A little lost island

The kindness of strangers

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March 3rd 2007
I reclined on the stern of the boat, beer in hand, shoes off and gazed out to sea at the beautfiul tropical islands. Next to me hugging my teddy sat Cainha, the young daughter of Pedro, a Portugese guy who ran a bar on the island of Illha Grande. We had come to meet Pedro and his lovely daughter on the bus from Rio. He was out of water and needed some. We had water but nowhere to stay on the i ... 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