Boat trip on the Rio Paraguai, Corumbá

There's something about Brazil...

---

October 12th 2012
Tupiza was my last proper destination in Bolivia - my sights are now firmly set on the next phase of my adventure, a place which promises to be very, very different. Brazil. I'm not quite there yet, though. From Tupiza it's a ten-hour bus ride to the city of Tarija, located in Bolivia's far south and only a hop, skip and a jump away from Argentina. The Tupiza-Tarija journey - whi ... read more

South America » Brazil » Mato Grosso do Sul

---

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