Sambadrome

Rio - Carnaval

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February 19th 2010
Wow! Rio is an amazingly beautifil city. The setting picture perfect, weather perfect (if not too hot) and people very friendly. People were arriving like us the week before Carnaval, the city was chockers, the most tourists we have seen yet. Learning from previous screwups, we now take enough money with us to do things and saw some sights! We visited Christo (again), hired bikes and our own ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro

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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