The Minas Gerais area; known for it's mines

Brasil & Argentina

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September 9th 2008
Bolivia was a great experience, a beautiful country and we absolutely loved it.... but it wasn't always easy and therefore we crossed into Brasil thinking the hard part was over, we can deal with anything now! Until..... we tried to communicate. Of course we knew people spoke portuguese instead of Spanish, but our Spanish was quite reasonable by now and how different can it be? Well, let me tel ... read more

South America » Brazil

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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