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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 29th 2009

Just a quick note South America » Brazil » Mato Grosso do Sul » Bonito

Keeping it brief as i'm typing this on my phone via wifi. Lots to tell, can't wait to get to a pc! Last night was a little surreal - the bus drove for an hour and a half on dirt roads to get to Bonito, but the town is actually really cool. Met a couple of folks who are doing this properly - over a year in south america, now that's some real self development time! Went tombstoning in one of the local rivers today and got obscene amounts of water up my nose. The platform was about 5m above the [View Full Entry]

By Joost y Gill en Sudamerica
October 29th 2009

We komen eraan! South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Lapa

Hoi allemaal, Na een laatste nachtje slapen in de favela in Rio de Janeiro zat het avontuur in Zuid-Amerika er weer op. Op donderdagavond rond middernacht vlogen we in 14 uur naar Dublin. Een eitje vergleken met de 24hrs busreizen in Zuid Amerika. De afgelopen 11 maanden hebben we genoten van al het moois dat Zuid-Amerika te bieden heeft. We komen dan ook thuis met rugzak uitpuilend van de unieke ervaringen (en vuile was). We kijken uit om iedereen weer te zien, naar een fijn bed, een warme douche (eentje die niet op stroom werkt, niet zo'n relaxte combinatie), een wc [View Full Entry]

By jo et jon
October 29th 2009

Foz Do Iguazu, grandioooooozzzzzz South America » Brazil » Paraná » Foz do Iguaçu » Iguaçu National Park

les chutes du cote brezilien
pffffffff rien a dire

Salut les amis, Apres avoir passee deux jours de reve sur l´Ilha do Mel, nous avons repasser une nuit a Curitiba pour pouvoir ensuite prendre le train de nuit direction Foz do Iguazu, a la frontiere Bresil-Argentine-Paraguay, comme cetait un long voyage (plus ou moins 10 heures de route) nous avons decide, d´un commun accord bien entendu, que nous prendrions le bus de nuit. Donc apres avoir passe une journee de plus a Curitiba, ma foi fort agreable, nous avons pris le bus a 22h15, un trajet qui passa tres vite puisque nous (enfin surtout moi) avons dormi toute la nuit, [View Full Entry]

By amatth11
October 28th 2009

Need to start publishing some photos South America » Brazil » Mato Grosso do Sul

Ok, so i've spent a couple of days in the world's largest wetland, except the guide tells us he has never seen it so dry. I flew rio to sao paulo (sorry, i'm on the phone again) and on to campo grande - the "d" is a 'juh' sound, about 500 miles inland. From there it was basic hotel with a fan and a dodgy computer, then a 6 hour coach ride towards bolivia. Then another hour up a dirt road to the fazenda, where we were greeted by a cacophany - mostly parakeets. On the way over i'd already seen [View Full Entry]

By Jimmy A
October 27th 2009

Anaconda´s, piranha´s and millions of bloody bugs South America » Brazil » Mato Grosso » Pantanal

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I am now in a very unsunny Brazil, so instead of hitting Ipanema beach I thought I would finally update the blog. Bus Catching Ability My bus catching ability is actaully getting worse, but slightly more eventful. I was meant to catch an overnight bus from the Brazilian side of Igazcu Falls to Campo Grande. Unfortunately though numb nuts here turned up at the Argentinian bus terminal. My face dropped quicker that the waterfalls when I realised I had missed another bus. But a really helpful guy at the terminal arranged for a taxi to take me across the border and [View Full Entry]

By David on tour
October 27th 2009

Paraty & Sao Paulo Days 18-20 South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Paraty

Paraty

I was sad to leave Isla Grande but I had to make my way to Sao Paulo to get my flight back home, but before that happened I had a brief stop in Paraty. To get to Paraty I got a local bus to the bus station and wandered down the main street to the ocean which is where the Misti Chill hostel was located. I would recommend this hostel, it had a good vibe about it and the manager there was from new Zealand so we entertained ourselves with Flight of the Concords anecdotes. Unfortunately the respite on Isla Grande [View Full Entry]

By jo et jon
October 26th 2009

Curitiba nous voila!!!! South America » Brazil » Paraná » Curitiba

lÂ´ami des pigeons

Apres avoir trainer pres de la cote et dans des bled un peu perdus, nous voila a Curitiba, 900m d´altitude, 8 millions d´habitants et pleins de jolies choses a faire et a voir, ... et enfin...... du soleil ahhhhhhhhh [View Full Entry]

By docey101
October 25th 2009

Gay Parade! South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

The parade!
Ok, the next pic is a close up. It was on the parallel street next to mine

To be honest, I missed the afternoon part of it because I was on a family outing until 4:30p. And I was so tired after that I took a nap for one hour. Most of my friends went to check it out around 2p. By the time I got up, everyone I knew went...and some people warned that it's not too good to go by myself, since men are such creepers here, and I don't want them bothering me, nor do I want my camera stolen. So I stayed by my window to take some shots. I was wistfully looking out [View Full Entry]

By amatth11
October 24th 2009

Still a bit wet behind the ears South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Copacabana

So I swapped to the beach, and now I have a computer to type on, rather than using my phone and wifi.. The Lonely planet described the mini rooms at the Hotel Toledo as coffins... not quite that bad, and only slightly smaller than my digs at uni so I´m used to it. Weeny en suite, tho! Yesterday started with heavy rain, but it had just about finished by 8am so jumped in the taxi to Copacabana. A quick wander to the beach with a backpack (a no-no) and back to the hotel. I´m starting to notice more things about the [View Full Entry]

By rarmstrongfox
October 24th 2009

Rio:Stable door bolted shut! South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro

Well my plans for the race have been scuppered. Basically the organisers where unable to process my application within the 13 days they were given and they have informed me that they have been unable to enter me in the race. Next time i may have to try applying a year in advance just to give them enough time to click a button on a computer. Will be intrested to see how they cope with the olympics. To be honest this weeks training as consisted of too much caprinhas and dancing to the early morning in rios clubs. My samba is [View Full Entry]

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