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Argentina to Brazil

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August 4th 2017
Wednesday 26 July - Argentina to Brazil Once again the monkeys were leaping all over the balconies this morning, some of them seemed to have been rewarded with chunks of no doubt stolen food. The staff were shooing them away by waving what appeared to be ribbons on sticks. Our guide collected us for the short journey to the airport in Brazil and told us how the monkeys could open the slidi ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Copacabana

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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