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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 13:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
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                    <title>Football Derby Day</title>
                    <description>Last day....Well sort of cause flight on Monday not till 4 so we still have some timeWalked round the corner to our last Pousada  Casa Mango Mango. We stayed here last week and it39s really nice. Relaxing in gardens feeding the local monkeys waiting to get picked up for a tour of the Maracana football stadium then going to local derby Botofogo vs Flumineze. We are expecting fireworks litera</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/blog-730455.html</link>
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                    <title>Santa Teresa Rio</title>
                    <description>SatBus to Rio very early however this is no local bus. It39s the same luxury job we took from Rio last week and it39s seat back leg rest up and conk out for 3 hours. Very relaxing. We all sleep. Our new pousada for sat night looks from the outside like every other building in Santa Teresa rio old town.... a dump. However on the inside it39s just superb with an outdoor terrace with sm</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-730438.html</link>
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                    <title>Trinidade Beaches</title>
                    <description>FriBreakfast at 9 and by eleven we are on the local bus driving like a maniac to Trinidade beach 45mins. Cloudy warm and sun attempting to shine. Meet our Vancouver pals again. I reckon they are following us. Trinidade has for incredible sandy beaches with huge surf waves rolling in. Great day playing footie on beach teaching the boys how to dribbleWe get the 5pm bus back bus is 1.10pp </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-730437.html</link>
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                    <title>Gold Trail</title>
                    <description>ThuOff for a 2 hr stroll through the Atlantic Forest jungle to learn about the gold trail a 1200km boulder path built by slaves in 1695 to transport all the gold and diamonds from the interior of brazil  Minas Gervais to the port of Paraty. Very interesting once we deciphered our French guides broken English. The fact that he looked like Mr Bean didn39t help either. Warm but cloudy ideal </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-730330.html</link>
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                    <title>Horsing through the jungle</title>
                    <description>WedHorse Riding Why that says Graeme. I don39t want to go on a stupid horse. Anyway we get picked up in an old car and taken into the hills at 10am. These horses look pretty damn big when you stand next to them. Hats on and away we go. Suffice to say the weather and scenery was great and we trekked on roads paths bridges through water and best of all through narrow jungle paths. Snake sho</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-729878.html</link>
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                    <title>We're on the road to hell</title>
                    <description>TuesOur ferry is at 12.30 so we have time in the morning to do a 2hr stroll to a waterfall and beach. Weather lovely and warm. We get back to mainland and hop on a local bus to take the 2hr journey to Paraty where we have 5 nights before heading back to Rio for our last night. The journey is hell. We were aware that brazillian bus drivers were mad but this was ridiculous. Taking bends at 70 I was</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-729875.html</link>
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                    <title>The sun returns...just. </title>
                    <description>MondayCloudy but looks better. Who cares. We decide to get a boat round to Lopes Mendes beach voted one of top 10 in the world. After 30 min trip it39s a short 15 min hike to the beach. We39re not disappointed. Beautiful sand crashing waves and jungle backdrop. After playing beach footie and a dip in the sea we chill out for a bit. Sun is trying to get through clouds. Still warm though ar</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-729869.html</link>
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                    <title>Wash out</title>
                    <description>SundayWake up in paradise island ready to go to one of the 24 beaches on the island. The only way to get to beaches is by boat or 2hr hike through the jungle. We do neither cause there39s a bloody tropical rainstormShopping opportunity says Tricia however on our walk around the dusty paths of this lovely wee town we meet two English girls who ask why we are not watching Wimbledon. It39s a </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-729867.html</link>
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                    <title>Ilha Grandeparadise island</title>
                    <description>SatAfter a good breakfast in mango mango the helpful owner also manages to get us tickets to watch the local derby on our last night Fluminez v Botafogo. Boys excited cause Seedorf just signed and this is his first game. We taxi to bus station and at bang on 11.45am we board the most luxurious bus we have ever been on and I really mean that recliners air con naked Brazillian ladies if only.</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-729683.html</link>
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                    <title>Back to Riomania</title>
                    <description>FriBreakfast 7.30am again. This getting up early is nightmare but necessary as sundown is 6pm. I39m not a celebrity but get me out of hereLast canoe ride and we are back in Manaus flight on time and 4 hrs later back in Rio. I39m an expert now so rather than pay inflated airport taxi I saunter out to local taxi rank and negotiate decent fare for 25 min ride to Santa Theresa the oldest </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-729677.html</link>
