Girl from Ipanema

Rio- the Marvellous City!

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June 25th 2008
Our travel day to Rio was a rainy one (we've been so lucky with the weather!) and so donned in our ponchos we caught the ferry from Ilha Grande back to Angra dos Reis. We chose to travel via 'Fast Connection' to Rio - which was basically a mini-van jammed to the rafters with people and luggage not too dissimilar from our very own taxis back home. However, our taxi had the added luxury of an on-boa ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Ipanema

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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