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Rio de Janeiro - a cruel twist of fate - and paradise in Trindade

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March 9th 2007
Friday, March 2nd, it was finally time to leave La Paz and say hello to the hot Rio beaches, or so I thought... Unfortunately, I (Jen) was still not feeling right, so it was a very long travel day. What was supposed to have been 2 flights, turned into 4 when our first flight to Santiago stopped in Iquique, Chile where we had to get off the plane to immigrate into Chile (even though we were just co ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

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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