A colonial house in Paraty

The Costa Verde

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April 2nd 2007
Paraty - 2nd to 6th April We finally managed to catch our flight from the Pantanal to Sao Paulo (after we´d been up for hours unsuccessfully trying to get tickets for Glastonbury!). When we arrived at Sao Paulo we had to get a taxi to the bus station as we were hoping to catch the overnight bus to Paraty. No such luck as it was fully booked so we booked a ticket for the next morning. W ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Paraty

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more