Rio de Janeiro & Paraty
May 16th 2013 From Iguazu, I had my first experience of long-haul bus travel in South America, as I headed for Rio. The journey started at 10 am and finished at 2 pm on the following day! Despite the loss of my music player and the tendency of Brazillians to be noisy, the journey went surprisingly quickly. I decided to brave local bus service to reach my hostel, which was in the Laranjeras area of the city, and
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