Brazil 2014

Rio - Football, Fauna and Flora!

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April 19th 2008
With the continued absence of the sun, we have had to find other things to do, although we do try to go to the beach if the sun shines even for an hour! Football: The Maracana Stadium once hosted 200,000 supporters at a single game of football. That, I believe, remains the world record. Nowadays the capacity is less than half of that thanks to an all-seating arrangement. We'd like to go ... read more

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

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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