The Captain and the dolphins

Dingies and Pousadas

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May 7th 2007
Sorry for the long silence (rare for me I know) but I have a good excuse. Or a few good excuses actually. He he, Brasil has been fun. Some might recall that I was off to Rio to go sailing on a tall ship (wooden ship) for a week and travel south from Rio to Paraty. Well, I did. And then I was asked to stay and work on the ship. And I did, for another 3 weeks in fact! So in this past month that ... 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