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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 amatth11
October 22nd 2009

Lost in rio South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Centro

Made it! The trip so far has done wonders for the carbon footprint - jfk and sao paulo before we landed at a damp rio. First view from the aeroplane was of shark's tooth mountains and a church perched on a big hill, and then I noticed the houses, scattered on the hills as if someone had fired a gun full of lego bricks at them. Then there was the traffic.. Am in the business district, and there are a few skyscrapers going up, but most everything else is portuguese colonial. You can't tell what shop is coming next, though - [View Full Entry]

By MtIslander
June 1st 2009

A Walk about the City South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Centro

Paco Imerial Dome

Hello friends, I hope this blog finds you in good spirits and good health! Well, I am back in the swing of urban Rio and recovered from my harsh transition back into urbanity. Luckily, I have been relying on some old friends to help with that: cerveja, surfing and food. The surf at Arpoador has been pretty good the beginning of this week. Monday we saw some big swells pushing through and the local crowd was ripping. They, the waved tapered off but since I had not seen much of the city besides Copacabana and Ipanema, this week has been filled [View Full Entry]

By BjorgisandCicis verdensturne
March 26th 2009

Brasil - Karneval, men for mykje folk:) South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Centro

Klare for karneval

Me landa i Sor Amerikas storste by Sao Paulo med omlag 20 millionar innbyggjarar. Me fekk eit stressande forsteinntrykk daa me tok metroen midt i morgonrushet. Her er trikset og vente paa ein litt mindre full vogn, eller eventuelt presse paa alt det du maktar til du er sikra ein liten plass i vogna. Her blei det nokre rolege dagar, og me fekk starta jakta paa dei perfekte Havaianasane. Me traff nok ein valldol, Bjorn Tore Homme, og han introduserte okk for brasiliansk frukost og ol paa sitt beste. For karnevalet, var det paa sin plass med litt sol og strandliv [View Full Entry]

By yayaboy1
March 8th 2009

Rio - Karneval i Rio South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Centro

En av de beste sambaskolene: Portela

Idag tirsdag startet vi med frokost og ble enige om å dra på Copa som vanlig. Ikke nødvendig å stresse mer enn nødvendig nå. Dessuten blir det jo en lang dag, vi skal på Carnaval Brasilieiro. Listen som hotellet legger ut viser at det er bare ca 40 streetband rundt i bydelen i dag. Vi kjøper noen bokser og bader. Dette er den siste dagen på stranda, så boksene nytes med andakt. Det blir også noen ekstra bad i folkevrimmelen, det er brasiliansk fridag i dag også. Dersom jeg går langt nok ut og holder meg i overflaten blir jeg ikke [View Full Entry]

By mark and chrissie
February 23rd 2009

Gearing up for Carnaval, More is More! South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Centro

More is more...

Day 693 (20.02.09) Carnaval, billed as the biggest party in the world, occurs at the same time all across Brazil with Rio being the most famous place to fiesta. Today was the official start to the proceedings and we decided we needed some colourful and crazy things to wear. With Drew, Nick and Mark from our dorm we got the metro out to Centro and the area outside Uruguiana station which we'd heard was great for the sort of thing we required. It turned out to perfect as we joined throngs of others gearing up for carnaval. The market and surrounding [View Full Entry]

By Julzie
February 20th 2009

Well I thought BA was hot..... South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Centro

My god Iguazo Falls defid the imagination wth heat and humidity. Must have been close to 100% with temps around the mid 30´s. It was exhausting just getting up! We spent 2 nights there and was a nice town, small and easy to get around. The falls were magnificent, we took a train round the park, a boat ride doen the river and then the jet boat into the falls. I did take photos while we were in the falls but to be honest even I´m having difficulty working out what they are of! Cant download any phtos as there are [View Full Entry]

By AlesDavidKac
February 20th 2009

Sambadrom - detskej karneval South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Centro

Razeni venku

Jelikoz lisky na normalni karneval na Sambadrom jsou trosku drazsi, sli jsme se podivat alespon na ten detskej. Stalo to za to .... [View Full Entry]

By AlesDavidKac
February 19th 2009

Maracana, prej nejakej stadion... South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Centro

Stadion zleva

Opravdu velkej stadion. Prej se sem veslo 200 000 lidi. Jo a ma zaviraci strechu :) [View Full Entry]

By David Aberdeen
February 11th 2009

Same same but different... South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Centro

Ushuia from above

After travelling alone for a few weeks we arrived in Ushuia, the southernmost city in the world (big country town really) to rejoin Carmen and the other truck passengers. We grabbed a few extra days in non-tent accomodation though, which was a double bonus as after the countries we have been in we found Argentina quite expensive and elected to forgo the many resteraunts in town and cook in out our little kitchenette! It was here we said goodbye to Nancy as she was lucky enough to secure a berth on her preferred ship to Antartica at a good saving. After [View Full Entry]

By burnsie
December 14th 2008

Talking with Jesus South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Centro

The Big Man

Waiting for a beautiful day to take the trek up to the top of caricauna (or something) to see the big man. And Monday was he day. Sitting around the hostel for a wee while, we managed to gather the troops and about 8 of us headed off on a local bus journey with your truly being the guide - are they madmen...?!?!? Off bus, attacked by portugeese minibus driver, kicked in, door shut - off we go! yippeeee..... he took us to the first look out point which is like on the hilltop/mountain beside the christ. But the views are [View Full Entry]

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