great. This is a great holiday."

I was like, "Oh, yeah, wait, we're on a race."

LAUGHTER I was like...

It's easy to forget you're in a competition

when you listen to Kola and Mary Ellen talk about

all their experiences. You're like, "I want to come to the samba party!"

SHE LAUGHS

We've got to stay focused.

We need to stay focused. Oh, my God.

But for Kola and Mary Ellen,

their good times have come at a cost,

as they've already used up over a fifth of their entire budget.

We spent a lot of money on one taxi.

You know, it's the first leg,

the first leg. We're learning a lot, we're learning a lot.

We're learning. We haven't spent any money on accommodation yet.

No. What? Same.

Who's in charge of the budget? You're in charge? Yeah.

He loves a budget.

Sam and Scott, they keep their cards really close to their chest.

Yeah, yeah. They want to win. I like this. I think it's nice.

Absolutely. Yeah, yeah.

There's two hours between first and third - the competition is on now.

As the second leg begins,

the teams will leave the checkpoint in the order they arrived.

Ola.

First to find out where they're heading next, Kelly and Jeremy.

This is for you. Thank you. Want to see? No, you do it.

Let's go. Let's see where we're going.

SHE GASPS The second checkpoint

is Lencois, Bahia.

Len-sua or Len-soy?

Lensoy? Lencois.

BOTH: Lencois!

Do you know where this is? No. No idea, OK.

Thank you. Obrigada. Obrigado. Tchau. Tchau. Tchau.

Andiamo.

Oh, my God, I'm so excited!

Let's ask this guy.

Do you know where this is? Lencois?

Yes, yes, I think this is it. Oh, it's right in the middle, babes.

It's right in the middle.

1,550km away,

the second checkpoint - Lencois...

..gateway to the sprawling Chapada Diamantina National Park.

Here, the landscape of huge quartz rocks, deep canyons

and waterfalls give the park its nickname -

Brazil's Lost World.

To get there, teams could pass through

up to seven different states of Brazil,

either making their way along the Atlantic coastline -

rugged to the north,

but to the south, a well-trodden tourist trail

dotted with busy seaside cities -

or they may be drawn inland,

potentially a more direct route,

but first they would need to travel backwards

to pick up the right connections.

I really don't want to go rural, I really don't.

You prefer the coast? I prefer the coast.

So if we do by the coast, you don't think would be longer?

But it seems... It says here... If we go in the middle...

HE WHISTLES ..can be faster.

Don't forget, babe, we've got an hour on everyone,

so we're just going to get on a quick bus and we'll whizz down here.

We didn't go to the beach on the first leg.

We didn't even have a swim.

I think Joao Pessoa is good.

If we want to see a beautiful beach, this is perfect.

I think we go there, and then we make a plan how we head inland.

Kelly's plan - to travel via Natal

to Joao Pessoa,

a hopping-off point

for intrepid travellers

in search of the unspoilt wild coast.

Perfect.

I guess you only really experience a country when you kind of

see the nature and the sounds and the smells and the wildlife

and just the natural state of it.

It's what really excites me.

I just love it.

That will be a challenge for Jeremy cos he'll just want to be racing.

Aracati? Aracati bus station?

You speak English? Taxi - yeah, yeah.

No, he doesn't know. OK, thank you.

Hey, try to negotiate the price with, er, the cab.

It's like 50 - try to ask 40.

As Kelly and Jeremy look for a fast getaway

to the nearest transport hub of Aracati...

SAM:Let's get the map out, then.

..husbands-to-be Scott and Sam are on their tail.

I'm a little bit nervous.

There's an hour between us and Kelly and Jeremy,

and Jeff and Freddy are one hour behind us.

So it's very, very tight.

Shall we sit down here and plan our route?

Yeah, let's have a little seat.

Scott, they're there.

Who is? Jeremy's there.

Oh, a taxi?!

Oh, treat yourselves. Well, you know, when you're rolling in it,

you can afford the luxuries in life. Someone's doing well.

How much was that one?

JEREMY: This one is free.

Where are they going?

They're spending money.

If you can drive fast...faster... No, come on, he's fine.

It just goes to show how close behind us they are.

Do you think we'll stay in the lead? I'd like to be, er,

like we are the leader in this. I'd love to keep it.

I am drawn to the coast.

One of the jobs, I think, would be quite nice

is working in a hostel where it's kind of zen.

Yeah, I'm into that.

Job is bed and a meal and use of facilities.

So just like the first leg.

We didn't have to pay for accommodation. Mm-hm.

We didn't have to pay for food.

Scott and Sam have their sights set

on a job in hippy haven Pipa Beach.

I want to go where everyone's beautiful,

everyone's like peace, love, bit of hippy vibe.

That's the Brazil that I've heard of but never been.

We just need to get on a bus.

Yeah, we go? Yeah? How much?

Five.For each?

Yes.Five each, OK.

That's going to be cheaper than a taxi.

Yes, we go now.Thank you.

I'm happy for you to choose this leg and I'll choose next leg.

Yeah, all right. OK, go.

Do it that way. Sweet, sweet, sweet.

Father and son Jeff and Freddy are setting off in third place.

Wildlife lovers will have the opportunity

to look after alpacas - sick.

Let's do that.

What? Look after alpacas?

