Avenue Presidente Vargas

One of the main thoroughfares through Central Rio, all the buildings on it are exactly 70 metres high and there is a strange mathematical yet nostalgic 60s/70s beauty about them.

Rio Epilogue

February 23rd 2013
This blog entry chronicles the last day and a half I spent in Rio by myself before flying back out to London. It also gives me a vehicle to show off some more of the photos I took in the this stunningly scenic city.... The name of company taking me from Paraty back to Rio was called easytransferbrazil.com but in reality it was anything but. Again, it all started well - one of four peopl ... read more

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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

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