Fonte Boa - Amazonas

Amazon & on & on & on

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December 1st 2008
We woke up early to catch our flight from Sao Paulo to Manaus, an arduous ordeal to say the least. The flight ran smoothly however and once in Manaus we found our hostel, read, watched a film and bedded down for the night. Wednesday was again an early start, and we headed to the ferry port, not the airport our taxi driver had misinterpreted, to catch the 2 day boat to Tabbatinga, a small port on ... read more

South America » Brazil » Amazonas » Manaus

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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