Yeah, but alpacas are jokes.

To say Fred is impulsive is an absolute understatement,

I've always been incredibly safe

and measured about absolutely everything, er, in...in life.

I'd love to meditate.

Stone's throw from the beach with meditation and yoga classes

on offer - would love that, would love that.

I don't fancy that at all.

So being a risk-taker and seeing something outside the box is where

you're going to be a massive player.

Alpaca - so money, meal and bed.

Fred, just to let you know, this is taking us inland.

It's back towards Fortaleza.

I've no issue doing it whatsoever,

cos it's your turn to choose and it's completely up to you.

It would be a case of what direction you want to go in.

I was so certain about going to do this thing. What do you want to do?

No, it's not about what I want to do.

You've chosen, and I've just told you it means

that we're going there, inland. If you're happy with that...

Dad, you know I love animals.

We'd have a great laugh, and we earn as well, yeah? OK.

Making a break from the pack,

Freddy's aiming for the hinterland of Quixada,

placing his bets on going 160km

back to Fortaleza before they can make any headway in the race.

I'll give you the map - this is your leg.

Take us to the bus garage and find it.

I want Fred to have a taste of being fully in control of...

..of everything. Erm... Is that what you are most of the time, then?

This is great fun.

As Jeff and Freddy search for their bus to go backwards...

Er, a bus to Natal? Yes? Do you have two tickets?

What time?

..12km away, Kelly and Jeremy have arrived in Aracati station...

9 o'clock to Natal?

..keen to capitalise on their taxi splash

and escape on the first bus to Natal.

We don't want to be here when the others turn up.

IN PORTUGUESE:

400.

OK. So what's wrong with that?

What's wrong is I've got just 350 now.

OK, so we need to get it... We need to change some money.

You can't change money here?

Nowhere? There can't just be one bus out.

There is one at midnight - it's half price.

All right. Ugh! This is going to be brutal.

THUNDER RUMBLES

Only able to afford tickets for the later, cheaper bus,

Kelly and Jeremy have a seven-and-a-half-hour wait.

I mean, if we hadn't have taken that expensive taxi,

would we have been able to afford to get on the 9 o'clock bus?

Yes.

The other team is here. Where?

Ugh!

Right, I spot a Kelly Brook...

No way. ..in the wild. Where?

Sitting on that bench.

We saw them earlier get a taxi,

they've gone no further. That was hours ago.

Oh, my God, I really hope they're not on the same bus as us.

Is there a bus tonight? Yeah.

Two, but pay in dollars.

Dollar? Dollar no.

This is a problem.

We've run out of Brazilian money.

Ola. Do you speak English?

Anglaise? Anglaise? Yes.Yes?

We need to get out of here and go to Natal,

but we have no Brazilian money, only US dollars.

Do you have Brazilian money?

Yeah, we have Brazilian money, but this is from the church.

You don't have...

Oh, my God, they're picking on the Mormons, babe.

They can't ask the Mormons.

The Mormons are 100% going to help them.

That's...that's not fair. Oh.

My friend...my friend told me you have dollar

but you just need to be able to switch it for reais?

Yeah, yeah. Yes, yeah. How far away are you?

Er, we're like 15 minutes away from the bus station.

The bus is not till midnight.

But it's got limited... It's only got a few tickets left,

so we need to book them as soon as possible.

All right, erm... I'm on my way.

Thank you so much, thank you.

Oh! Yes! I'm going to hug you, thank you.

Oh, my God, I can't watch.

It's painful. I can't watch, babe.

Is your friend coming? Yeah.

How will we find them? Can you...?

Just like us.Oh, same.

OK. Thank you. Thank you so much.

I assumed that they would be waiting here until their friend turned up.

So did I. I'm a little bit worried now.

Oh, my God. No way. Oh, I think this is them.

Oh, my God. Ola.

Yeah! Thank you.

50, 60, 70, 80.

You've honestly saved us a night in the bus station.

So thank you. We are out of here.

He is brilliant. Like, that's what he excels at.

I present you with Brazilian money.

300, OK.

Obrigado, thank you so much.

And the deal is done.

Oh, he did it.He did it. Oh, my God, he did it!

You know when, like, you're sitting somewhere

and you just start questioning all your life choices and...?

It's not the end of the world. I think we are not bad.

How could it be much worse?

I've got a mouth ulcer.

I really think we are not bad.

The stress is real.

With two teams waiting for a midnight departure south...

..Jeff and Freddy are already on the road.

..heading to Fortaleza,

the opposite direction to the next checkpoint.

And team leader Freddy needs to find an onward connection

or face being stuck there tonight.

Oh, this is a bus from Fortaleza to...?

Quixada.

11 o'clock.

OK, me and me padre, erm, buy tickets.

Erm, how...how we buy?

Er, yes, two tickets. Two?

Complete, complete.

OK, thank you, obrigado.

You absolute ledge.

Just what lovely people. Like, there might be a language barrier...

You broke it, mate.

My leg is going to be nothing but perfect.

Obrigado.

Feels good. I feel like I'm winning.

Dad, what about this for a celebration dance?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's not a bad pillar, to be fair.

It's a good standard, it's a good standard.

Let the fun begin.

Leaving the checkpoint in last place, Kola and Mary Ellen

are looking to catch up with a quick bus out of Aracati station.

