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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 anne125
September 9th 2009

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

Rio de Janeiro - Copacabana

Le voyage en avion s´est bien passé, notre chauffeur nous attendait patiemment et nous a emmené directement a l´auberge. Reveillée a 5h30 a cause du decalage horaire, on en a profité pour se lever tot et aller decouvrir le quartier de Copacabana. On a marche les 4,5km de plage qui s´etend jusqu´au Pain de sucre. L´apres-midi, nous avons pris le metro pour les quartiers de Centro et Guayaraca. Ce sont les quartiers populaires de Rio avec les marches couverts, mais aussi quartiers d affaires avec toutes les banques et batiments administratifs. On est pas reste tres longtemps car tres (trop) [View Full Entry]

By Dave125
September 8th 2009

FIrst Day in Rio South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Copacabana

So we have arrived safe and sound in Rio. All our flights were on time, even early which is unusual!! Sp we gotoffour flight at 9pm last night and our taxi driver was waiting patiently for us, turned out he was also waiting for 6 other people who all squished into the car, wasa forty minute drive to Copacobana. The hostel is nice, we are in Rio Backpacker, quite basic and our room is small but everyone seems friendly. Think we are suffering from jet lag as we woke at around 5am and couldnt get back to sleep, partly becasue of [View Full Entry]

By TED46
September 8th 2009

The Dorsey's are on the road again... South America » Brazil » Minas Gerais » Belo Horizonte

John & Tom

Hey, remember the Dorsey's? Well, we are coming back to prime time. Yes, you heard it right. I'm at it again for your entertainment and my satisfaction. As many of you know, after our last trip we took advantage of the "Blog to Book" feature of this website and printed our European Vacation in 2008. Having the book has made that trip even more enjoyable. So, to get the book you must do the blog. We are currently in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. We arrived on Wednesday, 9th September. So, I am a few days late getting started. To make [View Full Entry]

By docey101
September 7th 2009

Brazil Independence Weekend South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

The View from the Restaurant

We get a four-day weekend because there is no school on Fridays (usually) and Monday is Brazil's Independence Day. I went to the beach for an hour and half on Friday and then it started to rain. And I took a nap for the rest of the day! On Saturday, I took the bus to Shopping Barra, but I forgot my camera. It was my first time on the bus, it costs 2.20 R$ (1US$=1.85R$). I took a bus that had "Shop Barra" on the window sign and I was afraid I didn't get on the right bus, the ride there [View Full Entry]

By JCR
September 7th 2009

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

sugarloaf mountain

Hello!! So we´ve been in Rio for a while and I love it! Here´s just some of what we´ve been up to.... Sunbathing on Copacabana and Ipanema beach has been our main activity when the weather is good. Both beaches are gorgeous. On our second day we met up with Andy, Katie and Georgia (who are also going to Linklaters with Tracey and Franki) and went out to an indie night with them. We went to see a local derby football match a week ago. The stadium was amazing and the fans were so involved, waving giant flags and setting off [View Full Entry]

By hkwoody
September 6th 2009

Voyages On The BIG River II South America » Brazil » Pará » Belém

The Santarem

We had a choice of 2 boats from Santarem to Belem, one that looked like a converted car ferry, the other that looked like a real Amazon cruiser built in the 40s or 50s. We chose the real Amazon cruiser. Getting onboard was more of a challenge than we expected, the guide books say that ALL boats leave from the Docas do Para which are near the middle of town, but that's not right, the N/M Santarem (our boat) leaves from Porto Derre, an industrial dock about 5 - 10km out of town. It was starting to dawn on us that [View Full Entry]

By Matt Y
September 6th 2009

Up the Amazon South America » Brazil » Amazonas » Tefé

Our river boat

We should have first met the Amazon rainforest from the window of our bus on the way from Cuaba the Porto Velho but all we saw was cows! Miles and miles of cows. The road we were travelling along was only paved in the 1980s, the improved access led 350,000 people to flood into the area grabbing land and clearing 20% of the forest in Rondonia state. Next hop was a flight to Manaus - the city at the centre of the Amazon basin. From the plane the enormity of the forest becomes more real: 600km of trees and that’s just [View Full Entry]

By docey101
September 5th 2009

Salvador City Tour More Pics 1 South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

Statues of Candoble deities

There is a limit for the amount of pictures in each post... [View Full Entry]

By Natalie0210
September 5th 2009

Hello! South America » Brazil » Bahia

Hi everybody! Just wanted to write this and fill you in a little on my first couple of days. I arrived safe and sound in Lençois, my new home on Friday morning. Since then I have met soem of the kids Im going to be working with, seen a capoeira (martial arts meets dance) display and bought a pair of Havaiana flip flops, so Im fitting right in. Ive also swum in the nearby rivers and pools and Im generally enjoying settling in. Hope all is well with everyone xxxxxxxx [View Full Entry]

By babyape
September 4th 2009

Bonito - Snorkelling & Rodeos South America » Brazil » São Paulo » Capão Bonito

Biggun

Not too long a drive to Bonito, well, not compared to some we've had. We arrived early evening, checked in, and a few of us decided to walk into town, as we were told it was a party place. Hmmmmmmm, there was one bar pumping out music, lights & dry ice. On closer inspection there was no-one there, so we moved on to a restaurant down the road. Very bizarre place Bonito, every restaurant sells all meals for 2 people, if you want it for one, you pay 65% of the price displayed. Bit daft, but we worked it out. Decent [View Full Entry]

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