Sugar Loaf Mountain

Royalty treatment in the South of Brazil

November 1st 2007
After Itacare and my peaceful surfing break, I put my board aside and went down to Rio to meet the Original Oyarzún himself, who seems to finally enjoy his retirement life. I took advantage of my last weekend alone to taste the Rio night life and see a football game at the Maracana, one of the world’s biggest stadiums. It’s an impressive feeling sitting among 50 000 fans and knowing that it ... 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

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Nico Oyarzun

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This is a plan I had for years and it is finally becoming reality. I decided to temporarily ditch the life I had between Glasgow and Geneva to go back to my roots. From the 5th of Dec, I'll be heading back to Chile to spend some time with the family. Then, starting from mid Jan and for the next 12 months, I'll be off for a grand tour of the continent. The initial plan: Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and back to square one, Santiago. From there and if time and money enables it, my last two and a half months will be spent in southern Mexico, Guatemala and Cuba. I'll try and... full info

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