Paraty

You can't spell Paraty without P-A-R-T-Y

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September 9th 2007
It's been a while, so apologies. After my last post we spent our final night in Rio. Had a fairly quiet one, pizza and a couple of beers then an early night (after Billy and I watched Failure to Launch in the hotel - a truly shocking film). The next day was an early ish start, we were on the road at 9, heading south from Rio along the Costa Verde, to a town called Paraty, along with seeming ... read more

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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