Vista from our camping ground

Christmas and New Years Eve in Florianopolis

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December 24th 2007
Deciding that we were not up for a billion-hour bus ride from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires, we flew back to our first South American city in readiness for our entry into Brazil in time for Christmas. Instead of hostelling for the two nights in BA, we booked into the Fiers Park Hotel in Retiro as a Christmas treat. The hotel was conveniently located to the downtown area and shopping malls and, given ... read more

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina » Florianópolis

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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