Trindade

Back to the Coast - Paraty - Trindade - Iguazu

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March 9th 2010
It was time to leave Rio so we jumped on a bus to Paraty (Pronounced Parachee). 4.5hrs south of Rio on the Costa Verde (Green Coast). Paraty is an old Portuguese colonial town established around 1660 and became the major Port for exporting gold found in the area back to Portugal. The town centre is a World Heritage listed town and hence the buildings are untouched, the streets are cobblestone-pave ... read more

South America » Brazil » Paraná » Foz do Iguaçu » Iguaçu National Park

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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