Translation of perseverance in German

HOLA is Spanish and means hi, doesn't it? How is life in Brazil, is it really as dangerous as they say in the TV? Maybe you can tell me a little bit of your country, in Spanish, then I can correct your sentences!
Anyway, the entire bus ride lasted four hours and we finally arrived at the city of Halong. We were supposed to take a two day luxury boat tour on a ship called The Lagoon Explorer.
We arrived in there again at night, it was cold and the town was empty. There were few tourist hanging around, but most restaurants and bars were empty. We looked for an hotel and found on immediately.