Christ the Redeemer in daylight

Rio & Carnaval

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March 9th 2014
<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sunday – Mar. 2/14, Rio de Janeiro – Distance sailed to this point 5,844 nm – Temperature 24<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">°C-75<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">°F – Cloudy and rain – possibility of thunder storms] Portuguese explorers led by Amerigo Vesppucci reached Rio de Janeiro –(Ri ... 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