Bahia Independance Day 1st July Parade

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June 29th 2006
After watching England crush Equador we go back to the hostel and pack up to leave, as we do the daily rain arrives and Tom puts his bag in poo of some kind - hopefully dog or maybe the monkeys we had seen running about the telephones wires, either way not a great start to a 24hr journey and it didnt really improve. After waiting in a nowhere town to get a bus, which when arrived was full, we ... 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