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.
May 9th 2008South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Ilha Grande Friday 2nd May - We arrived at 5.30am to Angra Dos Reis (Land of the Gods) in Rio De Janeiro province. Got very little sleep again as the bus stopped every hour or so and turned all the lights on. Als ... [full story]
March 19th 2008South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Ilha Grande I know I just wrote a long entry but I am trying this new strategy that is all about not waiting several months between blogging, trying to post shorter, more frequent, less intimidating entries... se ... 13 photos[full story]
March 1st 2008South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Ilha Grande During my time in Rio de Janeiro - I took two trips to the big island - Ilha Grande - it sounds so natural in Portuguese but translated "Big Island" - clumsy. It is virtually road and car free, a natu ... 42 photos[full story]
March 6th 2008South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Ilha Grande We know we already claimed we found Paradise two blogs ago, and we hate to sound like brats, but we are pretty sure this time, we found Paradise. For real.
The final leg of our Brazil trip was spen ... 43 photos[full story]
March 14th 2008South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Ilha Grande It was a fantastic start to our time in South America, as we enjoyed three world class attractions in our first three or so weeks on the continent - Easter Island, the Rio Carnaval and Iguazu.
East ... 83 photos[full story]
February 6th 2008South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Ilha Grande
After Rio we headed down the Brazilian Coast to a little island called Ilha Grande, for some relaxation (because Rio had just been so exhausting!). The weather improved (i.e. it stopped raining) ... 7 photos[full story]
February 25th 2008South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Ilha Grande b]Kazza says
From the moment we read about it in the travel books we knew we wanted to visit the island retreat of Ilha Grande. The island's history fascinated us: first it was a hideout for pirat ... 6 photos[full story]
February 23rd 2008South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Ilha Grande With so many awesome memories of Rio, sat on the bus winging our way away from there, it was hard not to feel a little down. The carnaval was for me one of the real highlights I was looking forward t ... 10 photos[full story]
February 18th 2008South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Ilha Grande ...The best beach in Brazil, Madness at the Maracana, Rocinha Favela, and wooing: favela style...
Hello there, things good? It´s time for another installment of my now world famous blog, and what a ... 14 photos[full story]
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