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Touchdown in Rio

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February 15th 2008
Welcome to the first of many travel blogs from our big adventure around South America, Central America…..etc. We will enjoy sharing our journey with all of you, our friends and family, along the way and hopefully share a bit of the holiday glow from afar. Well, we have finally made it to Rio de Janeiro! After weeks of packing up our lives in Melbourne it seems really strange now to be sitting ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Copacabana

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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