Martial Arts

Don't be a gringo be a local

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April 7th 2011
After 20 hours on a plane, a bus ride and a long walk dragging my backpack to the hostel - I've finally made it to South America! I'm staying at mellow yellow party hostel. It's basic, but clean and we get free caipirinhas during happy hour (a very important deciding factor, as you can imagine (thanks ali)) and full of interesting and fun people. So far I haven't spent a second by myself, which is ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Copacabana

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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