Alex and his lovely friends

Sao Paulo

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December 2nd 2008
I had been dreading going to Sao Paulo! Everything I had heard was that it was such a dangerous city. I shared a room with a girl in Ilha Grande for one night who was from there and she had told me about how she had been express kidnapped (this means someone getting into your car and taking you to a cash point). The only problem for her, is that it was not so much of an express kidnapping as there ... read more

South America » Brazil » São Paulo » São Paulo

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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