Ola. Omnibus anywhere.

Thank you.

The strategy this leg is to get as far as possible

as quick as possible.

I'll do my best to not open that book and see three other names.

Ah, si, si, si.

But our best option is to get the bus all the way to Recife.

If we get to Recife at nine... OK.

..that's pretty decent.

Choosing the earliest option that gets them the furthest,

Kola and Mary Ellen are jumping on an all-day bus,

travelling over 600km to Recife.

This leg is strictly business, mate. Cool. Yeah?

Done. Done. Proud of you.

Right, so now we need to get a ticket and exchange money.

Ola. I'm looking to exchange.

My strengths in this race will be, I'm good at charming people.

Oh, obrigado, yeah.

Obrigado, yeah?

I'm very versatile and adaptable.

Erm, I'm smarter than I look. HE LAUGHS

Er, good business.

Si, si.

THEY LAUGH

Kola has fully taken the lead this time, but he's got this.

We're leisure time Larries, good time Charlie.

But now we need to prove to ourselves that we can actually,

like, race the race.

He looks like he's on the top of the world, to be honest.

He looks like he's absolutely buzzing.

Wow, what an amazing place.

Never seen so much green in my life.

Rising up from the vast Caatinga Plains of Quixada,

towering, volcanic monoliths dominate the landscape.

These natural monuments are formed from cooling magma

and eroded over millennia.

It's like it's not real.

That, see, erm, what's them dinosaurs that fly called?

Er, pterodactyls.

Pterodactyls up there, going...

HE SQUAWKS

HE LAUGHS

This just makes it the perfect pick for him.

He did incredibly well.

In return for bed and board at a hilltop glamping site,

Freddy's arranged a day's work.

Black one, his name is Freddy, and the brown one, her name is Tina.

Hi, Tina. Freddy and Tina.

Me and the alpaca have the same name.

This morning's task - mucking out the long-term residents,

Freddy's namesake and partner alpaca Tina.

Look, she's got her ears back. Look.

This your dinner, Tina?

Si, Jeffro.

Oh, Tina's interested.

She gave me a little wink there.

Dad, we need to get all this bit.

Fred...

I love that. Thorough.

Here's a bit more.

Thank you.

Independence for Fred is the name of the game, really.

I think, when the boys lost their mum, I really doubled down

on putting all of my time, effort, attention, focus on my children,

I...I needed to be there, helping them navigate whatever

the future was going to look like for them, given their loss.

And I'm still playing that role.

But, yeah, the more Fred does for himself,

er, you know, the... I know that he can start to push on in life.

I definitely wouldn't work on a farm,

but I can see myself doing something with animals.

To be in a place like this with Freddy is exactly

what I was hoping to get out of this trip.

I never thought I'd ever wash a horse in my life.

Good boy. Yeah, and again, and again.

I really hope that this sends him home with a...with a sort of

a fresh belief in himself and what he can do,

and what he should try.

You're welcome.

To the east...

Ola. Hello. Er, omnibus to Pipa?

..two teams have arrived in the coastal city of Natal.

TELLER:Obrigada. Obrigado.

Staying on the move, Scott and Sam...

OK, there's a bus at nine.

I don't... I'm not convinced we're going too catch the bus

at nine, because... There was one at 11.

It's more realistic that we're going to get the 11.

..whilst Kelly and Jeremy are stranded, with no local currency.

Ideally, we wanted to get the first bus out at nine o'clock,

to drive down to the coast today,

but we have to get money to be able to continue our race.

Oh, my God, like, one terrible decision...

You grabbed that taxi and then we were stuck.

Moving at that pace... Yeah.

..we're going to keep making those mistakes.

We're on the same side, babe.

I know we're on the same side. The fact is, we were so desperate

to race and get on the road,

we're now walking around a city we don't know...

Yeah.

..trying to find a bank.

All right, not far.

Just a few thousand blocks down.

Oh, this is bleak.

This isn't the beach!

Pipa Beach? This one?

Si? Thank you.

Once a sleepy fishing village,

Pipa Beach was discovered by surfers in the 1970s

looking for the perfect wave.

Party, yoga, surf.

Yeah, that's right up our street, all of that.

Now firmly on the tourist trail, it draws a relaxed,

young, international crowd.

Who wants Lagarto? Yeah. Banana?

Yeah, come on. You two. Hey, guys, it's just up this way.

Oh, thank you. Nice to meet you. How are you?

Er, no.

THEY LAUGH

Anyway, no, no, it's all good. You weren't to know, my darling.

We normally get brothers. Never had dad before.

That's a new one on me.

Wow. This is the hostel.

This is amazing.

Nice and shaded as well.

GUIDE LAUGHS Cool.

Been to anywhere like this before? No.

To be honest with you, I don't think I've spotted anyone

over the age of 25.

Erm, so slightly out of my comfort zone.

Is this what Glastonbury's like?

Parts of it, very much so, yeah.

In the healing fields.

Guests who stay here often pitch in to help.

I...I mean, I'm always on the broom, aren't I, Sam?

I don't even think we own one.

To earn their keep, Scott and Sam have been tasked

with freshening up the faded circle of love -

a peaceful spot where travellers gather to meditate

and commune with nature.

