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5 Mar 2017 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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March 6th 2017
Hello from Rio de Janeiro Brazil. You can add another new country to our ever-grown list. And to get the details out of the way, it was hot here today (38C – 100F). That is partly because Rio is as far south of the equator as Cabo San Lucas, Mexico is north. So we are getting closer and closer to the equator, which is always fairly warm. The ship sailed slowly into the bay and nestled up a ... read more

South America » Brazil

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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