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Football Derby Day

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July 15th 2012
Last day....Well sort of, cause flight on Monday not till 4 so we still have some timeWalked round the corner to our last Pousada - Casa Mango Mango. We stayed here last week and it's really nice. Relaxing in gardens feeding the local monkeys, waiting to get picked up for a tour of the Maracana football stadium then going to local derby Botofogo vs Flumineze. We are expecting fireworks ( ... 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