Trindade Beach

Paraty, Brasil

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April 13th 2008
Colonial port town of Paraty, Brasil. We arrived in the rain and left in the rain, but in between was beautiful. The historic part, most of the town, is closed to vehicles and has a slightly curved grid of rough cobblestone streets. It is very similar in architecture, same period, to Ouro Preto, but a flat, beach front version. We were walking the streets in the rain, cursing ourselves for no ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Paraty

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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