Some of Dan´s Cousins

Praia Grande - Rio de Janeiro

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March 6th 2006
I know that I am exactly a week behind in my entries to the blog, but unfortunately I didn´t have much access to any computers until this last Saturday because I had been out at the beach. Dan, my friend from NC, and I decided that after having gone all over Rio drinking coconut water and playing raquet ball on the beach that it was time to leave the city of Rio de Janeiro and go to Praia Gra ... read more

South America » Brazil » São Paulo

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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