View from my window- rio hostel

I have arrived!!

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July 1st 2008
Hello all- well I have finally arrived left for Hethrow about 4am and arrived in Hostel approx midnight so was a very long and knackering journey!! Hostel is nice, clean but rooms are small however, everyone is very friendly. Im in a shared room with a french girl, a dutch girl, a german girl, a norwegian lady and another girl who doesnt seem to speak so I dont know where she is from! I have been ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Santa Teresa

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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