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Next stop Paraty

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March 2nd 2007
Paraty, pronounced Parachee, is a very old Town. Built in the 1700´s by the Portuguese it formed part of the Gold Trail, a stopover between the gold mines and Rio de Janeiro it was used to transport gold back to Europe. History lesson over! We arrive in Paraty quite late in the afternoon with little time to do much, instead we prepare ourselves for a jeep tour of the Town and surroundings the fol ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Paraty

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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