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The Cathedral

Like an upturned ice-cream cone, a view of the Catholic Cathedral from the top of the hill.
Goodbye Salvador - Rio, Here I Come!

October 12th 2007
Fri 12th Oct: The Candomble experience I went to on Wednesday night was very strange. It was held in a specially built hall on the outskirts of the city. The inside was ornately decorated with a wooden structure in the centre with wooden statues inside it. All participants were dreseed up for the occasion; the males were one side of the room and females on the other. The women were dressed mainly ... read more
South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Lapa

Brazilian Flag 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
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