I might just come and live in the forest and do painting,

How would you feel about that? Yeah.

What kind of age are the people that come here?

Mostly between 22 and 35. Yeah.

But we always have, like, an old person that is always here.

They are showing that, to have this life, there is no age.

I am in a bit of denial about my age.

I'm not going to lie. Erm...

I don't know what you're supposed to feel like.

#NiftyAt50...

Erm, but...

I'm the...feel the same.

Like, everyone's like, "Oh, aren't your knees starting to creak?"

No, I don't know what you mean.

How old are you?

Er, I am 34.

You're still young.

I forget that there's an age difference between me and Sam.

It's never been a thing that we've even...

You just don't think about it, because he's a bit old for his years

and I'm young for mine, so it meets in the middle.

I'm not very good at painting, I've decided.

I mean, it's no Banksy.

KOLA:Are we there yet?

Making up ground...

Are we there yet? No.

How about now?

I will kill you. HE LAUGHS

..Kola and Mary Ellen are on their 12-hour bus to Recife.

If we do all this now, yeah, and... And we still come last.

The next leg... Which is why...

I swear, I just...

These guys...these guys are bombing it down the motorway like it's F1.

As they close in on Natal...

Oh, I'm delirious.

..one team are still trying to get out.

It's 11.19 and we've missed two buses.

Er, so we're going to try and get on the one o'clock,

and we have to get down there now cos, honestly,

I am completely broken.

While they've managed to change money,

it's lost them four hours in the race.

We are literally exhausted.

Like, Jeremy and I never argue ever,

and we are being really tested on this.

Our bus is leaving now. Let's go.

Still in Quixada...

I'm a bit stuck where to go next.

This Juazeiro Do Norte sounds beautiful.

Erm, you've got...

..statue there. Looks like a buddha.

Spiritual, there you go. That's a bit of Dad.

So, as much as this is my leg and, erm,

I think Dad wants to leave me in charge and pick what I want to do,

I think...this place would be perfect for both of us.

I think Dad would really appreciate the fact that

I have thought about him in my decision.

So, for the next step of the journey, I like the idea

of going to, erm, Juazeiro Do Norte,

purely because there's, like, a spiritual statue

and I think you'd appreciate that.

Yeah, that sounds like a really lovely plan.

Not that we don't get on,

but I feel like we've got on really well,

we've worked really hard together.

It's been brilliant. It's been a beautiful day.

Dad, you see that rock over there, right?

Do you see a face?

And you've got, like, curly kind of hair,

like someone just got a perm,

and then like you've got the little nose. Can you see it?

Oh, I do see it. You see it?

I do see it, yeah. THEY LAUGH

At the time I lost my mum, Dad had to push his feelings

and all of that aside to be there for me and my brother.

And, at times where I've pushed him away...

..he's pulled even harder to bring me back in.

I have not been...

..that close with him for a long time, like.

So, do you see the big cloud that goes right up?

It's like a wolf. I thought that was a crocodile.

OK, or on the right-hand side,

that is almost like a sort of an old wizard.

Oh, my God, yeah!

THEY LAUGH

But I actually quite love being around him.

I don't think I praise my dad enough or thank my dad enough

for everything he's done for me.

Erm...

I should. He knows the love.

But, no, I don't tell him enough.

I would live here.

Fred, you...you can go and live and work in places around the world.

Like, that is... The world is literally your oyster.

I'd like to do that.

All right, we go. Thank you again. See you soon. Thanks again.

Thank you.

With plans to leave Quixada on an overnight bus,

father and son aim to arrive

in the spiritual city of Juazeiro Do Norte tomorrow morning.

Look at this party bus. It's playing Brazilian funk. That is so sick.

HORN HONKS

Yeah!

I want to be on that bus.

Back on the coast...

What's your name? Scott. Scott Mills, yeah.

Nice to meet you. What's your name? Sonia.

Sonia, nice to meet you.

..Scott and Sam are embracing their inner backpacker.

Where did you guys meet? Erm, through radio.

I am a radio presenter in England.

He is from Wales.

He was working at a radio station where my best friend works.

Top 40 music.

I got into radio when I was 16,

so I feel that earlier in life, I missed out on things like this

because I was pursuing my career. Things like going out,

being a student, backpacking round the world,

I never did that.

I went home every single day from school listening to you.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. You are one of the biggest radio hosts, for sure.

I'll take that. 100%. Thank you.

Sometimes you see younger people and you're like,

"Oh, actually, I should have done that."

But what tonight taught me was,

I felt like I dropped into backpacking for the night,

and you can actually do it at any age.

Well, that was a different day, wasn't it?

I thought we were going to be sleeping outside.

I honestly thought they were going to say hammocks.

Yeah, I thought it was hammocks or, erm, just sleep on a yoga mat.

It's better than a bus. It is.

And we haven't had to pay. Goodnight. Night.

God, this is so far, babe.

We are literally in the middle of nowhere.

Having finally reached Joao Pessoa,

Kelly and Jeremy are now heading

90km back on themselves,

to a hostel on the remote coast.

There's still no sign of a hostel.

We've been driving for an hour on a dirt track.

We're just exhausted now. I think we just need a shower and some sleep.

Do you need the loo, Jezza? I didn't wee since this morning.

