Sugar Loaf Mountain

Samba Time in Rio!

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August 28th 2007
I made it to Rio! After 3 months of travelling around this vast continent I have finally made it to one of the greatest cities of the world - Rio de Janeiro (the river of January), founded by the Portuguese and home to about 7 million souls. It’s a great city in a fabulous location, probably the most impressive setting for a city I have seen - just about beating off the challenge from Cape Town. ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » 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