A colonial church

Manaus 1&2 November and 8 November 2009

November 8th 2009
Arriving in Manaus from Brasilia is a shock. In contrast with the quiet capital, Manaus is very busy and has a mix of old colonial, new skyscrapers and derelict buildings. Buses fill the air with tick smoke, people and vendors are all over the city, in short you are back in a real city, a Brazilian city. It is even difficult to imagine that you are in the middle of the Amazon forest. And then you ... read more

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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

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Benoit and Robson

Ben and Robson

We are a couple, Benoit and Robson who decided to tour the world for 1 year. This blog was to keep contact with family and friends. Our trip started in April 2009 and we came back home in April 2010. From London we headed east with Istanbul as our first stop. Six months later, in October 2009 we ended up in Brazil where we stayed till April 2010. We mainly stayed in the state of Santa Catarina where Robson's family lives. We however mangaged to travel quite a bit as well, to the North, the Amazon, Curitiba, Rioa Grande do Sul and ... we went to Rio and participated i... full info

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