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Rio- the city of god

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December 10th 2006
Rio is our kinda place.... Classy yet dodgy Sunny yet cloudy Hot yet raining Safe yet dangerous Rich yet poor It is definately a city of contrasts- especially when it comes to the divide between rich and poor. The very very poor and the very very rich live right next door to each other in Rio. Favelas are on one side of the street and mansions on the other- very weird for us but it is just the ri ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Ipanema

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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