I know. Look, you've got a lovely back drop of some palm trees there.

Don't get it bitten off by anything out there like an ig-yoo-ana.

TRICKLING

Bloody hell, Jeremy! Oh, my God, babe.

Obrigado. SHE LAUGHS

40 minutes, he say.

Another 40 minutes? Yeah.

No. I just want to cry.

Look at that skyline.

Stunning. Stunning.

This looks like happiness.

After spending over 12 hours yesterday on the bus,

Kola and Mary Ellen made it

all the way to Recife,

and have taken a short hop to see the sights at Olinda.

Oh, wow! Look at that building over there.

Once one of Brazil's richest cities,

Olinda was sacked and burned by the invading Dutch in the 1600s.

Many say the colourful town's rough edges add to its bohemian charm.

Everything's quite dilapidated.

This is really cool.

I was expecting a little bit more of a vibe,

like, a little bit more, like, music,

or something like a Brazilian version of, like, Covent Garden.

Growing up, I used to go to Pontins,

and that used... I used to think that was amazing.

I was very easily impressed,

but now my favourite holidays are Ibiza or Miami.

I grew up with Kola, you know,

before he was this famous actor.

Like, he hasn't changed in my eyes.

The tapioca is meant to be incredible here.

No, I don't want to eat here.

Yeah, I mean, that's a lie. He's definitely a bit more bougie.

Are you on Ted Lasso?

Yes, I am.

Oh, my God! There's my fiancee.

Oh, yeah, yeah. We're great fans of it.

Oh, wicked! Thank you so much. Thank you. Can we take a picture?

Yes. Sure, sure, sure.

Acting is amazing.

Um, sets, er, the people you meet,

the things you get to do.

OK. I'm so nervous.

Bonito.

I met President Biden.

I went to the White House.

I was in the Oval Office, I was in the War Room.

That is madness!

And I'm... From Peckham to the White House.

Yeah.

Is the sea that way? The sea's there.

And I got a picture, you know.

It's on my wall, you know, me in the Oval Office.

That's where vibes is.

The beach. Yeah, mate.

I really feel that having this experience,

before you do become even more famous,

is going to be a gentle reminder

of how privileged you are, and how far you've come.

Oh, look at that!

Oh, wow!

Have you ever seen a horse go for a little swim in the sea?

How sweet is that?

The horse is like, "How...how far, bro?"

Yeah! "I can't swim, fam!" It's getting kind of deep!

Oh, look at them.

There's a lot of love here.

There's a lot of love, innit?

Yeah. I love it.

Different world, innit?

You can forget that people... Like, that life is for living.

So, you missing your Ibiza-type holiday?

No. Really?

No, Brazil's beautiful, like.

Definitely, like, after this trip I'll...

Yeah, I'll think twice before,

you know, spending money and... Do you reckon?

And...and when I'm on my...

I probably won't be on my phone as much

because, you know, being disconnected,

disconnected from your phones. Quite freeing, isn't it?

Actually have a conversation with each other.

Yeah.

Coming to places like this, it makes you fall in love with life again.

Just a little bit. Yeah, it really does. You know? It does.

I think the whole purpose of this is for him

to slow down and really take it all in,

just about finding happiness or fun

in the small things.

And I think today has really showed him that.

Now we got to, like, be like...

Go back into game mode!

How the BLEEPdo we get out of here?

Where are we?

Can we just get that boat and...and...and row there?

Can we row to Lencois?

How do I open these?

Yeah, let's open the shutters. Oh, cute!

This is a cute room. We should have stayed in this room.

170km behind,

Kelly and Jeremy are at a secluded bay

in the tropical state of Paraiba.

Oh, my God! There's a frog in the bed! Look at him!

I'll catch him. Come on.

Here to experience the unique wildlife of this remote region,

the couple are working at the hostel

in return for a guided boat tour

through a protected biological reserve.

This is going to look like

a Japanese botanical garden by the time I've finished.

Do you like this? Do you feel like you're working out?

I feel I'm... Er, yeah.

You're like the hot gardener from Desperate Housewives.

Feel free to take your shirt off.

Too much mosquitoes.

He's a cutie.

I think working is far less stressful

than the last 48 hours of travelling.

As we were driving down the dirt track on the way here last night,

I just did not know where we were going,

it was pitch-black,

but today I think I'm feeling a lot more positive,

so I'm very happy we made this choice.

Wow! Babe, I can see the beach.

Jeremy, look at that.

It looks like we are the only people that have ever found this place.

It's the real Brazil.

Surrounded by coral reefs,

this coastline is home to some of South America's endangered species.

Oh, my God! Look! Whoa!

Whoa!

Oh, my God! He catch something!

Yeah, he's amazing.

Among them, Guiana dolphins.

Threatened by fishing and pollution,

they seek sanctuary in the shallow waters

where the sea meets the Mamanguape River.

See, I wasn't keen on going to the Brazilian beaches

that are full of people,

I kind of wanted to go more remote,

see more of the nature.

When I was a kid, like, all I wanted to do was see the world,

and leave my small town

and just go out there and just see what else was out there.

This is absolutely gorgeous!

I left home at 16 with two bin bags full of clothes,

and that was me, I was out the door.

Being an actress, I was hustling and hustling

and getting rejections, being told I couldn't do it.

