View from atop Segunda Cidade

Surreal cities

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August 22nd 2006
After the laziness of Jeri, I felt I needed to do something active and interesting, so I decided to pierce the interior of the scorchingly hot state of Piauí to go to Parque Nacional de Sete Cidades. Again, transportation was an issue. Our (me and a Swiss guy I met) ride bailed due to a broke car, so we thought we were stuck in Jeri. By chance I had talked with a man going up the coast in a To ... read more

South America » Brazil » Piauí » Piripiri » Sete Cidades 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