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Background: 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 the country when in 1985 the military regime peacefully ceded power to civilian rulers. Brazil continues to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of its interior. Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, it is today South America's leading economic power and a regional leader. Highly unequal income distribution remains a pressing problem.

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By Louise and Daves tour du monde
September 2nd 2008

Sun, Sweat and a bit more sweat!

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This place is like a bloody oven! The temperature floats around 37 degrees, but it's the humidity that is unrelenting! From sunrise to sunrise the intensity is unreal. We have found the retreat of the shopping centre a huge relief and I have made 3 visits to the place and I'm due for a follow up dose tomorrow. It reminds me of the Fishergate Centre in Preston. I know it's so tragic to nest near to one of the great wonders of the natural world and spend my time in the epitome of western consumerism, but the air conditioning feels soooooo [View Full Entry]

By Beckman
July 18th 2008

now, were going to belem

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niceness

hola amigos e familia. Now we are gonna travel to belem in two hours its off to the amazones.. the bus ride is gonna take 35 hours, but its cool, cos i can read, draw and listen to music.. im gonna put some more pictures on the blog now so you can see my new tattoo, and other stuff.. I start feeling more and more relaxed over here.. and im looking forward too see some nature, and im also looking forward to lin e coming over here.. hope all is good in denmark, and all the other nice places people are [View Full Entry]

By Quatschtante
July 18th 2008

Belem!

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Belem

Hey everyone!! Survived the 6 day boat trip up the Amazon and finally have internet again so will get up to date on my blogs!! first of all.... Belem!! Finally got to Belem after a 36hour coach trip, was quite boring but OK! Michi suggested eating the whole way there so the journey would be more comfortable on my extra padded bottom which i gladly did! Although my first pit stop to get sweets didnt really go to plan as all the "sweets" i bought turned out to be bubblegum!! :o( I thought the woman looked at me a bit strangely [View Full Entry]

By Luca in Viaggio
March 4th 2008

Giorni di Navigazione, Amache e Pace

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Una Spiaggia sul Fiume Amazonas

Manaus era stata in un certo senso una delusione. Succede sempre così: uno va in un luogo sul quale ha fantasticato tanto (grazie all'aiuto di un eroe d'infanzia) e finisce inevitabilmente per trarne una delusione. Le atmosfere da far west sudamericano sembrano aver abbandonato Manaus secoli fà, più o meno quando quelle nordamericane abbandonarono il Texas o l'Oregon, immagino. Ma a ogni rovescio segue un successo. In questo caso si chiamava "Santarem", un battello fluviale, acciaio galleggiante che da Manaus mi ha portato fino a Belem, sul delta del Rio de las Amazonas. Un viaggio fantastico [View Full Entry]

By shuriken22
February 28th 2008

Into Rio...Carnival Time and the End of an Era

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Looking back up the Copacabana

Our last morning in Paraty was an early start, after which we were divided into 3 separate groups to head into Rio (our trusty truck Jack was in need of some TLC so was sadly unable to transport us), split between another Tucan truck and 2 Budget Trucks. Enjoying a pub quiz along the way, several hours later we hit the outskirts of Brazil´s biggest city, signalling the end of the road for many of our crew. Upon arrival in the city, Jo and I hit the streets to get a feel for the place, stopping off at a comida por [View Full Entry]

The Backpackers return their keys - a sad day for all

By ErinandJames
February 18th 2008

Mugged at knifepoint in Belem, north east Brazil - 18 Feb

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Our one and only night we stayed in the city of Belem we got mugged at knifepoint. Belem is the big, ugly city at the end of the Amazon River on the far north east coast of Brazil. I would like to gloss it up and say Belem isnt actually that bad, but I cant.. I really hate the place. I wouldnt recommend it to anyone as a ´must see´ but it is a place you often go through to get from the Amazon River to the rest of the North East. We were there one night and this is what [View Full Entry]

By rrruss
February 14th 2008

Belem - Biggest city on the Amazon

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Armed and Dangerous!
But coconuts probably don´t make good cannon balls!

Sorry about the amount of photos. Please continue onto Page 2 to see the rest of them! We expected great things of Belem. It didn’t disappoint but neither did it really live up to expectations. Arriving on a Sunday morning it is like a ghost town. The taxi drivers (as always) asked far too high a price and we ended up walking 20 minutes to our hostel. There was a wonderful market in town but that was as lively as it got on a Sunday. We had a bit of a wander around and saw the new docks area which has [View Full Entry]

By smatlanek
February 12th 2008

Up the Amazon

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Very Excited ... Up The Amazon

The Santarem, as the boat is called, leaves Port at Belem and proceeds up waterways that are not always called the Amazon. A myriad of channels and tributaries are encountered as the Captain and his crew steer the ship ‘up the Amazon’. The two story metal ferry boat can carry up to 400 passengers. The majority of these people would be sleeping in hammocks in the two decks below the two stories that house the bunk bed cabins and on top of those the ‘suites’ which have one big matrimonial bed. On this trip there are an estimated 250 passengers. [View Full Entry]

By smatlanek
February 8th 2008

Belem -The City of Mango Trees

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From the FIsh Wharf

Arriving late at night I saw very little of the Belem and definitely saw no mango trees. The mangoes in the market are huge but there are few trees to be seen even in daylight. The taxi woman who went thru all the red lights drove at break neck speed. I thought she was in a hurry to get back to the airport to meet another flight. Have since discovered everyone drives fast. The Hotel Itoaca is a quite a few wrungs below the one I had left behind in Brasilia. It is clean and the people are friendly. The towels [View Full Entry]

By SSA
December 16th 2007

Lima at a Glance, Sao Paulo, & on to Belem

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Entrance Hall of Hostel in Lima
A beautiful spacious old building with many large paintings, busts and statues.

Sunday 16th December: It´s been a whistle stop flight journey over the last few days in my efforts to get back to Belem. As I couldn´t get a flight from Cuzco into Brazil, I went first to Lima (Peru´s international Airport). However the only flights into Brazil from there went to the south of the country. This Meant I had to fly down to Sao Paulo first before I could get a domestic flight north to Belem. I stayed in Lima overnight and had an evening tour of the city- very pretty. Plaza Mayor, the main square, was only a couple [View Full Entry]

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