View from a hill

Brazil nuts

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March 2nd 2008
Fact: Brazil nuts aren´t called Brazil nuts in Brazil. They´re called something completely different. And they´re not extremely cheap. They´re actually quite expensive. So we´ve enjoyed Rio being our home for the past few days, to having fresh juice daily and for me a dose of "açai" with various acoutrements. We´ve got used to seeing men walking around on the streets in speedos (sometimes ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Ipanema

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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