And still, like, I mean, the fight is like beyond,

but that's my kind of toughness, I think.

You have to just keep going.

Everything's a fight, and I think when you get the payoffs,

I think it makes it all worth it.

Dolphins!

Where? Let's go!

I saw him! I saw it, I saw it!

Oh!

They're so sweet!

Oh, my gosh! Look!

It's just... The wildlife is insane, isn't it?

It was amazing.

Maybe we could go for a dip?

Cos there's a beach here, a deserted beach.

Well, maybe.

Huh?

You don't want to swim?

Oh, Jeremy, don't look at your...

You...

This is it. It's a race.

The idea of a bus now is like hell on earth.

It's just stopping at the side of the road.

Recife? Recife?

I've got to get tickets. Come on.

After their night at the backpacker hostel,

Scott and Sam are lagging behind

the other teams making their way down the coast.

There's no-one here. We've got five minutes, and no-one is serving us.

OK, OK, OK.

Ola!

Um, Recife?

Er, this one.

It's been.

It's here.

He's not stopped.

It's gone.

I mean, we're definitely leaving three and a half hours later,

and I reckon we'll arrive in Recife maybe just after ten,

maybe later tonight. So, yeah, that's another day gone.

The only team inland...

I don't like not knowing what my next move is.

..still over 1,000km from the checkpoint...

What we do have to do...

Is get bus tickets. So you wouldn't like to explore, no?

Er... I don't mind.

You know me, I'm safe side on everything.

Too safe.

..Freddy has a spiritual treat in store for his dad.

The statue?

Yes. Please.

In the late 1800s, Catholic priest Padre Cicero

was beloved among the people of North Eastern Brazil,

renowned for helping the poor.

There he is.

Revered by thousands of followers,

pilgrims who visit his statue

tie a ribbon as an offering in return for a blessing.

Look. Come here. I'm going to go up there.

This means a lot to Fred to be here,

this is something that he... he wanted us to do together

because he thought it would be nice for me,

and that's how wonderful a kid he is.

And all I can think of is getting out of here

and getting to the checkpoint!

Fred?

Yeah?

Just checking you were there.

But it's hard to switch off,

and I'm being too serious.

Just everything's responsibility.

That's what...that's what it's been for a long time,

cos I think, as a man,

you...you probably don't rate your chances of...

HE CLEARS HIS THROAT

..of coping, so you...you, er,

you do what comes naturally to you,

which is just, right...right, take all the responsibility

and just...just focus on the situation.

I've absolutely 100%, um, lost the ability to...to play,

but I think that it's something that I need to...to regain.

I think I need Freddy to show me, really,

and I need to get back to...

I need to get back to what I used to be.

Um, I'm sure... I'm sure that's possible.

Fred, I can't come without both bags.

Just leave them. Nah.

We can see them from up here.

I'm playing with the dogs.

Of course!

Of course you're here with a dog!

I just wanted to let you know that you're absolutely right

that I need to get better at just relaxing.

After this trip, I feel like things will be a lot better

than they have been.

There's one at five o'clock,

which leaves in about ten minutes,

and that looks like that's the last one.

Having dragged Kelly from the beach,

Jeremy is looking to get back on the tourist trail,

to the busy seaside city of Maceio

where transport links are more frequent.

Cos we didn't have that swim on the beach, we got the last bus.

By Jeremy being so, like, on it with the timings,

he was, like, he wanted to leave at a certain time,

and, um, if we hadn't have got this,

um, we would have had to wait 12 hours.

12 hours is the difference in this race

between first place and last place.

Jezza, how happy are you?

I just want people to listen to me now.

Oh! You're good, babe.

Ola!

To get to closest to the checkpoint

either go to the towns of Seabra or Ibotirama.

In Juazeiro Do North,

Jeff and Freddy are still closer to the first checkpoint

than the second.

Dad, I've got it.

9.31 from Brejo to Seabra tonight.

Oh, wow! That's amazing!

So, if we get to Brejo for 9.31,

we can get on this, and get all the way there.

We need to get to Brejo.

We need to get to Brejo. By 9.30.

Freddy's discovery of a bus from nearby Brejo Santo

all the way to Seabra could give them a giant leap

to within striking distance of the checkpoint.

The truth is, Fred, to get there

by tomorrow morning,

that gives us all tomorrow to...to attack the checkpoint.

I think that's quick. It feels quick.

As they forge south through the interior...

Goodnight. Goodnight.

Bon nuit. Bon nuit.

When? It's at 10.50. Tonight? Yeah.

..the other three teams are

travelling down the costal highway.

Four hours later than planned, we're here.

Hotel.

Sleep, and then get going.

What? Hmm?

What?

Hey!

Hi!

Where are you going?

Who knows?

They are definitely getting an overnight bus.

So they could be ahead of us.

How have they done that?

But that means we're ahead of them,

so, right, we'll get the hell out of here,

and see you, Scott and Sam.

They're on the move. We're stuck still.

Are you annoyed? Mm. I knew you would be.

Oh, well, we can't worry about it now,

cos we're not going nowhere, apart from bed.

I just think we've got to do overnight travel.

I don't want to do that. I want to stay in a hotel.

I mean, it's got a bed.

And...

A fan that doesn't work.

