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Christ the Redeemer  
   

Christ the Redeemer

We finally got to see the Statue of Christ the Redeemer (it was foggy when we arrived yesterday and again this morning) once we were on the ship. It clouded up again in the afternoon. Hopefully it's clear tomorrow for my tour which goes there.
On Board the Rotterdam

January 27th 2008
Sun Jan 27 Well I’m now aboard the Rotterdam. Last night I spent a quiet evening at the hotel finishing the recovery from the flight and today I’m pretty well adjusted to the time. At least I hope so since I have an 8 a.m. tour tomorrow morning. I spent some time on the balcony last night watching some people play Beach Soccer. Our guide on the shuttle this morning told us that is the bi ... read more
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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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