Sugar Loaf

Rio de Janeiro

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February 10th 2013
We left Iguassa Thursday afternoon and arrived back in Rio late. Rio has two airports, and this time we came into the domestic airport. It was only when we saw the airport from the top of Sugar loaf mountain that we realised why the plane had breaked so hard on landing - it's a really short landing strip! We went to Sugar loaf on Friday. We had late nights Saturday through to Monday, enj ... 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