Florianopolis

Santa Catarina/ Praias and Capitao Jack

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January 28th 2008
So we jumped on another two planes and flew south from Recife to Curitiba (Parana), where Soraia grew up and where lots of her family still live. We arrived from boiling (30 C minimum) sunshine in Recife to cold gray rainy skies in Curitiba. And this was supposed to be summer? Its fairly high altitude (900 m) is apparently to blame for the cold weather which really put us off from exploring too mu ... 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