OK.

I'm feeling a bit frustrated.

I don't like feeling defeated.

If we did do a night bus, which Scott really didn't want to do,

then, I just think he wouldn't be in the right frame of mind.

So, I've just got to think about him in that moment,

even though I want to race ahead.

I think I'd rather be on a bus.

You're actually sleeping like that? Yeah.

I'm going to wake up, and that's going to terrify me.

Goodnight. Night.

We're definitely in a city, aren't we?

Yeah.

This is totally different to yesterday.

See, there's a real vibe. It's buzzing.

Which I'm a little bit gutted

that we had to wait three hours in that place yesterday.

But we stay here for the nightlife,

and we're another night away from the checkpoint.

To reach Lencois,

teams on the coast can

either keep heading south,

hopping through well-connected tourist hot spots,

or make an early break west

to pick up the inland interstate highways.

So, we've got to make up a lot of ground over the next 24 hours.

Inland, the bus timetable is not as frequent as it is on coastal.

Oh, so we think we need to go

to Feira de Santana, which is there,

and then the checkpoint is

on this road here.

To the bus station!

Deciding to stick to the busy coast

for as long as possible,

Scott and Sam are aiming for Feira De Santana,

a city 300km from the checkpoint.

We'll get out of Petrolandia tonight

and head towards the... heading towards the checkpoint.

Yeah. We need to cut down some of the time. Yeah.

Whilst Kola and Mary Ellen's strategy is to cut inland

using the city of Petrolandia

as a stepping stone to Lencois.

Who knows? Maybe we're going to be signing that book first, eh?

Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Maybe we need to start telling ourselves

we're going to be the first ones.

Let's just run our race. We're going to be first.

Wow!

That's crazy!

Bonito!

Bonito?

Beautiful.

A haunting relic submerged beneath Lake Itaparica,

the old city of Petrolandia was flooded during the construction

of a hydro-electric power plant in the 1980s.

I think it's crazy that it's just there,

and that the only thing you can see is the top of the church.

It's like their village used to be there,

and then, now, it's just flooded.

Among the people to relocate from the flooding, the Campos family...

Ola!

..who now run a lakeside restaurant,

where the cousins are working to ease their cash flow.

I could do that.

Slice.

Ah!

Agh!

I washed up for so long

that my hand is, like, getting writers' cramp.

Mmmmm!

Mary Ellen always gets off so light, man!

You actually jammy dodger! You know that!

You got that chopping up fruits,

and I'm doing dishes, mate.

I grew up in a household with a lot of people.

Like, I've got five sisters and one brother.

Cos I was the youngest, doing the dishes would...would always

fall on me, but I hated putting away.

It's just boring, innit?

I was really a naughty kid,

and I used to see these guys sitting on this block,

guys that used to go to the same school as me.

They had nothing to talk about cos all they did was sit on that block.

And, suddenly, I got a glimpse into my future...

..and I was like, "No, no, no, no,

"I don't want to be... I don't want that!"

You know, sitting on the block, yeah, with no prospects.

So, I just woke up one day and was like, "I'm going to knuckle down

"and become good at school."

Hey, tchau. Tchau.

And I did.

You know, came in, ironed shirt, you know, tie done up.

Got ten GCSEs, and I walked out of the school

with my...with my good grades, and my head held high.

And that is...that is the one thing that I...I feel I'm good at.

I'm good at adapting and changing.

Yeah, I have to do good job.

Coming inland was a more direct route.

Maybe the point to doing well

in the race sometimes, is actually just following your instincts.

Fred's done amazing there.

Yeah. Another win to Freddy.

After catching Freddy's overnight bus to Seabra,

father and son are the first team

to cross the border into the state of Bahia,

travelling a whopping 920km south in one fell swoop.

I'm really looking forward

to seeing the Chapada Diamantina National Park, Fred.

Yeah, that'll be lovely.

I love a national park.

I love a bit of National Trust.

And they're now just 70km from the checkpoint.

Ola! Ola!

Er, taxi?

Len... Lencois? Si?

I think it was worth it jumping in the taxi,

but, look, they might all be there

with their feet up, Fred.

With their pina coladas or strawberry daqs in hand.

Fred, these rocks are incredible.

National Chapada Diamantina.

Ooooh!

Still across the state border,

Kola and Mary Ellen are planning

to catch a night bus to make

their own dash to the checkpoint.

What?

No minibus?

No. Oh! What?

Oh, my God! A taxi straight to Lencois!

Same price as the bus ticket? Sim.

Oh, my God!

Oh, wow! That...that would be great.

All I know is, if that works out,

that's the best thing

that's happened to us, race-wise, in this trip.

Tchau!

As Kola and Mary Ellen embark

on an epic all-night journey to Lencois,

in Recife...

We want to go to Feira De Santana.

..Scott's agreed to brave a night bus to make up lost ground.

This is a 17-hour bus journey.

And we're on this for tonight's dinner...

Yeah. ..breakfast and lunch tomorrow... Yeah.

..and we'll still be on a bus. Yeah.

Kelly and Jeremy are also heading to Feira De Santana.

If you said to me, like, last week,

"You're going to be on a 14-hour night bus."

I'd be like, "That sounds absolutely disgusting."

It's worth it, though, when you turn that page,

and you sign in, and your name's first.

