Lapa wall art

Culture shock? What culture shock?

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September 13th 2006
Well, here we go then. The first real entry in my travel journal. I actually wrote this while sat in a cafe earlier, so it is just being typed here as I am sat at the hostel´s computer. (Excuse the strange punctuation - I can´t find everything I need!). It´s really hot here, around 35 degrees, which is going to take some getting used to after the temperatures we´d been having in the UK before ... 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