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New things and Animals

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March 14th 2006
We finally pulled out of Rio on 2 March on the next leg of the trip. New group, new crew and new truck. There are only 14 of us on this leg and our truck is called Gus. She's a bit smaller than Cameron, but with less people on board she seems much more spacious. We've kept Zoe from the old crew who was completely mad anyway and we've been joined by Jay, who is a kiwi and makes Zoe look quite s ... read more

South America » Brazil » Pantanal

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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