Ipanema beach

Out of the big cities

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August 16th 2006
Now in Campo Grande after 5 excellent days in Rio. We arrived in Rio last Thursday after being run out of town in New York due to Lucys diplomacy. An interesting guided tour around the Lower East Side Tenement museum turned nasty when the camp dwarf who was guiding us innocently asked "When the men lost their jobs during the Great Depression, how do you think the wives helped the families get by ... read more

South America » Brazil » Mato Grosso do Sul » Campo Grande

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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