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Brazil

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October 5th 2010
Brazil travel update From Iguazu Falls we started our Brazilian part of the trip, and after another 18+ hour bus trip, we arrived in Sao Paulo, the capital of Brazil. Here we stayed with Cynthia and her partner Niki, who Patty met while working at PwC a couple of years ago. Having friends in the bigger cities we have visited has been really fortunate, as local knowledge is invaluable in seein ... read more

South America » Brazil » 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