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Paraty - Brazil

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August 26th 2008
Paraty - a very wet rum festival; a very sunny sailing adventureHaving left Ilha Grande on a very very wet boat, we braved our first locals bus and sped towards the pretty colonial town of Paraty. A 5 hour journey later, we arrived to.....rain, rain and more rain. A soggy day and a half later, our spirits weren´t dampened! we persevered through a weird, muddy pinga rum festival (a hill ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Paraty

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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