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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 MariaS ntti
November 16th 2009

COPACABANA JA IPANEMA SUNNUNTAINA 15.11.2009 South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Copacabana

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COPACABANA JA IPANEMA SUNNUNTAINA 15.11.2009 Karibialla ihmettelin, missä turistit (valkoiset) ovat, kun heitä ei näkynyt missään. Löysin heidät vihdoin eristyksistä täyden palvelun vetäytymispaikkojen rannoilta (all inclusive resorts). Sunnuntain blogissa kirjoitin, että Rio de Janeiro on katukuvaltaan pikemmin valkoinen. Aloin miettiä, ovatko mustat sitten kaikki faveloissa vai missä he ovat. Löysin heidät heti sen jälkeen Copacabanan ja Ipaneman rannoilta. Senkö takia minua on niin moneen kertaan varoitettu menemästä niille yksin? Ipanemalla olin tosin jo viime viikolla, mutta silloi [View Full Entry]

By A Travel Story
November 15th 2009

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The travel books all give many warnings about being mugged or robbed in Brazil. Don’t believe the hype. If you have any street smarts at all, or if you have lived in any large city, you probably already know how to reduce your chances of being a target. The travel guides recommend using a guide to go to the soccer game. We went and were fine ($15/ticket). Just go on the day of the game and buy from a scalper in front of Maracana stadium. They said to stay out of the “Lapa” but we went and [View Full Entry]

By MariaS ntti
November 15th 2009

PYÖRÄILYÄ RIO DE JANEIROSSA 10.-15.11.2009 South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Ipanema

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PYÖRÄILYÄ RIO DE JANEIROSSA 10.-15.11.2009 Ecuadorista itselleni lähettämä postipaketti uimapukuineen löytyi vihdoin. Majoitusisäntäni joutui vakuuttamaan tullille, etten ole suurin piirtein huumeiden salakuljettaja. Nyt loppui postipakettien lähettäminen itselleni. Siitä aiheutuu vain hirvittävää hankaluutta ja lisäkustannuksia. Ennen matkaa lukemissani useissa maailmanympärimatkailijoiden oppaissa ja blogeissa sitä kuitenkin suositeltiin. Tarkoitus on välttää liian painavien reppujen raahaaminen, mutta systeemi ei kyllä toimi Etelä-Amerikassa. Minun on nyt vain tehtävä ankara valinta j [View Full Entry]

By Ellenenbart
November 11th 2009

Ilha do Guajiru South America

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Na 2 weken in Cumbuco reizen we door naar Ilha do Guajiru en Jericoacoara, om deze (naar verluid) uitstekende kitespots te verkennen. Om de kosten de drukken huren we samen met 2 engelsen een autotje voor een week. Met de koffer vol geladen en de kiteboards op het dak, vertrekken we richting Ilha do Guajiru. Dit eilandje heeft een grote lagune die met een kleine strook duinen gescheiden is van de zee. Ideaal dus om te kiten! We hebben er zowel het vlakke water om ticks te oefenen, en de golven van de zee voor een beetje meer uitdaging. In ieder [View Full Entry]

By MariaS ntti
November 9th 2009

Rio de Janeiro 4.-9.11.2009 South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro

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RIO DE JANEIRO 4.-9.11.2009 Olen käynyt postissa ja tullissa etsimässä Ecuadorista itselleni lähettämääni postipakettia, joka sisältää kaikki kesävaatteeni uimapukuineen kaikkineen. Olen ostanut kaksikin brasilialaista SIM-korttia, joista kumpikaan ei toimi, ja lisäksi ulkomaanpuheluita varten erillisen kortin, joka ei myöskään toimi. Olen käynyt silmälääkärissä, joka totesi silmien voivan hyvin, mutta määräsi kuitenkin vasempaan silmän hoitopiilolinssin, jota en uskalla käyttää. Kävin myös tilaamassa uudet lukulasit, koska edelliset varastettiin Otavalossa, Ecuadorissa. Olen istunut ka [View Full Entry]

By docey101
November 8th 2009

Weekend in Salvador South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

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So, on Friday, I went to this open market they have here called Feira de Sao Jaoquim. It's big with a section for fruits, weavings, meat, Candomble stuff, and random stuff. It stinks there. People (men) like to pee on the outsides of the porta-potties.. Gross. They have this "fair" every day in the morning until afternoon. It's in the lower city. It has a pretty bad stigma since it's supposed to be cheap and the poorer folks go there. But it's interesting. On Saturday I went to the Parque Metropolitano de Pituacu, and it's really nice there, it's next to [View Full Entry]

By amatth11
November 8th 2009

Just a small shower South America » Brazil » Paraná » Foz do Iguaçu

The main form of transport in south america is the road.. So the long distance buses are actually quite something - the bus to Sao Paulo was better than most national express coaches, and the one onward was like business class, minus the champagne, of course! The first part of the trip meant following the coast for a couple of hours, all the while eying up the near cliff like sides of the coast mountains. Eventually the road made a break for it, with lots of hairpins and shear drops. Strangely we didn't seem to drop back down on the other [View Full Entry]

By jo et jon
November 7th 2009

les portes de l´enfer plus communement appele le Pantanal South America » Brazil » Pantanal

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Nous revoila!!!!!!! Donc apres avoir passe 5 jours incroyable au Foz do Iguazu (vous avez surement pu admirer les photos de ce magnifique endroit), nous sommes partis direction de Campo Grande pour faire une escale d'une nuit avant de partir pour le parc national du Pantanal qui promettait de bien belles choses!!! Arrives a Campo Grande (apres 12h de bus, pfffffff, heureusement kil ont une bonne culture des bus confortables au Bresil) nous avons pu nous detendre et nous prelasses meme au bord de la piscine de l'hotel qui ceci dit en passant ne nous coutait rien car la nuit etait [View Full Entry]

By Scotteholden
November 7th 2009

premiro dias Rio South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Santa Teresa

Im still alive. Im in Rio. Having a great time. This city is incredible. I will make it short today and update with pics and more details soon. The bus, car and motorcycle drivers are freggin nuts. I really cant describe it. If you drove like this in the states you would go to jail. But somehow it works and no one crashes. People know how to drive here. I love it. My Portugese still is pathetic and not sure it will ever be good it seems. I dont have internet anymore so I will post when I can but got [View Full Entry]

By amatth11
November 5th 2009

Scorchio South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Paraty

So.. .(only kidding) We caught the boat back to the mainland yesterday, then travelled a couple of hours on a packed local bus down the coast, past a nuclear power station, and on to Paraty - an old colonial town with brightly coloured windows and doors, and roughly cobbled streets that flood at high tide. I say flood, but I guess that´s more at the Spring tides - it did come in a bit yesterday, and I went back to one of the churches last night to see if I could get a nice photo at the top of the tide, [View Full Entry]

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