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Piranhas!!

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July 5th 2012
ThuVisited the Rubber plantation today. Expected to see a large manufacturing process but instead saw an old man shinning up a tree to collect sap from a halved plastic bottle, then heating it over a fire of burning cocoanuts, and dipping a mould in to form a rubber wallet, a ball and a condom! Guess which one Kevin bought. Yep.... You guessed it. The ball. We then visited an equally primitiveMan ... read more

South America » Brazil

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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