Paraty street view

Beaches, Beer and Botafogo

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November 1st 2008
We arrived in Brazil after crossing the border with Argentina, where our bus driver left us stranded at the immigration office! We eventually got on the next bus and spent a while trying to get any of the ATMs to give us any Brazilian money. After spending nearly three months speaking and listening to Spanish it was a shock to go back to not understanding a word anyone was saying to us in Portuges ... 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