Curitiba

Its Raining, Its Pouring and Curitiba is Boring

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November 1st 2006
Our overnight bus from Foz to Curitiba was a relatively painless experience despite clearly having the worse seats in the house. Everybody else enjoyed fully reclining seats while our seats over the stairs were of a semi reclining nature. Curitiba is a relatively dull city - we were using it as a stop-over for our trip to a small island off the coast called Ilha do Mel (Honey Island) so we were ... read more

South America » Brazil » Paraná

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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