Botofogo v Vasco de gama

GOOOOOOOOALLLLLLL!!!!!!

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September 7th 2005
Had a change of plan. Didn´t go on the Favela tour today we´re going tomorrow we went to a football match instead! We saw Botafogo v Vasco de gama. It was good, a little scarey to start with as we had to walk through all the fans and they were all shouting ´gringo!´ this means not a local. hEard lots of bangs which we are assuming were fire crackers, but wouldn´t count on it!!! There were loa ... 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