That's a feeling the others don't know, unfortunately!

Right, Fred, we are about to get busy.

Are you ready? Yeah.

Aye-aye, Captain.

The colonial mining town of Lencois,

built in the 19th century after treasure hunters discovered diamonds

in the surrounding land.

Ah, here we go, here we go.

Today, it's the teams' second checkpoint.

BEEPING

"From the bus stop, head upstream,

"go down the steps, and cross the river.

"Find the Igreja do Rosario church, and await further instructions."

Head upstream.

Upstream's this way, darling. The water's going this way.

If it's going this way, head upstream.

Yes, yes! It's against the flow of the water.

Sorry, mate.

Cross the river.

Right, we're looking for a narrow bit that we can run over.

Right, hold that.

Give us it.

This way. Ready?

I knew that was not jumpable!

Do you reckon up here?

Cross the river into town. Find the church.

Ah! The doggies are following.

Hang left. Straight and left.

Obrigado!

Well done, Fred.

I can't believe how big this town is, right in the middle of nowhere.

This way.

It's just there. in front.

BEEPING

Head along the narrow street,

navigate your way to the main bridge,

cross the river, and find the checkpoint hotel, Canto das Aguas.

THUNDER

Ugh! Lead the way.

Right, Dad, I reckon we continue straight.

So, it said the main bridge, yeah?

Yeah.

Yes! Bridge.

What does that say? Hotel...?

Yep, Dad, that's the hotel!

Canto das Aguas! Well done, Fred.

Let's get the pace up.

Go, Fred! Get in there!

You with me?

Dad, we made it!

Ola! Ola!

Ola!

Get that book open.

Hey! Yeah! We done it!

HE LAUGHS

Oh, Freddy, you did so well there.

Well done.

Opening the book, and seeing that we were first to sign,

was one of them moments! Yeah!

It feels good to be in first,

mainly because it's recognition of Freddy's great decision-making.

Just in one short leg, we seemed to have discovered

so many things about ourselves,

about each other, our connection.

For me, Freddy is really starting

to find his stride.

All right, Dad, get me in that pool!

Yeah!

Nothing's going to stop us now. We can smell the checkpoint.

It's so close.

We're nearly there, man,

so just get a little bit of fire in your belly, OK?

For two teams, it's a race for second place.

I think I've got butterflies now.

I've got the stuff in the stomach like I'm ready to fight.

This is Jeremy's favourite bit.

BEEPING

"Head upstream, cross the river into town."

"Find the Igreja do Rosario church, and await further instructions."

Run for it!

What way's the river flowing?

I can't be galloping like that. Follow me.

Ah, shit!

Be careful, Mary. Agh!

There's no bridge.

How are we going to cross the river?

Ah, here, maybe. Oh, you're joking.

Agh! OK?

Look at the butterflies! Oh, my God!

It's so pretty.

Ah! The church!

Here. OK, babe, we're right here.

Obrigado. Here, here.

Let's be sure, babe, cos that's uphill.

It's at the end of the road on the left.

It's just so hot.

Oh! I can't get enough breath in.

Come on, we can do it. I know.

"Navigate your way to the main bridge

"and find the checkpoint hotel."

Let's go. You've got this.

Just keep running.

We have to get up there.

That's the bridge.

There's a bridge there. Ah! Perfect!

There it is. Look, that's the entrance.

Last run, last run!

Agh! Come on.

Every second counts!

Oh, I've got goose bumps!

Second!

Yes!

Wow!

How did we do that?

Right, the race is on.

Whoop! Whoop!

I mean, like, I saw people leave a day before us,

like, almost a day, and then to get here before them,

I'm like, "What happened to them?"

I think, this leg, we were just really smart logistically,

every location we went to was en route.

We are well and truly in the race now.

I'm thinking second.

Ohhh! Kola - number two! No way!

We're third.

Wow, we are really behind.

Where did we go wrong? Where did we go wrong?

Maybe going to the coast. Yeah. To the coast, yeah.

I think I'm getting the blame for this

cos I wanted to go to the coastal road

and inland was actually the most direct route.

When you were little, you got bronze in that competition.

And how old were you? I think eight.

And what happened? And I was so upset, I cry,

and I was with my medal, and I threw it.

I'm sad. I'm glad you're being a bit more mature about this loss.

I'm sad but I've got...I've got four more legs, so it's fine.

I don't want to mention it

because there's other people here on the bus but, um...

Is it making you cry?

Yeah.

Basically, the toilet is overflowing with a brown colour,

the swishing back and forth.

That's enough detail.

Oh! What are they doing?

Emptying the toilet, by the looks of it.

We'll be in the bus depot for the night now.

I feel a bit deflated.

I'm hoping we'll get to the checkpoint in the next two days.

Next two days.

Race mode.

This place is mad, it's like every day there's a different view.

This country's big, man!

We can't come last again. No. I've got this.

What I'm struggling with is not having a regular shower,

not cleaning my teeth enough, I literally could cry.

Don't know if we've made the right choice.

I want her to forget about what other people think.

Copacabana.

Ah! Ha-ha!

Have I let you down? You never let me down.

SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY

This is another level.

Maybe we're just really bad at it.

Oh, that was all getting a bit too sexy for me.