Many Michael´s

Ipanema

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June 24th 2008
I just got back from my first stroll along Ipanema beach. On the way back I was walking toward Sugar Loaf mountain with impressive waves crashing on my left and giant gloomy storm clouds stuck to hillsides in front. All the lights came on - it´s 5:30pm and going dark already. I´ve followed all the cautions the guidebook recommends so far, but it has tended to create a slightly paranoid sense of ... 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