RIO STEPS

RIO: After carnival, before work

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February 26th 2012
Rio without carnival was some place completely different. I honestly felt like I had arrived somewhere else with the streets not so packed, people wearing normal clothes, music not blasting from every corner and the transport being relatively peaceful. However I was in Rio, and I hadn’t done any sightseeing during the craze of Carnival, so a group of us set off to check out Rio De Janeiro’s Es ... 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