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                    <title>Piranhas</title>
                    <description>ThuVisited the Rubber plantation today. Expected to see a large manufacturing process but instead saw an old man shinning up a tree to collect sap from a halved plastic bottle then heating it over a fire of burning cocoanuts and dipping a mould in to form a rubber wallet a ball and a condom  Guess which one Kevin bought. Yep.... You guessed it. The ball. We then visited an equally primitiveMan</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-729676.html</link>
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                    <title>day missed </title>
                    <description>WedOk so Tuesday is missing cause my iPhone is gubbed after nearly capsizing our canoe in a tropical rainstorm. Will write when Irecover Nextday......7.30 breakfast then canoe into the jungle and build a fire cooking the rice in a large cauldron and barbecuing the chicken on sticks over the fire. All delicious. After we visit an indigenous family farmhouse at the rivers edge. After a brief encou</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Amazonas/Manaus/blog-729674.html</link>
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                    <title>Jungle trek</title>
                    <description>Tue 3rd julyAfter a surprisingly good sleep we all get up 7.30 for breakfast Scrambled egg bread rolls sponge cake sliced pineapple coffee and guava juice. After short canoe trip we set off on a 2hr trek through the rainforest. We learn about how to survive by eating jelly coconuts found when you slice open a small rugbyballshaped nut. These have loads of important vitamins necessary to </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-729450.html</link>
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                    <title>The falls</title>
                    <description>Thank god butterflies are not deadly insects. On the way to the iguazu falls bordering Brazil and Argentina they are everywhere and spectacular colours. Can39t believe I39m interested in these flying slugs. Anyway today turned out to be the day we discovered our boys worst fears. As we casually wander through a woodland path towards some spectacular waterfalls higher and longer than niagr</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-727203.html</link>
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                    <title>We're alive</title>
                    <description>Monday July 2ndUp 5am for 7am flight. Everything went smoothly except having to let the air out of our football before we could get past security that was an ordeal in itself.We started with a 1hr flight to Cuiaratiba stayed on plane then 1hr 40 to Brasilia where we got off. Only an hour to wait for final leg our bags thankfully go straight through. Airport in Brasil are very modern and comfo</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-729449.html</link>
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                    <title>"day off"</title>
                    <description>A long lie in till 9.30 Then after breakfast we troop the 1km walk to the bird sanctuary where we are greeted by very friendly toucans the ones with really big beaks and a variety of large colourful birds parrots vultures eagles etc mostly friendly. Slight change from the brazillian birds on copacabana beach. Then a 35min journey in the local bus into the town of Foz to go to the afternoon</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-727306.html</link>
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                    <title>Day at Copacobana Beach</title>
                    <description>Suitcases are packed and stored in the out of operation lift to be watched by the doorman security guard. Can he be trusted  we think so he has a kind smile and a trustworthy face. Lets leave Graeme s ipad but take the money and passports our lifeline to Copacabana beach we decide.  or are they safer in the lift God knows After a breakfast we head to the beach with two rucksacks full</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-727035.html</link>
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                    <title>Twin Peaks</title>
                    <description>Twin Peaks Corcovado and Pao de Acucar Our busy day starts with an early rise we are 4 hours behind the UK and a bit jet lagged Breakfast is a great find we enjoy  Suco fresh fruit juice and breaded potato croquettes filled with cod and chicken. Then we hit the Copacobana beach looking for the Brazillian beauties. Too EarlyThe beach had enormous waves and fantastic views of Sugar Loaf M</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-726835.html</link>
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                    <title>Surviving the Favala Tour</title>
                    <description>Ok. So it39s 4am as I lie in bed listening to what sounds like machine gun fire from a nearby Favela. And in 6 hrs time I39m taking Tricia and the boys into  Rocinha Rios largest favela housing 300000 people. Our guide Zezinho arrives 45mins late. And at first sight I think bloody hell I39m safer in any favela than I am befriending this guy. Tattoos up to his balls and dressed li</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-726686.html</link>
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                    <title>Arrival in Cidade Maravilhosa Rio</title>
                    <description>Smoothest landing ever one hour at passport control while Brazillians all get priority. Finally arrive at Apartment Fort Knox Barred with a security Gaurdup in a shaky lift to the top floor  for a wonderful view of a nearby Favela. Ventured out for a Buffetin a restaurant called Frontiera a pay by the kilo type of place but we didnt get this and our poor waiter was pulling his hair out Thin</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/blog-726574.html</link>
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