The Orphanage

Favelas

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June 29th 2008
Today I was able to get off of work early because we (the family and myself) wanted to spend the afternoon at a nearby orphanage. Neil is good friends with the man that runs the orphanage so we drove about an hour outside Sao Paulo to just spend the afternoon playing with the kids and allow let me have “English” time with some American who also live there. It was a nice afternoon and the pro ... read more

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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